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Haskovo, 2° Meeting 4 – 8 March 2013

After the first meeting in Ankara in November …

where the teachers Giovanna and Marco participated …

6 classes of our school STARTED to develop the activities within the project4 classes in our 1st center located in

Viadana:

4AA, 2BA (Social Services sector)

and …

Hskovo, 4 - 8 March 2013

4AE, 4AM (Electrical and Mechanical sector)

2 classes in the 2nd center Gazoldo degli Ippoliti:

2BR

3AB – catering

With these classes…

We organized a tour in the territory with an expert guide

The students took some pictures and videos

The students were asked to fill in a questionnaire about …

These questions… (1)

Are you happy in your city? (Y/N) If your answer is “Yes”

What are the things that make you happy?

If your answer is “No” What are the things that make you unhappy?

What are the things that would make your city better to live?

Are there any cultural, traditional or historical items/buildings you see in your city?

The questions… (2)

If your answer is “Yes” What are these items/buildings?

If your answer is “No” What would you like them to be?

Do you know the things that make the city “slow”?

THEIR ANSWERS

4AA 17 years old

Social Services Sector

… Nobody is happy in our city … because we are unhappy when we

look around!

yes, the Church of the Castle, the Church of San Rocco , the Synagogue and the Muvi Museum but they are often neglected and unknown to the residents

Are there any cultural, traditional or historical items/buildings you see in your

city?

Muvi Museum

•meeting places for teenagers, meeting places for teenagers, •buildings painted in lively buildings painted in lively colours, colours, •facilities where you can learn facilities where you can learn •the taste for Art and beautythe taste for Art and beauty

What are the things that would make your city better?

Do you know the things that make the city

"slow"?Yes More meeting possibilities for More meeting possibilities for

people, people,

more security both during the day more security both during the day and during the night, and during the night,

more waste binsmore waste bins

2BA2BA 15 years old

Social Services Sector

Girls realised a good movie … about Viadana

The most part of the class answered…Yes, I’m happy, because …

It’s a quiet town I have lots of friends There are restaurants, a library,

parks, shops, and schools…

What are the things that would make your city better? A train station Outdoor sports More cafés, pubs…

About the historical items/buildings…

The Churches The Synagogue The Museum The Theatre

About things that make a city “slow”

Healthy lifestyle Healthy food Natural beauties Simple life Walking along the river banks or the

countryside Local traditional festivals

4AEM 17 years old Elecrical and Mechanical sector

We visited the MUVI center – MUSEUM VIADANAWe visited the MUVI center – MUSEUM VIADANA

The most part of the class answered…

It’s beautiful I can play rugby I have lots of friends… Pubs, cinemas,…

Yes, I’m happy because …

What are the things that would make your city better? Green areas More young people More football and rugby camps

About the historical items/buildings…

The Churches The Avigni Arc The Library … …Polenta, salame and Lambrusco

wine

About things that make a city “slow”

I don’t know …

School trip to MantuaStudents from our Form, 3AB, are discovering their own town

Mantua- on 13th December 2012, on a cold market day.

We are students at a Catering and Hospitality School in Gazoldo, a little town 15 km from Mantua. We have discovered elements of art and architecture typical of Mantuan palaces and churches.

St. Andrew’s Basilica

A town surrounded by lakesThe three lakes around Mantua are an important water resource

and, in the past, they were also a line of communication. Today they are a place for fun and sports, such as canoeing. The flora and fauna are rich, especially in July and August, when water lilies are in full blossom. But there is also the other side of the coin: in the summer, the water of the lakes gives origin to lots of humidity as well as to very annoying mosquitos.    

Photo by Dall’Aglio Anna Maria

Our town is a precious little jewel protected by its lakes. Protection is, sometimes, isolation, lack of facilities; but our town also has an original personality, maybe fragile, yet unique, like any human being.

(Masso Clarissa and Form 3AB)

Students of 3AB answered about MantuaMantua …

It’s wonderful Full of history, ancient buildings The three lakes, lots of green areas,

you can go cycling… It’s a quiet city

Yes, I’m happy because …

What are the things that would make your city better?

More cultural events More parking areas Public transports on time Better road surfaces

About the historical items/buildings …

Palazzo ducalePalazzo TeChurch of S. AndreaTeatro BibienaRotonda di S. LorenzoDuomo…

About things that make a city “slow”

Many green and quiet areas Cycle tracks, pedestrian zones

Mantua a great historical town

Istituto Istruzione Superiore "S.G.Bosco” Gazoldo – class 2BR

The origins of Mantua

➲ The origins of Mantua can be traced back to the prehistoric time

➲ It was founded on a group of three lakes formed by Mincio river

➲ The names of the lakes are “Superiore” “Di mezzo” and “Inferiore”

➲ Water for Mantua was important because it was its defence against possible invaders

San Giorgio Castle

It is an imposing building designed by Bartolino da Novara on wish of Francesco I Gonzaga. I was built between 1395 and 1400. The castle was the first official residence of Gonzaga family.

The Duke Palace

➲ The Duke palace along with San Giorgio Castle is the largest and the most famous construction in Mantua. It is about 34.000 square metres. It was built during the century by Gonzaga Family and it contained famous paintings and masterpieces.

“Camera degli Sposi” by Mantegna

➲ A famous room visible in San Giorgio Castle is the “Camera degli Sposi” painted by Mantegna between 1465 and 1474, it represented Gonzaga Family

Important persons in Mantua History: Virgilio➲ Publio Virgilio Marone the famous

Roman poet who wrote “Eneide” was born in Andes the present day Pietole. Statue of Virgilio in Virgiliana Square

Isabella d'Este Gonzaga

➲ Isabella d'Este Gonzaga, the wife of Francesco II, one of the leading women in the Italian Renaissance, an important cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts, a leader of fashion, her innovative style of dressing was copied by women throughout Italy and at the French court.

Our English teacher guided us in knowing history and beauty of our town Mantua and after that we answered to the questionnaire.

CONCLUSIONS

Italian students replied to the questionnaire about the project “PTWTDD” in the following way:• 80% of students are happy in their cities (Viadana and Mantova) because they are quiet, small; there are restaurants, museums, many shops, the hospital and they have got a lot of friends;• 20% of students aren’t happy in their city because they don’t like it and they think it’s too noisy and ugly.Students say that the things would make their cities better to live are:• parks with many trees, a lot of shops, sport facilities, meeting places for teenager, activities for young people and more transports.Most of the students saw and visited cultural and historical buildings in their cities like: churches, the synagogue, the theatre, museums, library, the square and ancient remains.

They think that the natural landscape, a simple healthy lifestyle for example walking along the banks of the river or the lake, cycle, festivals with traditional food of the place, different cultures and religions of people, make the city “slow”.