Mirador del Genil

Students visit

MILENA

SICILY - ITALY

SUMMARYIntroduction

History

Geography

Culture

Monuments

Contributionto Spain

INTRODUCTION

We are going to talk about Italy, about its history, its geography, its sociology, its important Icons and finally we are going to teach you a power point presentation.

HISTORY 553: The old Roman Empire wasreunited by Justinion.572: The Bizantine rule collapses after an attack by theLombards.774: The Lombards defeatedby Charlemagne.800: Charlemagne crownedRoman Emperor.1789: The French Revolution.1874: World War I.1915: Italy joins the war onside of Allies.1925: Mussolini becomes thedidactor of Italy.1943: Italy declares war onGermany.1946: Italy abolishes themonarchy and estabilishes a republic.

Italy is a member of the EU from 1952.

GEOGRAPHY

Currency: Euro

Climate: Variate

Government: Republic

Capital city: Federal

Population:3446

Economy: Crisis

CULTURE5 DATES ABOUT ITALY

Everybody 18 and over can vote, however you have to be at least 25 to vote in senate elections.Almost 20 % of Italy’s population in over 65 years old.Italy has more hotel rooms than any other nation in Europe.The thermometer is an Italian inventionItalian language has got many dialects.

NH Fiera, a hotel in Milan

MONUMETS

CONTRIBUTION TO SPAIN

COMMON THINGS BETWEEN ITALY AND SPAIN:

Latin language

A lot of monuments

The olive tree

THIS IS OUR SCHOOL

Our town: Milena

A view with olive trees

The surroundings

One of the villages that belong to Milena

A group of old houses

The towns of Milena, Campofranco, Mondedoro and Bompensiere have got a unique school even if in differenttowns. The school offices are in Milena.

In our school there is a kindergarten, a primary and a middle school. Our students are aged from 3 to 14.

They learn Italian, French, English, Maths, History, Geography, Art, Music, IT, Technology and Sport.

Some of the extra activities

Music classes

Town twinning

with France

English courses

Sport club

Drama club

MUSIC CLASSESStudents can choose to attendoptional music classes in the afternoon wherethey learn to play an instrument in the schoolorchestra

TOWN TWINNING Every year in October ourschool hostsFrench students from Aix-les-Bains and in March our students do the same in France

English classes

English is very popular with the students

Most of them take a Trinity examat the end of the middle school

Sport clubSport isone of the students’ favourites!

COMENIUS Last but not least the Comenius project

«A branch of olive, a gift of life»

with Spain, Greece and Turkey.

It will be a pleasure to host you in Sicily!

See you soon!

Angela Difrancesco Comenius coordinator

Carolina Taibi Headmaster

Have a good trip!