Our school

In the morning, they visited the city and museums. Oxford is very different from Palermo, especially regarding school organisation, culture and the way of life.

In the afternoon, the language course took place from 2 to 5 p.m. This course was divided into seven levels. After lessons, the students went back home by bus. Students had a weekly bus pass and they noticed that busses were always on time, not like Palermo – a nightmare!!!

In the evening, they went out for a walk with their school-friends who lived nearby.

The last day, students wanted to visit London, but because of a demonstration against the war in Iraq, they had to change itinerary and went to Cambridge.

In the end, I believe this language course was very important because I improved my communication skills and furthermore, these courses abroad allow us to open our minds to different things and show us what British life is really like.

The ughest day was the day we came back, we were sad to leave London and leave our new friends.

We want to return there because it is very beautiful, interesting and… we love it!!!

In our school there are a lot of extracurricular activities involving sports, one of these is football for girls. For 2 years the class 3 L has participated in a national championship called "Fuoriclasse Cup ".

The class has always made the regional finals and competed at the nationals, classifying in the top ten. The first year the finals took place in Coverciano, (Tuscany) and the second year in Riccione, (Emilia Romagna). This year the team is enrolled and the girls have begun the football training.

Besides the “Fuoriclasse Cup”, we also have a women’s regional championship where different members of the various classes play together. After the football training, the team plays against other schools of Palermo and if it passes the first selection, it plays against other Sicilian school teams.

The teams practice every Friday for two hours during the school year. This activity is very important because it has given us the possibility to socialize, taught us the values of sportsmanship and helped us grow as women.

A Multicultural School

Kiara Ganci – Giulia Gattuso – Ester Basile

For the last few years some students belonging to other ethnical groups have started to attend our school. We have interviewed a few of them on their traditions and ways of life in order to know more of their culture..

First interview

Esther: what’s your name?

Tumba: I’m Tumba

Esther: how old are you?

Tumba: I’m 15 years old

Esther: where are you from?

Tumba: I’m from Bangladesh

Esther: how long have you been living in Italy ?

Tumba: I have been in Italy for seven years, since 1997

Esther: which language do you speak in your country?

Tumba: In my country we speak Bangle

Esther: which religion do you practice in your country?

Tumba: I’m Muslim

Esther: what’s the weather like in your country?

Tumba: it’s hot

Esther: what are your main festivities?

Tumba: the typical festival is “id”, that is christmas

Esther: are there equal opportunities between men and women?

Tumba: yes there are, women are equal to men.

Esther: how many members are in your family?

Tumba: we are four people in my family

Esther: have you got any brothers or sisters?

Tumba: I have one sister and two brothers

Esther: what’s your mother’s/father’s job?

Tumba: My mother is a housewife and my father is a worker

Esther: what do you do in your free time?

Tumba: I go out with my friends

Esther: do you attend a community?

Tumba: Yes, I do

Esther: do you spend time with friends of your community?

Tumba: Yes, I do

Esther: do you have any typical food?

Tumba: we usually eat rice with chicken

Second interview

Giulia: what’s your name?

Francis: My name’s Francis

Giulia: how old are you?

Francis: I’m 15

Giulia: where are you from?

Francis: I’m from Ghana

Giulia: how long have you been living in Italy ?

Francis: I have been in Italy for two years

Giulia: which language do you speak in your country?

Francis: In my country we speak Twi

Giulia: which religion do you practice in your country?

Francis: I’m Catholic

Giulia: what’s the weather like in your country?

Francis: the weather in my country is very hot

Giulia: what are your festivals?

Francis: The typical fests are the same as yours

Giulia: are there equal opportunities between men and women?

Francis: yes, there are.

Giulia: how many members are in your family?

Francis: My family is composed of six people

Giulia: how many brothers and sisters have you got?

Francis: I have three brothers and one sister

Giulia: what’s your mother’s/father’s job?

Francis: My mother and my father are work in a factory

Giulia: what do you do in your free time?

Francis: I play football

Giulia: do you attend a community?

Francis: Yes, I do

Giulia: do you spend time with friends of your community?

Francis: Yes, I do

Giulia: do you have any typical food?

Francis: yes, I have. The typical food is Fufu

Third interview

Kiara: what’s your name?

Plagida: My name is Plagida

Kiara: how old are you?

Plagida: I’m 17 years old

Kiara: where are you from?

Plagida: I’m from Sri Lanka

Kiara: how long have you been living in Italy ?

Plagida: I have been in Italy for six years

Kiara: which language do you speak in your country?

Plagida: In my country we speak Tamil and Hindi

Kiara: which religion do you practice in your country?

Plagida: The religion is Hindu, Catholic and Buddhist

Kiara: what’s the weather like in your country?

Plagida: the weather is warm

Kiara: what are your festivals?

Plagida: a typical fest is Tipavali

Kiara: are there equal opportunities between men and women?

Plagida: no there aren’t. women aren’t equal to men because they are subdued

Kiara: how many members are in your family?

Plagida: We are five people

Kiara: how many brothers or sisters have you got?

Plagida: I have two sisters

Kiara: what’s your mother’s/father’s job?

Plagida: My mother is a housewife and my father works in a shop

Kiara: what do you do in your free time?

Plagida: I go out with my friends and I use the pc

Kiara: do you go to a community?

Plagida: Yes I do

Kiara: do you spend time with friends of your community?

Plagida: Yes I do

Kiara: do you have any typical food?

Plagida: the typical food is rice and meat

In our school there are 5 different courses we can choose at the beginning of our path: the language course,the music course, the psycho-pedagogical course (where you can study subjects like psychology,pedagogy and similar), the social science course (similar to the psycho-pedagogical one), and the language business school.Every course lasts five years.

Our school is divided into several buildings located in different areas of the town:

the Central, the Origlione, the Protonotaro,the Via Guzzetta, the via Pindemonte and the Via Bari building.

Italian literature, English, French, Spanish or German (these last two just in the language course), Maths, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomical geography), Latin, History and Philosophy, Art history.

Besides, during the first two years, other subjects are studied, but they are replaced by specific subjects in every course,during the last 3 years; the replaced subjects are: