C4 virtual mobility (29-31.03.2021)- Knowledge and sharing of local Italian cultural heritage, with particular attention on local feast of  S. Joseph

 

Between 29-31 March 2021, 13 students and 2 teachers from “Mihai Eminescu” National College, Petrosani, Romania, from the Strategic Partnership Project in the Field of School Education, Key Action 2, Erasmus + “Promotion of Identity, European Culture and Tradition” no. ref. 2018-1-IT02-KA229-047925_3, attended together with 38 students and 10 teachers from GENIKO LIKIO HORTIATI, Thessaloniki, GREECE, the activities organized by the teachers from ISTITUTO ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE “E. MEDI”, LEONFORTE, Italy, during C4 virtual mobility. The theme of this learning activity / exchange of good practices was: “Knowledge and sharing of local Italian cultural heritage, with particular attention on the local feast of St. Joseph”.

On the first day, after the opening ceremony, each school presented the activities carried out locally within the project, the activities carried out within the other mobilities (from Greece and Romania) were presented, and the students involved in the project spoke about the experience gained as a result of the participation in this Erasmus + project.

The activities continued the next day with a virtual trip to Mount Etna and the city of Taormina, with a virtual tour of the city of Leonforte and the Liardo Museum. The last activity was a group one, in which the students were divided into mixed groups, consisting of students from the three schools. On this occasion, the students identified common words used in the three languages.

On the last day, after a virtual trip to Piazza Armerina – Aidone, students learned important information about how the feast of St. Joseph is celebrated locally and how important it is for the local economy. At the end of the program, the students from Romania and Greece were taught by their classmates in Italy, in a group activity, specific Sicilian songs.

The activities aimed at acquiring knowledge about the local Italian cultural heritage and the celebration of St. Joseph, in order to identify similarities and differences with the heritage of other partners. These activities helped them understand the importance of conserving cultural resources in all aspects; develop communication and language skills; the ability to recognize and value European and local cultural resources and the self-confidence and self-esteem, recognition and appreciation of the cultural values ​​that define the identity of each nation.

At the end of the activities, all the students and teachers received satisfaction surveys.

C5 virtual mobility (20-23 APRILIE 2021)- Let’s continue our meeting in Sicily

Between 20-23.04.2021, 13 students from the Strategic Partnership Project in the Field of School Education, Key Action 2, Erasmus + “Promotion of Identity, European Culture and Tradition” no. ref. 2018-1-IT02-KA229-047925_3, together with 2 teachers participated with 38 students and 10 teachers from GENIKO LIKIO HORTIATI, Thessaloniki, GREECE, in the virtual activities organized by teachers and students from ISTITUTO ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE “E. MEDI”, LEONFORTE, ITALY. The theme of this learning activity / exchange of good practices was: “Let’s continue our meeting in Sicily”.

On the first day, the students made a virtual trip to Agrigento (Valley of the Temples), found out about the folk festival “MANDORLO IN FIORE”, organized every spring; followed by a virtual tour of Agira (Medieval Castle and the city) and a virtual visit to the “Glorioso” meat processing factory in Nissoria, where they received information from the mayor of the town, who is also the owner of the factory. The group activity, which consisted of learning some traditional Sicilian recipes, was followed by watching a documentary about the “Rocca di Cerere” Geopark. On this occasion, the students found out information about the geological evolution of I. Sicily, about the geological formations that are part of it, about the relief forms, etc.

The activities continued the next day with a virtual trip to the city of Palermo (with the cathedral and the 2 theaters), to the town of Assoro and to the pork processing factory “Mulinello”. During the group activity, the students learned specific Sicilian gestures.

The third day of activities began with a virtual tour of the city of Syracuse, on which occasion the students found out what are characteristic of the Baroque style. After a presentation of the Easter traditions specific to Assoro and Leonforte made by students from Italy, students from Romania and Greece presented the traditions of Holy Week specific to the two countries, followed by discussions highlighting the similarities and differences in terms of how they are celebrated in the 3 countries. At the end of the day, the students from Romania and Greece presented activities that they carried out within the project, activities that illustrate, once again, the existing links between the 3 nations (the Greek Revolution and Ianza Castle).

On the last day, after the messages of thanks from the mayor of Leonforte and the headmistress of the high school, the students watched recordings from the three days of activities, expressed their point of view on the virtual activities they have participated and the experience gained as a result of participating in this Erasmus + project. At the end, the coordinating teachers and those who are part of the project management and implementation team talked about the significance of this project in terms of their professional development, about the friendships that have formed between students and teachers from the three schools. , about the difficulties encountered in carrying out the activities caused by the pandemic, etc.

The activities carried out aimed at acquiring knowledge about the Sicilian cultural heritage, in order to identify similarities and differences with the heritage of the other partners. These activities helped the students in the target group to understand the importance of conserving cultural resources in all aspects; to develop communication and language skills; the ability to recognize and value European and local cultural resources and the self-confidence and self-esteem, recognition and appreciation of the cultural values that define the identity of each nation.