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were fully accom-
plished , the Highland
Games delighted all of
us and everyone, stu-
dents and teacher par-
ticipated. The other
interesting activities
organized delighted us
all and the variety of
the themes proposed
was amazing and they
were a demonstration
of how the entire com-
munity of Penicuik col-
laborated actively with
the school. Great or-
ganization! Our thanks
go Scottish Comenius
team, and to Mr. Mark
Edie, Headmaster of
Penicuik High School.
Mrs. Tomei Giuseppina
Comenius
Coordinator Italy
This is the fourth issue
of the newsletter
Comenius Project
“Healthy Mind in a
Healthy Body” contain-
ing articles from the stu-
dents who participated in
the mobility in Scotland
from the 10th
Sep to the
15th
Sep. 2013 The Mo-
bility in Penicuik accord-
ing to students and
teachers was the best
way ever to start the
school year! We had a
wonderful time meeting
old and new friends and
the exceptional warm
weather seems to greet
the Comenius MODY
team wherever they go.
We have a special aura
of protection that follows
us. Could it be the influ-
ence of the Icelandic
Elves? Great weather
in Iceland in Sep
2012,wonderful
weather in Rome at the
end of Nov. beautiful
weather in Holland
2012,nice weather in
Chez Rep in May 2013
and unexpected beau-
tiful weather in Scot-
land in Sep. 2013. After
our teams leave the
bad weather seems to
return immediately,
isn’t this a strange coin-
cidence?
In Penicuik we had
the warm welcome
from the school staff of
the Penicuik High
School, from all the
students and from the
hosting families . The
anticipations on the
activities of the Big Day
It’s Time to Meet Again !
Index
 News from
Holland
pag. 2 – 3
 News from
Scotland
pag. 4 – 5
 News from
Czech Republic
pag. 6 – 7
 News from
Spain
pag. 8
 News from
Island pag. 9
 News from
Slovenia
pag. 10 – 11
 News from Italy
pag. 12– 13—14
March 2014
Issue 4
N°4
letter
Tuesday, September 10.
We finally went to Scotland .
Four students and two
teachers . We had been
standing at the station at
7:15, but that did not stop
our enthusiasm. When
everyone was there we were
on the train . We took first
place in the hallway. And
after a journey of two hours
we were finally at Schiphol.
First check-in and baggage
issue and finally the plane.
For three of the four
students it was the first time
flying . After a one hour flight
we finally took the first steps
in Scotland . We went by
taxi to the school where we
would meet . Our twin -
mates The rest of the day
we had the time to get to
know the family .
Wednesday, September
11.
When we were all very well
in school, we were warmly
welcomed by the school
principal and the mayor .
Then we had to take
lessons . For 12 -hour
break . Food from the
school. Then .. The
presences . After everyone
had done his presentation
we were able to go home
and we had time to spend
with the host family. In the
evening we had an concert
at school with buffet and
typical Scottish dances.
Thursday, September 12.
'The big day' as it was
stated . A sports day with
fun activities such as shinty
( a rougher version of
hockey) and shot put , but also
education about drugs and the
army , and ended with a long walk
through the wonderful scenery of
Scotland. In the evening we had a
musical in the building next to the
school.
Friday, September 13.
An excursion to Edinburgh ,
Scotland's capital . With visits to the
Parliament building and all the
monuments of Edinburgh , as a
conclusion of a long day in
Edinburgh we went to the rugby .
( won by Edinburgh ) . And at half
past 10 we were finally at the
school .
Saturday 14 September.
A day for the family , so I went with
my twin and his fatherto the match
between Hearts and Celtic (which
Celtic won 1-3) and then afterwards
we went bowling and skittle (a
Scottish variant of bowling) Finally ,
we been with the whole family out to
dinner.
Sunday, September 15 .
we had at half nine gather at the school
when all the students were there, the
teachers came fifteen minutes late in
the pouring rain. we went by taxi to the
airport and flew back to the
Netherlands . With a short stop at the
Burger King we went by train to Almelo,
we were home at half past 4.
Tuesday
The day we went to Scotland with four
students and two teachers. We had to
be at the train station very early. And
after two hours we were finally at
Schiphol airport. When we had
checked-in we had to wait about three
hours before the plane departued. We
only had to fly for one hour so it was a
pretty short flight. When we landed at
Edinburgh airport a taxi was waiting to
take us to Penicuik. When we arrived at
the school we had to wait for our
twinmates so we went to the gym in the
school. After about one hour the
Visit to Scotland. Dutch reviews
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Jasper Engelbertink
twinmates came and picked
us up.
Wednesday
When everyone was in the
main hall of the school we
were welcomed by the
mayor of Penicuik and the
school principal. After that
we went to the lessons of
our twinmates. After the
break it was time for the
presentations every country
h a d o n e o r m o r e
presentations about sporters
from their country. Later that
evening we had to come
back to the school and we
had an buffet and we were
able to do some typical
scottisch dancing.
Thursday
This was the Big day we had
to go to school in sporting
outfits because their were
lots of sporting activities
throuh out the day. We also
got educated about lots of
things like drugs and the
army by the police and
soldiers. We ended the day
with a long walk through the
countryside of Penicuik. The
evening we spended with
the host family.
Friday
This day we went to
Edinburgh it started with a
visit to the Scottish
Parliamant and after that
we walked through
Edinburgh to many
monuments and places. At
the end of the day we
went to an Rugby game.
Saturday
This day was an family
day, I went with my
twinmate and his friends
and their twinmates to the
zoo in Edinburgh and to
Edingurgh we have been
in the park there and we
have walked around
Edinburgh. In the evening
we went home.
Sunday
This day was departure
day for us it was raining
very bad so we al waited
in the car until the taxi
arrived, when the taxi
arrived we quickly got in
and we went to the airport.
When we had checked in
at the airport we went to
our gate and we shortly
after that the plane also
departed. When we
landed we went to the
train and after two hours
we were finally home.
After all I think it was a
great week at Penicuik!
The first day we arrived in
Scotland, we went to our
hosting families. In the
evening we went diving
and went to a few friends.
The second day, we went
to their school, we
followed a few lessons. In
the evening we had a
typical Scottish ‘party’.
The thirth day we had
s p o r t a c t i v i t i e s .
The fourth day we went to
Edinburgh, that was really
fun.
The fifth day we went to
the zoo with my hosting
family and Isis’ hosting
family
Last summer I went to
Scotland.
I had a lot of fun there.
I stayed with my host
Beth. She and her family
were very nice.
The first day we arrived, I
got a little tour true
Peniquik.
The second day I followed
some classes and in the
evening we had a ceilidh.
At the beginning of the
evening there were a few
performance and later
everybody started danc-
ing.
The next day, we had a
sport day, we had all
kinds of activities and later
that day we had to walk
for a long while. I didn’t
like the walk very much
because I wasn’t used to
the many mountains .
On Friday we went to
Edinburgh. First we got a
little tour along the monu-
ment in Edinburgh. And
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Sten van Vliet
Maud Lenferink
Isis Tielkes
then we got some shop-
ping time for ourselves.
In the evening we saw a
rugby game in Edin-
burgh. That was really
fun.
Saturday was my last
whole day. This day
was meant as family
day. So I went with Beth
and her Family to the
zoo. In the evening we
had dinner together
with Maud and Zoe and
later that night we met
some other people from
the Comenius project.
Sunday I went back
home.
A few months prior to the
Scotland visit, I was told I
would be given the won-
derful and unique oppor-
tunity to host a foreign
pupil. I was very lucky to
host Beatriz from Spain.
My experience began on
8th
September, when I
collected ‘Bea’ from
school. I remember the
buzz of apprehension and
excitement in the air, it
was sure to be a fantastic
week for everyone. Bea
and I clicked instantly; we
had a lot of laughs the
first night! The next day, I,
Bea and a few of my
friends also involved in
Comenius went into Edin-
burgh for their first taste of
Irn Bru and some retail
therapy!
Monday came, and I was
hugely excited for Bea to
experience my school and
meet my friends for the
very first time. I was de-
lighted and honoured to
be a tour guide that week.
I was also delighted for
Bea to visit and partici-
pate in my out-of-school
activities, and I can say
that we definitely enjoyed
it.
Families and pupils were
invited to a ceilidh to take
part in some Scottish
dancing on the Wednes-
day evening. I relished
meeting all of the other
pupils from the different
schools and showing our
guests some Scottish cul-
ture. ‘The Big Day’ was
definitely exhausting and
exciting, we participated
in a sponsored walk with
the rest of the school
around the John Clerk
Estate, and we gave our
guests a taste of some
Scottish sports including
shinty and rugby. On Fri-
day, all of the Comenius
teachers and pupils had a
day out in Edinburgh; we
visited the Royal Mile and
the Scottish Parliament,
climbed Calton Hill and
had lunch while overlook-
ing the city. We were
even lucky enough to
watch a rugby game at
Murrayfield Stadium,
which was even a new
experience for me. On my
final day with Bea, we
went to Edinburgh Castle
with my family. She said
that she had never heard
anything as loud as the
one o’clock gun.
When it was time for Bea
and the other Spanish
pupils to leave it was defi-
nitely emotional and hard.
I have met lots of new
friends and I felt so fortu-
nate to be part of such a
rewarding, fun and match-
less experience like
Comenius. I am so privi-
leged to soon be visiting
Spain, I can’t contain my
excitement! The best
thing is despite com-
pletely different cultures
and differing lifestyles -
variation creates vivid
friendships.
Katie, Scotland
S3
My Comenius Experience
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I had an exchange student stay-
ing with me named Ivan Amata
from Italy on the Scottish
Comenius mobility. Before Ivan
arrived and I met him for the
first time, I was full of nerves,
but I was also so excited. My
exchange student arrived on a
Tuesday several days after an-
other couple of exchange stu-
dents from other countries ar-
rived such as the Spanish,
Slovenian and Dutch. I had al-
ready made loads of new
friends with the other visiting
students, who were all very
friendly.
On the day my exchange stu-
dent arrived I couldn't wait, in
school I couldn't stop telling
everyone about it. When I got
home I started learning some
more Italian to pass some time.
When the time came me, my
grandma and granddad went
out into the car and made our
way up to the school to pick
Ivan up. When we arrived Mr.
Mckinstry, a teacher from Peni-
cuik, was there to pair us up.
We were all full of joy talking to
our exchange students. I helped
Ivan get his suitcase out of the
boot and unpack his stuff. I
could tell Ivan was scared as it
was his first time abroad and it
would be weird getting left with
a family you have never met
before. After helping Ivan un-
pack he called home to his fam-
ily. For our first meal together
we had the traditional Scottish
dish of Haggis, Ivan had never
heard of Haggis but he said he
loved it! After our first meal we
went up to the Public astro play-
ing football, something we both
love which also gave us time to
talk to each other about our
hobbies. The next day Ivan got
to experience Penicuik High
School. I think he enjoyed our
school saying it had differ-
ent subjects to that studied
in Italy. After school, me
and Ivan met up with some
of my friends and their ex-
change students to go to
the evening disco. There
we all bonded pretty
quickly dancing together
then after having some
food and listening to some
good old Scottish music.
The following day was
‘THE BIG DAY’. Ivan and I
got to make even more
friends while learning new
dances and new sports.
Me and Ivan had never
tried Shinty and enjoyed
learning. Ivan mentioned
that Shinty was his favour-
ite sport at ‘THE BIG DAY’.
After learning some new
sports and dances we
made our way up the street
for something to eat on top
of our pack lunches be-
cause after lunch we had
the sponsored walk. I
walked with Ivan, my
friends and some new
friends. The night was
great we played football
and volleyball bonding
even more.
Friday was great. We all
met with our exchange stu-
dents outside the school
and made our way on to
the coach. Ivan sat with his
Italian friends and I sat with
the Spanish. When we ar-
rived we first went to the
Parliament and after we
got some free time so me
and my friends went and
got some tablet and Irn Bru
for our friends, none of
them liked it except Ceci.
All of us including the
teachers and visiting teach-
ers made our way up to
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Comenius Scotland!
Calton hill to get some lunch,
then we had some free time
down on Princess street before
making our way to the rugby
match at Murrayfield. On arri-
val, we had a meal together
which was lovely. This was my
first time ever at a rugby match
and it was amazing, we all had
a great time! Very sadly it was
our last full day on Saturday
with our exchange students.
Me, Ivan, Murray, Jaime,
Cammy and Jirka all went
bowling and then went into Ed-
inburgh to meet up with some
others.
The next day was the worst of
all, saying goodbye. I, my
grandma and my granddad
took Ivan to school for his taxi
to the airport. It was very emo-
tional, later that day I also went
to say bye to the Spanish who I
was very friendly with. Be-
cause I got on with the Spanish
students so well I swapped
with Caleb so he would be go-
ing to Slovenia and I would be
going to Spain!
It was one of the best weeks of
my life but it couldn't have hap-
pened without my grandma
and granddad allowing Ivan to
stay, which I am very grateful
for. Ivan throughout the week
was great in the house, he was
funny and he loved the food. I
keep in touch with Ivan and will
definitely meet up with him
again. I also keep in touch with
some others and I can't wait
until we go to Oviedo, Spain. It
will be amazing! I would like to
make more friends over in
Oviedo and also see how dif-
ferent their culture is to ours!
Dylan Wight
S3
Scotland
My Amazing Scottish Experience
And it was amazing. There
was no need t be so scared.
It was simply wonderful.
Also my hosting family was
great. So nice and caring,
really understanding and
helpful when I had moments
when I was really homesick.
The first evening we to-
gether went to visit my
classmate Hanka who was
accommodated nearby. At
night I watched my favourite
movie Mamma mia and
calmed down.
Scottish school seemed to
be big and I was afraid I
could get lost there. But my
hostmate, teachers and
friends were all very caring,
so I didn’t have to worry at
all. I could meet Scottish
traditions, food, games, na-
ture and the most of all
Scottish people and their
mentality. I visited Edin-
burgh, which is a really
lovely city. I have many un-
forgettable memories and
beautiful photos. I visited the
rugby match and didn’t un-
derstand the rules of this
game at all. My hosting fam-
ily took me to the café
where Harry Potter was
written. Since I am his
big fan, I was very grate-
ful for such experience.
In short, I have a lot of
lovely memories and with
Rhona, my hostmate,
and his family we are still
in touch. I will never for-
get this week. And
also…I finally stopped
being scared to speak
English. The Scottish
experience has changed
my life.
Adéla
Teturová
(CZ)
It was an amazing
week in Scotland. I was
looking forward to it so
much and at the same
time I was quite worried
– it meant so many
firsts for me. My first
flight, my first trip
abroad, my first meet-
ing of the hosting fam-
ily. I wasn’t sure how I
would cope with so
many new experiences.
When we came to the
airport and I could for
the first time see that
huge plane, I was
about to give up. I
wanted to turn back
and go home. I couldn’t
imagine to enter the
plane and fly so high
and so far. But some-
where deeply inside I
felt I wanted to experi-
ence it, I wanted to try.
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The project meeting in Scotland has been the
best trip of my life so far. I could enjoy a lot. I
really liked my hosting family, the Foleys. And I
think they really liked me. I have decided to
introduce my memories through a few pics I took.
This is the Foleys‘ house and their car which I
really liked.
The hosting family was really caring. And I liked
it very much. Here you can see my packed snack
with my name:
Here you can see my hostmate Andrew and me.
We have become good friends
Scotland 2013 – the best trip of my life
Issue 4 Page 7
I wanted to have some
photo with typical Scottish
atmosphere. The red
phonebox was perfect
The trip to the Scottish capital was amazing. Besides
all the well – known sights I really liked this invisible
man:
I could enjoy some nice
Scottish meals
because I like eating a
lot.
Here is my photo with the hosting parents. They were
very nice. I will never forget the time with them and I
hope we will meet again.
Tibor Sedláček (CZ)
During the first and second terms we have
developed different activities related to our
Comenius Project here in Oviedo.
The students group that traveled to
Penicuik in september were reunited with
all the students of secondary 3 to explain
their experience in Scotland. During 1 hour
they told of all the activities they did in
Penicuik and Edimburg and spoke of their
time with the families while they were
showing photos and of these incredible
days.
Our students have created recipes using
local products for the “Comenius recipes
book”. They have also worked on a
booklet about routes and touristic
landmarks which visitors may use to enjoy
local art, architecture and landscapes
while they walk and exercise.
There were three dates highlighted in our
calendar: World Heart Day, World
Food Day and International Day for
Tolerance. Our students created
posters to decorate classrooms and
hallways for each of these events.
They also made presentations for
their peers and watched different
films which helped them to reflect on
these important issues.
Students in ESO year 3 also took
part in games, which they later
presented to students in other levels.
Now they are preparing some
activities for the School’s Festivity in
April and also for the Comenius
Students in May. We will see part of
their work in Slovenia.
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Comenius students have been working different contents related to the World
Heart Day in the Biology and Physical Education class.
World Heart Day was created in 2000 to inform people around the globe that
heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.3
million lives each year and the numbers are rising.
This year’s theme addresses the importance of a life-course approach to the
prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with a focus on
women and children.
Healthy diet, healthy lifestyle and regular physical activity are very important
for youngers and we are working it, deeply in this project.
WORLD HEART DAY
Some news from Spain
“Our students
created
posters to
decorate
classrooms
and hallways
for each of
these events”
Looking for birds
Looking for the right sound
Looking for trees
Some news from Iceland
Issue 4 Page 9
Two years already. Since September 2012 a lot of work
and tasks have been achieved. Our project, Healthy
Mind in a Healthy Body´ has been introduced to our stu-
dents, staff and community and received a lot of support.
Our project has been debated and promoted. We want
to assure to our school policy has feeling is still satisfac-
tion as well as the certitude that our pupils know a bit
better what Europe is and means. Awareness about dif-
ferent countries and cultures has been developed
through cooperation. Physical activities, history, tradi-
tional sports, environmental matters, cooking and nutri-
tional habits have been reinforced in its convictions. We
are a part of a bigger world and of course of a bigger
Europe even though if Icelandic authorities recently
seem to postpone a full membership of Iceland in EU.
We hope for the best and are waiting for better times.
Our project and projects to come will help us in preparing
a better future.
Travelling is of course a vey mentionable aspect of our
cooperation. Margrét Össurardóttir, Home Economics
teacher and Hálfdan Þorsteinsson, our assistant school
master brought back some wonderful memories from
Penicuik. They underlined the hospitality of our hosts as
well as their organisation. Many things could of course
be described concerning this memorable trip. Margrét
and Hálfdan mentioned the staff and pupils involved in
different activities including traditional Highland Games,
healthy eating workshops, sports coaching and a show-
case of activities available to young people in Penicuik.
We had some introduction and presentation of the so-
called Big Day. Our students were deeply impressed.
They tried to find some trunks to catapult them up in the
air but could not, it’s unfortunate, find any trees in the
area.
Our school is now concentrating on new activities and
tasks. Our pupils our looking forward to knowing how
the students from different countries are gone to wel-
come the Best Game…and our P.E. teacher Hannes is
looking forward to teaching it…
We specially want to greet our friends from Italy and
hope that everything goes as well as possible during this
difficult period.
Regards from Iceland.
Our flight had a delay so we came
to Penicuik at one in the morning.
There were hosts waiting for as in
front of the school. I stayed at Kir-
sty Mercer’s house. But there was
no time for sleeping late in the
morning. We had to wake up early
and we went to school. It was fun
and interesting getting to know the
different way of teaching and learn-
ing. In the next days we visited Ed-
inburgh, where we saw the Parlia-
ment, the Castle and we also saw
where Queen Elisabeth II is staying
when she is in Scotland. While we
were walking down town, we
stopped here and there and found
out some more interesting facts
about Edinburgh. Almost at the end
of the day we had some time for
shopping. The Princess Street was
full of shops and people. And for
the grand finale we had a rugby
match to attend to. While we were
in Scotland they also had the Big Day.
That is the time when they play lots of
different Scottish sports games and at the
end there’s a long walk around Penicuik. I
have to admit it was quite exhausting. The
last day of our staying in Scotland wasn’t
planned. We could do whatever we
wanted to. It was meant for us. So Kirsty
and I decided to go with a small group of
students (also from Comenius project) to
the Zoo. It was very nice and fun and we
also saw some animals that we don’t
have in Slovenia. But of course all good
things come to an end. Soon we had to
leave our new Scottish friend behind and
go home.
I will remember this trip because it was
the first time that I flew in an airplane and
also I spent a lovely week and met great
people and some of them I’m going to see
again soon because they are coming to
Slovenia.
Katjajani Durkov, Slovenia
When my teacher told me that I was going to Scotland I was so happy and
excited about it, I can’t even describe how happy I was. I was so excited that I
counted down the days till the departure.
The 9th
September was here and those 5 lessons at school were the longest
hours in my life. I went home as quickly as I could, packed all my things and
waited for my mom to take me to the airport. I was a little nervous but more
excited. I had a really nice group of people with me so I wasn’t bored. We came
to Scotland late in the night so I was very tired of flying and all that stuff. While I
stayed in Scotland I had an amazing time and I learnt a lot of different things like
playing shinty, learnt new words, improved my English and met so many
amazing people. I had the time of my life. I am thrilled that I had this opportunity
and I would like to go back. I really enjoyed that week in Scotland and I’m so
thankful to my teachers who gave me the chance that many students don’t have.
I can’t wait until March when the Comenius students and teachers are coming to Slovenia
and I can’t wait to see my friends I met in Scotland.
Eva Križaj, Slovenia
MY IMPRESSION OF SCOTLAND
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“I will
remember
this trip
because it
was the first
time that I
flew in an
airplane and
also I spent a
lovely week
and met great
people and
some of them
I’m going to
see again
soon because
they are
coming to
Slovenia.”
Trip to Scotland was one
of my favourites. Every
day was full of activities,
new things and exciting
stuffs. I learned many
things like playing hockey,
shinty and of course I
learned some new English
words J. I tried typical
dishes (haggis, meaps,
tatties ...), went shopping
(in Princess Street there
are many shops, that is
absolutely great), took lots
of photos, saw Edinburgh
and went to a rugby
match (I don’t like rugby, I
think it is boring). I made
friendships as well. I’ve
got now many pen-
friends and I hope
they’ll visit me too. I
think Scotland is a very
beautiful country and
the whole week there
was an incredible ex-
perience, which I'd like
to do it again.
Marija Okršlar,
Slovenia
MOBILITY TO SCOTLAND
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Photos by Špelca Prestor and Maja
Šenk Zidar
The arrival was imminent,
a few bends more, and
we will be there !
“something wrong …. the
driver and other cars on
the wrong side of the road
…I’m a bit nervous” .We
finally arrived at school.
The trip was a great ex-
perience , it was my first
time in a foreign country,
my first time on a plane,
and the first time I that I
was on my own. Wow all
in one ! When the car
stopped all my fears
had passed and every-
thing was all right . In
front of the school in Peni-
cuik there were 4 boys
with their families and a
few teachers waiting for
us. I finally met my mate
Dylan Wight he is very
athletic he looked like a
football player . He was
accompanied by his
grandparents , two
friendly and loving people
who welcomed me and
treated me as one of their
grandchildren , and I
thank them very much .
To top it all Dylan’s
grandfather is a football
coach, and this was a
double treat it was
great ! ! The first night I
was still a bit nervous ,
but thanks to their hospi-
tality everything went
very well . Dylan was a
true friend who always
tried to help me . As soon
as I walked into their
house I was presented
with a sheet of paper
where all the words in
English that could be use-
ful to me were translated
in Italian .It was a great
thing, they really went out
of their way to make me
feel at home.
Everything worked out
well , my first plane flight
was quite fun after all and
not too frightening , I got
through the presentations
without making too many
mistakes in English. The
school activities were fun,
and I met a lot of new
friends. Our trip to Edin-
burgh was the best ever.I
want to thank Dylan’s
family again for the great
week, and thanks to all
the Comenius teachers
who made this trip possi-
ble .Ciaooooo !!
Ivan Amata
The arrival in Scotland
Page 12Issue 4
The day that I liked the most
in Scotland was when we
went around the city of Edin-
burgh visiting the different
parts of city, the Royal Mile,
the Edinburgh Castle , but the
best part of all for me was
the exceptional evening event
when we went to see a
Rugby match at the Murray-
field Stadium.
Early in the morning in Peni-
cuik my Italian classmate
told me that the day before
he had gone to play football,
as he spoke about this the
bus that was to take us to
the Scottish Parliament ar-
rived. Once in Edinburgh I
was very much impressed by
all that we saw and after a
long walk on the Royal Mile
we arrived at the Scottish
Parliament and Mr. Frazer
our great guide explained
that the building had been
designed by the Italian archi-
tect Renzo Piano. While we
waited in a row ' to pass the
time I ate some sandwiches
that I had made that morning
at the Hamish’s house. We
entered the beautiful building
visited the ground floor and
went upstairs where we sat
above the beautiful chamber where
the MPs met . Leaving the Parlia-
ment we went to the upper part of
Edinburgh and after a long walk we
arrived on a hill top Calton Hill
where we could see the whole city
below, we had a splendid view of
the coast and of the sea Here there
was an unfinished sort neoclassic
temple where we took pictures of a
tower with a ball attached to the top
that fell to 12.00 a.m . After we went
to see the Edinburgh Castle ,it was
impressing and the thing that I found
quite different from castles in our
area was the color of the stones We
went to the centre of Edinburgh
where we saw a man doing an at-
tractions in the street with .We got
to a meeting point near Adam
Smith’s statue and we were free to
do some shopping, I went with Ivan
and Vitaly my Italian school friends
to buy a new video game with our
Scottish friends but we did find the
ones we wanted, there were many
interesting shops and a lot of things
to buy After an hour we went to the
meeting point again and we headed
to the stadium. On the way there I
saw bus with a familiar sign on it O
SOLE MIO and that was the proof
that ITALY and Italians are EVERY-
WHERE. We arrived at the stadium
we saw a Rugby team and coach
and the players, we said hello to
them but they weren’t all that
friendly. We entered the stadium
and this was the one of the big
treats of the day for me, then we
had dinner in one the official building
at the stadium and we had LASA-
GNA , an epic moment for me, it
was like being home. After eating
we went inside the stadium to watch
the game , it was all exceptional ,the
lights, the field, the smell of fresh cut
grass, the speaker the players the
spectators and the cheers. The best
conclusion of a wonderful day! it
was like being in dreamland. This
was followed by shopping in the
sports shop and we spent every
pound left . The next day I went trek-
king with Hamish and his family .
They all did their best to make me
feel at home from the moment I ar-
rived, since I was quite homesick
during the trip and during my home
stay, sorry ! next time I will do bet-
ter ! We went on one of the highest
mountain in Scotland which was as
high as Monte Prato a mountain
near my town . Thanks again to
Hamish and to his family. Hope to
se you again , maybe in Italy.
Paolo Nardelli
RUGBY
Issue 4 Page 13
Our trip to CZ Republic in May
2013 was a five day treat, we
had a wonderful time and we
had a chance to see some old
friends and also to meet
some new ones. We did many
interesting things and each of
us enjoyed different activi-
ties proposed to us . We all
had a great time with the
recycled sport equipment
and the games we played ,
and the presentations were
quite a success and very
stressing for us. Among the
other things we saw we were
all very much impressed by
our visit to the Spielberg Cas-
tle in Brno on Friday 31st
May . Our history teacher had
talked to us about it before
our trip but seeing it and go-
ing through it and through
the Casemates was quite a
different experience.
What made it particularly
interesting for us was the
reference to Italian soldiers,
who fought there and the
reference to the Italian Car-
bonari, and also to Italian
patriots and writers who had
left traces of their passage.
The Spielberg was the prison
in which many Italians had
been imprisoned during the
Italian Risorgimento , that is
during their struggle for inde-
pendence during the Austrian
domain in Italy in the
1800’s On coming back to
school we talked about this
and did some research work
and our teacher assigned us
to read the pamphlet writ-
ten by a Silvio Pellico, the
Italian play writer and
dramatist and member of
the Carbonari movement.
He was condemned to
prison by the Austrians be-
cause of his nationalistic
political ideas and for his
writings in the Conservatore,
a political journal published
in Milano in those years and
suppressed by the Austrians.
What made him famous
during his lifetime was his
pamphlet Le Mie Prigioni /
My Prison, a little book
written after he had been
released from the Spielberg
in which he wrote about the
hardships during his 8 years
imprisonment in the Case-
mates of the Spielberg. Hav-
ing walked through the cas-
tle on a grim , rainy , cold
day, and to have walked
through the cells ,actually
seeing the torture cham-
bers where he had been for
such a long time, with hun-
dreds of other political pris-
oners and with other crimi-
Remembring CZ Republic
Page 14Issue 4
nals from different parts of
Europe was quite impress-
ing. Realizing that the pris-
oners there only wore
heavy cotton tunics that
simply could not have been
warm enough for the cold
winter temperatures in that
part of Moravia, eating very
small rations of food made
us actually aware of the
suffering and the gloom that
lingered in that place. Fortu-
nately after this visit were
absolutely free, and we
had great fun in Brno, shop-
ping and visiting the city
with our Comenius friends.
The Spielberg Castle is still
overlooking the city of Brno
in all its splendor paying
homage to all who have
been there .
Eramo Angelo - Imperioli
Riccardo - Santangeli Danie-
le - Nardone Priamo
Italian Comenius students
Post Scriptum .....
This article on the Chez
Mobilty was accidently
lost so we insert it now.

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Newsletter Number 4

  • 1. were fully accom- plished , the Highland Games delighted all of us and everyone, stu- dents and teacher par- ticipated. The other interesting activities organized delighted us all and the variety of the themes proposed was amazing and they were a demonstration of how the entire com- munity of Penicuik col- laborated actively with the school. Great or- ganization! Our thanks go Scottish Comenius team, and to Mr. Mark Edie, Headmaster of Penicuik High School. Mrs. Tomei Giuseppina Comenius Coordinator Italy This is the fourth issue of the newsletter Comenius Project “Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body” contain- ing articles from the stu- dents who participated in the mobility in Scotland from the 10th Sep to the 15th Sep. 2013 The Mo- bility in Penicuik accord- ing to students and teachers was the best way ever to start the school year! We had a wonderful time meeting old and new friends and the exceptional warm weather seems to greet the Comenius MODY team wherever they go. We have a special aura of protection that follows us. Could it be the influ- ence of the Icelandic Elves? Great weather in Iceland in Sep 2012,wonderful weather in Rome at the end of Nov. beautiful weather in Holland 2012,nice weather in Chez Rep in May 2013 and unexpected beau- tiful weather in Scot- land in Sep. 2013. After our teams leave the bad weather seems to return immediately, isn’t this a strange coin- cidence? In Penicuik we had the warm welcome from the school staff of the Penicuik High School, from all the students and from the hosting families . The anticipations on the activities of the Big Day It’s Time to Meet Again ! Index  News from Holland pag. 2 – 3  News from Scotland pag. 4 – 5  News from Czech Republic pag. 6 – 7  News from Spain pag. 8  News from Island pag. 9  News from Slovenia pag. 10 – 11  News from Italy pag. 12– 13—14 March 2014 Issue 4 N°4 letter
  • 2. Tuesday, September 10. We finally went to Scotland . Four students and two teachers . We had been standing at the station at 7:15, but that did not stop our enthusiasm. When everyone was there we were on the train . We took first place in the hallway. And after a journey of two hours we were finally at Schiphol. First check-in and baggage issue and finally the plane. For three of the four students it was the first time flying . After a one hour flight we finally took the first steps in Scotland . We went by taxi to the school where we would meet . Our twin - mates The rest of the day we had the time to get to know the family . Wednesday, September 11. When we were all very well in school, we were warmly welcomed by the school principal and the mayor . Then we had to take lessons . For 12 -hour break . Food from the school. Then .. The presences . After everyone had done his presentation we were able to go home and we had time to spend with the host family. In the evening we had an concert at school with buffet and typical Scottish dances. Thursday, September 12. 'The big day' as it was stated . A sports day with fun activities such as shinty ( a rougher version of hockey) and shot put , but also education about drugs and the army , and ended with a long walk through the wonderful scenery of Scotland. In the evening we had a musical in the building next to the school. Friday, September 13. An excursion to Edinburgh , Scotland's capital . With visits to the Parliament building and all the monuments of Edinburgh , as a conclusion of a long day in Edinburgh we went to the rugby . ( won by Edinburgh ) . And at half past 10 we were finally at the school . Saturday 14 September. A day for the family , so I went with my twin and his fatherto the match between Hearts and Celtic (which Celtic won 1-3) and then afterwards we went bowling and skittle (a Scottish variant of bowling) Finally , we been with the whole family out to dinner. Sunday, September 15 . we had at half nine gather at the school when all the students were there, the teachers came fifteen minutes late in the pouring rain. we went by taxi to the airport and flew back to the Netherlands . With a short stop at the Burger King we went by train to Almelo, we were home at half past 4. Tuesday The day we went to Scotland with four students and two teachers. We had to be at the train station very early. And after two hours we were finally at Schiphol airport. When we had checked-in we had to wait about three hours before the plane departued. We only had to fly for one hour so it was a pretty short flight. When we landed at Edinburgh airport a taxi was waiting to take us to Penicuik. When we arrived at the school we had to wait for our twinmates so we went to the gym in the school. After about one hour the Visit to Scotland. Dutch reviews Page 2Issue 4 Jasper Engelbertink
  • 3. twinmates came and picked us up. Wednesday When everyone was in the main hall of the school we were welcomed by the mayor of Penicuik and the school principal. After that we went to the lessons of our twinmates. After the break it was time for the presentations every country h a d o n e o r m o r e presentations about sporters from their country. Later that evening we had to come back to the school and we had an buffet and we were able to do some typical scottisch dancing. Thursday This was the Big day we had to go to school in sporting outfits because their were lots of sporting activities throuh out the day. We also got educated about lots of things like drugs and the army by the police and soldiers. We ended the day with a long walk through the countryside of Penicuik. The evening we spended with the host family. Friday This day we went to Edinburgh it started with a visit to the Scottish Parliamant and after that we walked through Edinburgh to many monuments and places. At the end of the day we went to an Rugby game. Saturday This day was an family day, I went with my twinmate and his friends and their twinmates to the zoo in Edinburgh and to Edingurgh we have been in the park there and we have walked around Edinburgh. In the evening we went home. Sunday This day was departure day for us it was raining very bad so we al waited in the car until the taxi arrived, when the taxi arrived we quickly got in and we went to the airport. When we had checked in at the airport we went to our gate and we shortly after that the plane also departed. When we landed we went to the train and after two hours we were finally home. After all I think it was a great week at Penicuik! The first day we arrived in Scotland, we went to our hosting families. In the evening we went diving and went to a few friends. The second day, we went to their school, we followed a few lessons. In the evening we had a typical Scottish ‘party’. The thirth day we had s p o r t a c t i v i t i e s . The fourth day we went to Edinburgh, that was really fun. The fifth day we went to the zoo with my hosting family and Isis’ hosting family Last summer I went to Scotland. I had a lot of fun there. I stayed with my host Beth. She and her family were very nice. The first day we arrived, I got a little tour true Peniquik. The second day I followed some classes and in the evening we had a ceilidh. At the beginning of the evening there were a few performance and later everybody started danc- ing. The next day, we had a sport day, we had all kinds of activities and later that day we had to walk for a long while. I didn’t like the walk very much because I wasn’t used to the many mountains . On Friday we went to Edinburgh. First we got a little tour along the monu- ment in Edinburgh. And Issue 4 Page 3 Sten van Vliet Maud Lenferink Isis Tielkes then we got some shop- ping time for ourselves. In the evening we saw a rugby game in Edin- burgh. That was really fun. Saturday was my last whole day. This day was meant as family day. So I went with Beth and her Family to the zoo. In the evening we had dinner together with Maud and Zoe and later that night we met some other people from the Comenius project. Sunday I went back home.
  • 4. A few months prior to the Scotland visit, I was told I would be given the won- derful and unique oppor- tunity to host a foreign pupil. I was very lucky to host Beatriz from Spain. My experience began on 8th September, when I collected ‘Bea’ from school. I remember the buzz of apprehension and excitement in the air, it was sure to be a fantastic week for everyone. Bea and I clicked instantly; we had a lot of laughs the first night! The next day, I, Bea and a few of my friends also involved in Comenius went into Edin- burgh for their first taste of Irn Bru and some retail therapy! Monday came, and I was hugely excited for Bea to experience my school and meet my friends for the very first time. I was de- lighted and honoured to be a tour guide that week. I was also delighted for Bea to visit and partici- pate in my out-of-school activities, and I can say that we definitely enjoyed it. Families and pupils were invited to a ceilidh to take part in some Scottish dancing on the Wednes- day evening. I relished meeting all of the other pupils from the different schools and showing our guests some Scottish cul- ture. ‘The Big Day’ was definitely exhausting and exciting, we participated in a sponsored walk with the rest of the school around the John Clerk Estate, and we gave our guests a taste of some Scottish sports including shinty and rugby. On Fri- day, all of the Comenius teachers and pupils had a day out in Edinburgh; we visited the Royal Mile and the Scottish Parliament, climbed Calton Hill and had lunch while overlook- ing the city. We were even lucky enough to watch a rugby game at Murrayfield Stadium, which was even a new experience for me. On my final day with Bea, we went to Edinburgh Castle with my family. She said that she had never heard anything as loud as the one o’clock gun. When it was time for Bea and the other Spanish pupils to leave it was defi- nitely emotional and hard. I have met lots of new friends and I felt so fortu- nate to be part of such a rewarding, fun and match- less experience like Comenius. I am so privi- leged to soon be visiting Spain, I can’t contain my excitement! The best thing is despite com- pletely different cultures and differing lifestyles - variation creates vivid friendships. Katie, Scotland S3 My Comenius Experience Page 4Issue 4
  • 5. I had an exchange student stay- ing with me named Ivan Amata from Italy on the Scottish Comenius mobility. Before Ivan arrived and I met him for the first time, I was full of nerves, but I was also so excited. My exchange student arrived on a Tuesday several days after an- other couple of exchange stu- dents from other countries ar- rived such as the Spanish, Slovenian and Dutch. I had al- ready made loads of new friends with the other visiting students, who were all very friendly. On the day my exchange stu- dent arrived I couldn't wait, in school I couldn't stop telling everyone about it. When I got home I started learning some more Italian to pass some time. When the time came me, my grandma and granddad went out into the car and made our way up to the school to pick Ivan up. When we arrived Mr. Mckinstry, a teacher from Peni- cuik, was there to pair us up. We were all full of joy talking to our exchange students. I helped Ivan get his suitcase out of the boot and unpack his stuff. I could tell Ivan was scared as it was his first time abroad and it would be weird getting left with a family you have never met before. After helping Ivan un- pack he called home to his fam- ily. For our first meal together we had the traditional Scottish dish of Haggis, Ivan had never heard of Haggis but he said he loved it! After our first meal we went up to the Public astro play- ing football, something we both love which also gave us time to talk to each other about our hobbies. The next day Ivan got to experience Penicuik High School. I think he enjoyed our school saying it had differ- ent subjects to that studied in Italy. After school, me and Ivan met up with some of my friends and their ex- change students to go to the evening disco. There we all bonded pretty quickly dancing together then after having some food and listening to some good old Scottish music. The following day was ‘THE BIG DAY’. Ivan and I got to make even more friends while learning new dances and new sports. Me and Ivan had never tried Shinty and enjoyed learning. Ivan mentioned that Shinty was his favour- ite sport at ‘THE BIG DAY’. After learning some new sports and dances we made our way up the street for something to eat on top of our pack lunches be- cause after lunch we had the sponsored walk. I walked with Ivan, my friends and some new friends. The night was great we played football and volleyball bonding even more. Friday was great. We all met with our exchange stu- dents outside the school and made our way on to the coach. Ivan sat with his Italian friends and I sat with the Spanish. When we ar- rived we first went to the Parliament and after we got some free time so me and my friends went and got some tablet and Irn Bru for our friends, none of them liked it except Ceci. All of us including the teachers and visiting teach- ers made our way up to Issue 4 Page 5 Comenius Scotland! Calton hill to get some lunch, then we had some free time down on Princess street before making our way to the rugby match at Murrayfield. On arri- val, we had a meal together which was lovely. This was my first time ever at a rugby match and it was amazing, we all had a great time! Very sadly it was our last full day on Saturday with our exchange students. Me, Ivan, Murray, Jaime, Cammy and Jirka all went bowling and then went into Ed- inburgh to meet up with some others. The next day was the worst of all, saying goodbye. I, my grandma and my granddad took Ivan to school for his taxi to the airport. It was very emo- tional, later that day I also went to say bye to the Spanish who I was very friendly with. Be- cause I got on with the Spanish students so well I swapped with Caleb so he would be go- ing to Slovenia and I would be going to Spain! It was one of the best weeks of my life but it couldn't have hap- pened without my grandma and granddad allowing Ivan to stay, which I am very grateful for. Ivan throughout the week was great in the house, he was funny and he loved the food. I keep in touch with Ivan and will definitely meet up with him again. I also keep in touch with some others and I can't wait until we go to Oviedo, Spain. It will be amazing! I would like to make more friends over in Oviedo and also see how dif- ferent their culture is to ours! Dylan Wight S3 Scotland
  • 6. My Amazing Scottish Experience And it was amazing. There was no need t be so scared. It was simply wonderful. Also my hosting family was great. So nice and caring, really understanding and helpful when I had moments when I was really homesick. The first evening we to- gether went to visit my classmate Hanka who was accommodated nearby. At night I watched my favourite movie Mamma mia and calmed down. Scottish school seemed to be big and I was afraid I could get lost there. But my hostmate, teachers and friends were all very caring, so I didn’t have to worry at all. I could meet Scottish traditions, food, games, na- ture and the most of all Scottish people and their mentality. I visited Edin- burgh, which is a really lovely city. I have many un- forgettable memories and beautiful photos. I visited the rugby match and didn’t un- derstand the rules of this game at all. My hosting fam- ily took me to the café where Harry Potter was written. Since I am his big fan, I was very grate- ful for such experience. In short, I have a lot of lovely memories and with Rhona, my hostmate, and his family we are still in touch. I will never for- get this week. And also…I finally stopped being scared to speak English. The Scottish experience has changed my life. Adéla Teturová (CZ) It was an amazing week in Scotland. I was looking forward to it so much and at the same time I was quite worried – it meant so many firsts for me. My first flight, my first trip abroad, my first meet- ing of the hosting fam- ily. I wasn’t sure how I would cope with so many new experiences. When we came to the airport and I could for the first time see that huge plane, I was about to give up. I wanted to turn back and go home. I couldn’t imagine to enter the plane and fly so high and so far. But some- where deeply inside I felt I wanted to experi- ence it, I wanted to try. Page 6Issue 4
  • 7. The project meeting in Scotland has been the best trip of my life so far. I could enjoy a lot. I really liked my hosting family, the Foleys. And I think they really liked me. I have decided to introduce my memories through a few pics I took. This is the Foleys‘ house and their car which I really liked. The hosting family was really caring. And I liked it very much. Here you can see my packed snack with my name: Here you can see my hostmate Andrew and me. We have become good friends Scotland 2013 – the best trip of my life Issue 4 Page 7 I wanted to have some photo with typical Scottish atmosphere. The red phonebox was perfect The trip to the Scottish capital was amazing. Besides all the well – known sights I really liked this invisible man: I could enjoy some nice Scottish meals because I like eating a lot. Here is my photo with the hosting parents. They were very nice. I will never forget the time with them and I hope we will meet again. Tibor Sedláček (CZ)
  • 8. During the first and second terms we have developed different activities related to our Comenius Project here in Oviedo. The students group that traveled to Penicuik in september were reunited with all the students of secondary 3 to explain their experience in Scotland. During 1 hour they told of all the activities they did in Penicuik and Edimburg and spoke of their time with the families while they were showing photos and of these incredible days. Our students have created recipes using local products for the “Comenius recipes book”. They have also worked on a booklet about routes and touristic landmarks which visitors may use to enjoy local art, architecture and landscapes while they walk and exercise. There were three dates highlighted in our calendar: World Heart Day, World Food Day and International Day for Tolerance. Our students created posters to decorate classrooms and hallways for each of these events. They also made presentations for their peers and watched different films which helped them to reflect on these important issues. Students in ESO year 3 also took part in games, which they later presented to students in other levels. Now they are preparing some activities for the School’s Festivity in April and also for the Comenius Students in May. We will see part of their work in Slovenia. Page 8Issue 4 Comenius students have been working different contents related to the World Heart Day in the Biology and Physical Education class. World Heart Day was created in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year and the numbers are rising. This year’s theme addresses the importance of a life-course approach to the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with a focus on women and children. Healthy diet, healthy lifestyle and regular physical activity are very important for youngers and we are working it, deeply in this project. WORLD HEART DAY Some news from Spain “Our students created posters to decorate classrooms and hallways for each of these events”
  • 9. Looking for birds Looking for the right sound Looking for trees Some news from Iceland Issue 4 Page 9 Two years already. Since September 2012 a lot of work and tasks have been achieved. Our project, Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body´ has been introduced to our stu- dents, staff and community and received a lot of support. Our project has been debated and promoted. We want to assure to our school policy has feeling is still satisfac- tion as well as the certitude that our pupils know a bit better what Europe is and means. Awareness about dif- ferent countries and cultures has been developed through cooperation. Physical activities, history, tradi- tional sports, environmental matters, cooking and nutri- tional habits have been reinforced in its convictions. We are a part of a bigger world and of course of a bigger Europe even though if Icelandic authorities recently seem to postpone a full membership of Iceland in EU. We hope for the best and are waiting for better times. Our project and projects to come will help us in preparing a better future. Travelling is of course a vey mentionable aspect of our cooperation. Margrét Össurardóttir, Home Economics teacher and Hálfdan Þorsteinsson, our assistant school master brought back some wonderful memories from Penicuik. They underlined the hospitality of our hosts as well as their organisation. Many things could of course be described concerning this memorable trip. Margrét and Hálfdan mentioned the staff and pupils involved in different activities including traditional Highland Games, healthy eating workshops, sports coaching and a show- case of activities available to young people in Penicuik. We had some introduction and presentation of the so- called Big Day. Our students were deeply impressed. They tried to find some trunks to catapult them up in the air but could not, it’s unfortunate, find any trees in the area. Our school is now concentrating on new activities and tasks. Our pupils our looking forward to knowing how the students from different countries are gone to wel- come the Best Game…and our P.E. teacher Hannes is looking forward to teaching it… We specially want to greet our friends from Italy and hope that everything goes as well as possible during this difficult period. Regards from Iceland.
  • 10. Our flight had a delay so we came to Penicuik at one in the morning. There were hosts waiting for as in front of the school. I stayed at Kir- sty Mercer’s house. But there was no time for sleeping late in the morning. We had to wake up early and we went to school. It was fun and interesting getting to know the different way of teaching and learn- ing. In the next days we visited Ed- inburgh, where we saw the Parlia- ment, the Castle and we also saw where Queen Elisabeth II is staying when she is in Scotland. While we were walking down town, we stopped here and there and found out some more interesting facts about Edinburgh. Almost at the end of the day we had some time for shopping. The Princess Street was full of shops and people. And for the grand finale we had a rugby match to attend to. While we were in Scotland they also had the Big Day. That is the time when they play lots of different Scottish sports games and at the end there’s a long walk around Penicuik. I have to admit it was quite exhausting. The last day of our staying in Scotland wasn’t planned. We could do whatever we wanted to. It was meant for us. So Kirsty and I decided to go with a small group of students (also from Comenius project) to the Zoo. It was very nice and fun and we also saw some animals that we don’t have in Slovenia. But of course all good things come to an end. Soon we had to leave our new Scottish friend behind and go home. I will remember this trip because it was the first time that I flew in an airplane and also I spent a lovely week and met great people and some of them I’m going to see again soon because they are coming to Slovenia. Katjajani Durkov, Slovenia When my teacher told me that I was going to Scotland I was so happy and excited about it, I can’t even describe how happy I was. I was so excited that I counted down the days till the departure. The 9th September was here and those 5 lessons at school were the longest hours in my life. I went home as quickly as I could, packed all my things and waited for my mom to take me to the airport. I was a little nervous but more excited. I had a really nice group of people with me so I wasn’t bored. We came to Scotland late in the night so I was very tired of flying and all that stuff. While I stayed in Scotland I had an amazing time and I learnt a lot of different things like playing shinty, learnt new words, improved my English and met so many amazing people. I had the time of my life. I am thrilled that I had this opportunity and I would like to go back. I really enjoyed that week in Scotland and I’m so thankful to my teachers who gave me the chance that many students don’t have. I can’t wait until March when the Comenius students and teachers are coming to Slovenia and I can’t wait to see my friends I met in Scotland. Eva Križaj, Slovenia MY IMPRESSION OF SCOTLAND Page 10Issue 4 “I will remember this trip because it was the first time that I flew in an airplane and also I spent a lovely week and met great people and some of them I’m going to see again soon because they are coming to Slovenia.”
  • 11. Trip to Scotland was one of my favourites. Every day was full of activities, new things and exciting stuffs. I learned many things like playing hockey, shinty and of course I learned some new English words J. I tried typical dishes (haggis, meaps, tatties ...), went shopping (in Princess Street there are many shops, that is absolutely great), took lots of photos, saw Edinburgh and went to a rugby match (I don’t like rugby, I think it is boring). I made friendships as well. I’ve got now many pen- friends and I hope they’ll visit me too. I think Scotland is a very beautiful country and the whole week there was an incredible ex- perience, which I'd like to do it again. Marija Okršlar, Slovenia MOBILITY TO SCOTLAND Issue 4 Page 11 Photos by Špelca Prestor and Maja Šenk Zidar
  • 12. The arrival was imminent, a few bends more, and we will be there ! “something wrong …. the driver and other cars on the wrong side of the road …I’m a bit nervous” .We finally arrived at school. The trip was a great ex- perience , it was my first time in a foreign country, my first time on a plane, and the first time I that I was on my own. Wow all in one ! When the car stopped all my fears had passed and every- thing was all right . In front of the school in Peni- cuik there were 4 boys with their families and a few teachers waiting for us. I finally met my mate Dylan Wight he is very athletic he looked like a football player . He was accompanied by his grandparents , two friendly and loving people who welcomed me and treated me as one of their grandchildren , and I thank them very much . To top it all Dylan’s grandfather is a football coach, and this was a double treat it was great ! ! The first night I was still a bit nervous , but thanks to their hospi- tality everything went very well . Dylan was a true friend who always tried to help me . As soon as I walked into their house I was presented with a sheet of paper where all the words in English that could be use- ful to me were translated in Italian .It was a great thing, they really went out of their way to make me feel at home. Everything worked out well , my first plane flight was quite fun after all and not too frightening , I got through the presentations without making too many mistakes in English. The school activities were fun, and I met a lot of new friends. Our trip to Edin- burgh was the best ever.I want to thank Dylan’s family again for the great week, and thanks to all the Comenius teachers who made this trip possi- ble .Ciaooooo !! Ivan Amata The arrival in Scotland Page 12Issue 4
  • 13. The day that I liked the most in Scotland was when we went around the city of Edin- burgh visiting the different parts of city, the Royal Mile, the Edinburgh Castle , but the best part of all for me was the exceptional evening event when we went to see a Rugby match at the Murray- field Stadium. Early in the morning in Peni- cuik my Italian classmate told me that the day before he had gone to play football, as he spoke about this the bus that was to take us to the Scottish Parliament ar- rived. Once in Edinburgh I was very much impressed by all that we saw and after a long walk on the Royal Mile we arrived at the Scottish Parliament and Mr. Frazer our great guide explained that the building had been designed by the Italian archi- tect Renzo Piano. While we waited in a row ' to pass the time I ate some sandwiches that I had made that morning at the Hamish’s house. We entered the beautiful building visited the ground floor and went upstairs where we sat above the beautiful chamber where the MPs met . Leaving the Parlia- ment we went to the upper part of Edinburgh and after a long walk we arrived on a hill top Calton Hill where we could see the whole city below, we had a splendid view of the coast and of the sea Here there was an unfinished sort neoclassic temple where we took pictures of a tower with a ball attached to the top that fell to 12.00 a.m . After we went to see the Edinburgh Castle ,it was impressing and the thing that I found quite different from castles in our area was the color of the stones We went to the centre of Edinburgh where we saw a man doing an at- tractions in the street with .We got to a meeting point near Adam Smith’s statue and we were free to do some shopping, I went with Ivan and Vitaly my Italian school friends to buy a new video game with our Scottish friends but we did find the ones we wanted, there were many interesting shops and a lot of things to buy After an hour we went to the meeting point again and we headed to the stadium. On the way there I saw bus with a familiar sign on it O SOLE MIO and that was the proof that ITALY and Italians are EVERY- WHERE. We arrived at the stadium we saw a Rugby team and coach and the players, we said hello to them but they weren’t all that friendly. We entered the stadium and this was the one of the big treats of the day for me, then we had dinner in one the official building at the stadium and we had LASA- GNA , an epic moment for me, it was like being home. After eating we went inside the stadium to watch the game , it was all exceptional ,the lights, the field, the smell of fresh cut grass, the speaker the players the spectators and the cheers. The best conclusion of a wonderful day! it was like being in dreamland. This was followed by shopping in the sports shop and we spent every pound left . The next day I went trek- king with Hamish and his family . They all did their best to make me feel at home from the moment I ar- rived, since I was quite homesick during the trip and during my home stay, sorry ! next time I will do bet- ter ! We went on one of the highest mountain in Scotland which was as high as Monte Prato a mountain near my town . Thanks again to Hamish and to his family. Hope to se you again , maybe in Italy. Paolo Nardelli RUGBY Issue 4 Page 13
  • 14. Our trip to CZ Republic in May 2013 was a five day treat, we had a wonderful time and we had a chance to see some old friends and also to meet some new ones. We did many interesting things and each of us enjoyed different activi- ties proposed to us . We all had a great time with the recycled sport equipment and the games we played , and the presentations were quite a success and very stressing for us. Among the other things we saw we were all very much impressed by our visit to the Spielberg Cas- tle in Brno on Friday 31st May . Our history teacher had talked to us about it before our trip but seeing it and go- ing through it and through the Casemates was quite a different experience. What made it particularly interesting for us was the reference to Italian soldiers, who fought there and the reference to the Italian Car- bonari, and also to Italian patriots and writers who had left traces of their passage. The Spielberg was the prison in which many Italians had been imprisoned during the Italian Risorgimento , that is during their struggle for inde- pendence during the Austrian domain in Italy in the 1800’s On coming back to school we talked about this and did some research work and our teacher assigned us to read the pamphlet writ- ten by a Silvio Pellico, the Italian play writer and dramatist and member of the Carbonari movement. He was condemned to prison by the Austrians be- cause of his nationalistic political ideas and for his writings in the Conservatore, a political journal published in Milano in those years and suppressed by the Austrians. What made him famous during his lifetime was his pamphlet Le Mie Prigioni / My Prison, a little book written after he had been released from the Spielberg in which he wrote about the hardships during his 8 years imprisonment in the Case- mates of the Spielberg. Hav- ing walked through the cas- tle on a grim , rainy , cold day, and to have walked through the cells ,actually seeing the torture cham- bers where he had been for such a long time, with hun- dreds of other political pris- oners and with other crimi- Remembring CZ Republic Page 14Issue 4 nals from different parts of Europe was quite impress- ing. Realizing that the pris- oners there only wore heavy cotton tunics that simply could not have been warm enough for the cold winter temperatures in that part of Moravia, eating very small rations of food made us actually aware of the suffering and the gloom that lingered in that place. Fortu- nately after this visit were absolutely free, and we had great fun in Brno, shop- ping and visiting the city with our Comenius friends. The Spielberg Castle is still overlooking the city of Brno in all its splendor paying homage to all who have been there . Eramo Angelo - Imperioli Riccardo - Santangeli Danie- le - Nardone Priamo Italian Comenius students Post Scriptum ..... This article on the Chez Mobilty was accidently lost so we insert it now.