The last meeting of the project Five Senses Comenius 2013-2015. We visited the partner school of Osek and had a rich and busy program with a lot of things to see and places to visit around Bohemia.

1. ISIS “Valdarno”, ITE “F. Severi”ISIS “Valdarno”, ITE “F. Severi”
S. Giovanni ValdarnoS. Giovanni Valdarno
Life Long Learning Project
Comenius Project “Five Senses”
2013-2015

2. Osek, the park

4. A visit to Osek
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From 23 to 29 June 2015 our teams met in
Osek and were led on a tour to some of the
best historic and tourist sites of Czech
Republic.
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We saw part of the artistic heritage of the
country
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We lived for a week in an ancient monastery
with an oustanding cathedral and precious
works of art.

6. Bohemia
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The monastery has a millennium old history
and is in some way at the centre of so many
important events in the European past.
http://www.kloster-projekte-
osek.info/english/monaster.htm

7. Our teams visiting the school

8. Lessons in Cooking as part of the
Czech school curriculum

10. A tour in the school
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The school in Osek is a single institution
managing two school buildings for the
education grades going from Nursery School to
Middle School.
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The main building has two gyms, laboratories
and a canteen, that is also open to the
population outside the school at certain times.

12. 
Mostly the education system in this country
seems to have the same challenges ours has in
modern controversial times. The introduction of
more comprehensive education paths that
include and recognize students with special
needs has posed the same problems and
defies everywhere. During the visit this aspect
too was discussed.

13. Ice Breaking Activities on the first
day in the Hall of Osek Monastery

14. The Chinawork factory

15. Famous Bohemian Porcelains

16. As a team activity we could give a
try at porcelain decoration and make
our own personalized cup

17. Walking around Osek

18. A one-day trip to Prague

20. The visit to Prague
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We were led on a very interesting guided tour in
the centre of Prague and the Castle, the guide
gave us some very precious insights into the
history and the art of those places

22. 
The Rock Town
of Tisa, a place
of outstanding
beauty were
nature played at
copying a Man's
work.

23. Teplice
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Main square and Regional Museum

24. The Italian group

25. Karlstejn
HISTORY OF THE CASTLE
Karlštejn castle has an unique position among
Czech castles. It was founded in 1348 by the
Czech King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles
IV as a place for safekeeping of royal treasures,
especially Charles' collection of holy relics and
the coronation jewels of the Roman Empire.
The first documented stay of Charles IV. in the
castle was in 1355 when he came to supervise
the building works as well as the decoration of
interiors, particularly of the castle chapels. The
construction of the castle was finished in 1365

27. Ustì nad Labem
In this town particularly interesting was
Strekov Castle, on the top of a cliff on River
Elbe, built in the 14th century to protect the
waterway and collect duties.
We also visited the centre and the local mall
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Ustì nad Labem

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