Students from XX Settembre school show our country, town and school

1. PROGRAMME: ERASMUS +
KEY ACTION: COOPERATION FOR INNOVATION AND THE
EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICES
ACTION: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR SCHOOL ONLY
PROJECT TITLE: «GETTING THERE ON YOUR OWN»
MINISTERO DELL’ISTRUZIONE, DELL’UNIVERSITA’ E DELLA RICERCA
Istituto Comprensivo “XX SETTEMBRE”
Via Signorelli, 1 - Catania - tel./fax 095/434114
E. mail: CTIC89200C@istruzione.it
P.E.C:CTIC89200@pec.istruzione.it
Cod. Mecc.: CTIC89200C – C. F. 80011820877
www.icxxsettembre.gov.it

2. ITALY is my country
We are italian

3. Sicily is an Italian region
Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean
Sea

4. Italian flag
Sicilian flag
The ancient name of Sicily is TRINACRIA for its triangle shape.
Inside the Sicilian flag, there is a head with around three legs .
The triskell is a sun symbol and the three legs stand for the
sunrays or for the three capes of Sicily.

5. Sicily was invaded by various populations from all over the world .
These invasions have influenced our culture, monuments and historical relics .

6. The most famous monuments in Sicily:
UNESCO heritage
Taormina : Greek Theatre Siracusa:Greek Theatre
Palermo Cathedral
Roman Villa del casale
( Piazza Armerina)
Zeus Temple in Agrigento Noto Cathedral

7. Symbol of Catania
Catania is the second
most important town in
Sicily
Catania is located on the
east coast of Sicily at the
foot of the volcano Etna
facing the Ionian Sea .

8. “u Liotru”
Right in the centre of the
square stands the symbol of the
city, a smiling lava elephant
fountain (called Liotru)
carrying an Egyptian obelisk.
The obelisk is believed to
possess magical powers that
help calm Mt Etna’s restless
activity.

9. Duoma Square
The main square of Catania, Piazza Duomo, is a Unesco World Heritage Site
thanks to its unique baroque style. It hosts the Diocesan Museum, the Municipio
(town hall) and the Sant’Agata Cathedral, the Norman Cathedral dedicated to the
city’s patron St Agatha whose festivity (3-5 February) is the third most important
religious celebration in the world. The cathedral hosts the tomb of the composer
Vincenzo Bellini, Catania’s most famous composer and St. Agatha’s relics.

10. VINCENZO BELLINI
At the other side of the square the Bellini’s monument lead to Piazza
Bellini where you can find the magnificent opera house Massimo
Bellini Theatre. The opera season runs from around October to June,
when the theatre stages operas, concerts and recitals.

11. Others famous historical figure
Giovanni Verga
Federico de Roberto
Nino Martoglio
Ettore Majorana
Angelo Musco

12. Etnea Street
North of piazza Duomo there’s a
second impressive square: Piazza
Università, which leads on to the the
city’s main shopping street Via Etnea,
from where you can see Mt Etna rising
at the end of it, and to the lovely Villa
Bellini gardens.

13. Catania monuments : UNESCO heritage
Massimo Bellini Theatre
Crociferi Street
University Square
Ursino Castle
Etnea StreetDiocesan Museum

14. MOUNT ETNA
Last but not least, you can’t visit
Catania without going up to Mount
Etna, the largest active volcano in
Europe. Either in winter and in
summer, a daily bus departs from the
square in front of the train station to
Rifugio Sapienza, the peak’s southern
gateway, and from late April you can
take a cable car up to 2,500m and
then either walk or take a further bus
up to the crater zone, which at this
time of the year is covered in snow.

15. Food in Catania
Arancini
Parmigiana
Cannoli
Pasta alla Norma
Salsiccia
Caponata
Frutta martorana
Paste di mandorla
Granita

16. The school is located in the city centre near the elegant Etnea Street. The area is well served by public
transports. Opposite the school there is the “ circumetnea” station. It is a railroad long 110 kilometers
that circumnavigates the volcano Etna.
The Catania subway was opened the 27th of June in 1999 and it's in operation since the 11th of July
in 1999. The current subway consists of just one line serving six stations. The length of the line is
increasing and there are many new stations under construction.
School building
Circumetnea central station
opposite the school
Underground
On the ground

17. OUR SCHOOL SYMBOL AND MISSION
Pegasus is the symbol of the
school bacause we want that it
can fly high!!!
To train citizens of the third
millennium

18. Our school is very big because there are about 760 students from 3 to 13 years old. We
have infant, primary and middle school classes.

19. Our labs

20. Our strenght
Digital innovation: BYOD
Coding
Class 3.0
Flipped methodology

21. In our school, it is possible to study music from 9 to 13 years old. We can choose
between four different instruments: piano, transverse flute, clarinet and violoncello.
We have a big orchestra about 80 elements.
Click on this link and listen our marvelous orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK6kLAn5xKw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9JL-5zzMic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3KyzBkIXZc&feature=youtu.be
The pink panther https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCSP-YaCz7k
Stardust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMWoqBe464c
Swing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buDrUsquvZM
Jesus Christ Superstar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09yytIEgbj8

22. Link to listen our choir
https://youtu.be/86to_q3Jc70
https://youtu.be/Etui-x4VX5M
https://youtu.be/n2_qwoUeUqI
https://youtu.be/jyhru3frWI8
https://youtu.be/ZatIs5FnaxU
We are the
winner