On the first day of activities in Perugia, students participated in sports activities like volleyball, presented projects they had prepared using Genially about light and the eye, had lunch, listened to a welcome speech from local authorities, and visited the National Gallery of Umbria. In the afternoon and evening, some students went to the city center of Perugia, ate ice cream with friends, visited a restaurant and the Luna Park amusement park, and had dinner with their host families.
This document summarizes an eTwinning live event for the dissemination of the C.C.A. Climate Change Awareness project from 2019-2020. The event involved 126 students and 12 teachers from 5 schools in Portugal, Croatia, Italy, Tunisia and Poland. The project aimed to increase awareness of climate change causes and consequences, teach media literacy and how to form opinions. Students explored climate change topics over 5 steps and used various ICT tools for collaboration between schools. Presentations discussed the cross-curricular nature of the project, communication strategies, and final products created.
four lessons about philosophy. Students focused on Nature concept during the centuries, from ancient Greeks till the contemporary ethical approaches.
Last lesson is a brief reflection about Nature during Covid-19 time
This document summarizes key ideas about the concept of nature in philosophy. It discusses nature as viewed by ancient Greek philosophers like Aristotle, Renaissance philosophers like Giordano Bruno, and how the modern scientific view turned nature into a mechanistic system to be conquered. It also examines the double meaning of nature as both a living organism and a mechanism. Finally, it explores new approaches to environmental ethics and how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted humanity's interdependence with nature.
On the first day of activities in Perugia, students participated in sports activities like volleyball, presented projects they had prepared using Genially about light and the eye, had lunch, listened to a welcome speech from local authorities, and visited the National Gallery of Umbria. In the afternoon and evening, some students went to the city center of Perugia, ate ice cream with friends, visited a restaurant and the Luna Park amusement park, and had dinner with their host families.
This document summarizes an eTwinning live event for the dissemination of the C.C.A. Climate Change Awareness project from 2019-2020. The event involved 126 students and 12 teachers from 5 schools in Portugal, Croatia, Italy, Tunisia and Poland. The project aimed to increase awareness of climate change causes and consequences, teach media literacy and how to form opinions. Students explored climate change topics over 5 steps and used various ICT tools for collaboration between schools. Presentations discussed the cross-curricular nature of the project, communication strategies, and final products created.
four lessons about philosophy. Students focused on Nature concept during the centuries, from ancient Greeks till the contemporary ethical approaches.
Last lesson is a brief reflection about Nature during Covid-19 time
This document summarizes key ideas about the concept of nature in philosophy. It discusses nature as viewed by ancient Greek philosophers like Aristotle, Renaissance philosophers like Giordano Bruno, and how the modern scientific view turned nature into a mechanistic system to be conquered. It also examines the double meaning of nature as both a living organism and a mechanism. Finally, it explores new approaches to environmental ethics and how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted humanity's interdependence with nature.
Quest'opera è stata rilasciata con licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Condividi allo stesso modo 4.0 Internazionale. Per leggere una copia della licenza visita il sito web http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.
This document outlines an eTwinning project between schools in Germany, Poland, Spain, Greece, and Italy focused on cultural heritage. The project aims to embed cultural heritage in education and discover shared culture and identity. Key aspects of the project include using the myth of the Argonauts and their journey aboard the ship Argo as a framework to explore various countries' cultural heritage through virtual forums, pages, and activities on a Twinspace platform. Students will ultimately produce a final product and evaluation garden to reflect what they learned about how culture defines humanity and shared identity.
The Argo's Museum houses several renowned masterpieces that represent the best of Italy's artistic heritage and cultural values, including Botticelli's La Primavera, Michelangelo's David, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, and others. Each piece has unique features - La Primavera is full of allegories and hidden meanings; David displays the perfect human body and ideal male beauty; Mona Lisa is known for her enigmatic smile and deep eyes. The works were selected as visual translations of Italy's values that have had significant cultural influence.
The document discusses various genres of German music and artists. It describes Johann Sebastian Bach as an influential German composer from the Baroque era. It outlines the history and popularity of German Schlager music after World War 2, mentioning artists like Helene Fischer. It also discusses the Neue Deutsche Welle genre from the 1980s that was influenced by punk and new wave. The rock band Scorpions are highlighted as having sold over 110 million records worldwide since 1965. Finally, it introduces contemporary pop singer Wincent Weiss who rose to fame on a talent show.
Tunisian music draws from a variety of influences and cultures. Malouf is a classical Arabic style that originated in the medieval courts of North Africa and Spain, while Mezwed incorporates Amazigh rhythms and instruments like bagpipes. Sufi music is used in spiritual rituals and varies between brotherhoods. Stambeli music combines Sub-Saharan African traditions brought by former slaves with local Islamic practices. Today, rap and pop have emerged alongside continued innovation in traditional folk styles.
This document provides information on several famous German artists from history and today. It discusses Albrecht Dürer, one of Germany's most famous Renaissance artists known for his paintings and prints. It also mentions Maria Sibylla Merian, known for her naturalist engravings of insects and plants. The document profiles Max Liebermann, a famous German impressionist painter who had to resign from his position due to his Jewish heritage under the Nazis. It also summarizes key German expressionist artists including Paula Modersohn-Becker, one of the first female painters to paint nude self-portraits, and Franz Marc, known for his brightly colored animal paintings and co-founding the artist group "Der
This document summarizes four prehistoric works of art found in Germany: the Venus of Schelklingen figurine, the Nebra Sky Disk, the Golden Hat of Schifferstadt, and the Prince of Glauberg statue. The Venus of Schelklingen is a 6cm mammoth ivory figurine that is 35,000-40,000 years old. The Nebra Sky Disk is a bronze disc from around 1600 BC that is considered the oldest depiction of the cosmos. The Golden Hat of Schifferstadt is a 29.6cm gold hat from 1400 BC that may have been part of a sun cult headdress. The Prince of Glauberg is a life-size
The Divine Comedy is a seminal Italian poem from the early 14th century considered the greatest work of Italian literature. It uses an imaginative vision of the afterlife to represent the medieval worldview and helped establish the Tuscan language. The poem has inspired artists for centuries. The Betrothed is an influential 19th century Italian novel dealing with themes of love, power, and morality that questions social classes and choices. It is considered a masterpiece of world literature and basis for modern Italian. The Name of the Rose is a historical mystery novel set in an abbey in 1327 revolving around the library's secret labyrinth structure and referencing postmodern ideas of texts referring to other texts. Christ Stopped at Eboli
The document discusses four influential German books: Martin Luther's 1534 Bible translation, which helped standardize the German language; Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' 1848 Communist Manifesto, considered one of the most influential political documents; Karl May's 1893 novel Winnetou about an Apache chief, which inspired many films and was beloved by readers; and Erich Kästner's 1949 children's book Konferenz der Tiere about animals who kidnap children to promote world peace. All four books had major impacts on German culture, politics, or literature.
The Forum Romanum was the central public square of ancient Rome, where citizens would meet and where the emperor would demonstrate Rome's power through symbolic buildings. The document describes the etymological meaning of "forum" and provides an overview of the layout and buildings of the Forum Romanum, including temples, markets, and how it changed over time.
The Greek agora was an open public space in ancient Greek city-states where people would gather for commercial, political and social activities. It contained buildings for government functions like the bouleuterion and tholos, temples dedicated to gods like Zeus and Apollo, and stoas which were covered walkways and porticos used for the market and providing shelter. The plane of the Greek agora included these various civil, sacred and commercial structures.
Football is the most popular sport in Poland, played by children in school and adults in their free time. The national football team has stars like Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczęsny, and their biggest success was finishing third in the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Handball is less popular than football in Poland, mostly played in western and central regions, and the national handball team finished third in the last World Cup with famous players including Karol Bielecki, Sławomir Szmal and Adam Wiśniewski.
Polish music is very diverse and ranges from classical composers like Chopin to popular jazz, rock, and modern artists. Some iconic Polish musicians highlighted include jazz pianist Krzysztof Komeda, rock band Dżem, and the hip hop collaboration between Taco Hemingway and Quebonafide. The document also briefly discusses the popular but often disliked genre of disco polo. In terms of movies, it summarizes three Polish films: The Pianist, based on the memoir of Holocaust survivor Władysław Szpilman; Gods, about the life of cardiac surgeon Zbigniew Religa; and the romantic comedy Letters to Santa, which takes place on Christmas Eve.
This document outlines activities for 6 groups to collaborate on building the fictional town of Argonauts. The groups are tasked with selecting important cultural elements from their home countries to include in the town's library, architecture, arts, music/movies, food, and folklore celebrations. They will present their findings and selections on pages in Twinspace and discuss them further in international forums. The goal is for the town of Argonauts to represent an intercultural blend of cultural heritage elements from various European countries.
Over 100 students from across Europe are traveling together to learn about their shared cultural heritage by exploring ancient Greek history and mythology. Their journey begins in Colchis, following the story of the Argonauts. The document then describes in three parts how the Argonauts reached Colchis, facing challenges like cursed women on Lemnos island and battling giants. It provides background on Colchis, and discusses the myth of Prometheus in Greek culture and Plato's retelling of the myth. Finally, it defines the polis as the basic structure of ancient Greek communities and the origins of democracy within the polis.
The Divine Comedy is a seminal Italian poem from the early 14th century considered the greatest work of Italian literature. It uses an imaginative vision of the afterlife to represent the medieval worldview and helped establish the Tuscan language. The poem has inspired artists for centuries. The Betrothed is an influential 19th century Italian novel dealing with themes of love, power, and morality that questions social classes and choices. It is considered a masterpiece of world literature and basis for modern Italian. The Name of the Rose is a historical mystery novel set in an abbey in 1327 revolving around the library's secret labyrinth structure and referencing postmodern ideas of texts referring to other texts. Christ Stopped at Eboli
Quest'opera è stata rilasciata con licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Condividi allo stesso modo 4.0 Internazionale. Per leggere una copia della licenza visita il sito web http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.
This document outlines an eTwinning project between schools in Germany, Poland, Spain, Greece, and Italy focused on cultural heritage. The project aims to embed cultural heritage in education and discover shared culture and identity. Key aspects of the project include using the myth of the Argonauts and their journey aboard the ship Argo as a framework to explore various countries' cultural heritage through virtual forums, pages, and activities on a Twinspace platform. Students will ultimately produce a final product and evaluation garden to reflect what they learned about how culture defines humanity and shared identity.
The Argo's Museum houses several renowned masterpieces that represent the best of Italy's artistic heritage and cultural values, including Botticelli's La Primavera, Michelangelo's David, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, and others. Each piece has unique features - La Primavera is full of allegories and hidden meanings; David displays the perfect human body and ideal male beauty; Mona Lisa is known for her enigmatic smile and deep eyes. The works were selected as visual translations of Italy's values that have had significant cultural influence.
The document discusses various genres of German music and artists. It describes Johann Sebastian Bach as an influential German composer from the Baroque era. It outlines the history and popularity of German Schlager music after World War 2, mentioning artists like Helene Fischer. It also discusses the Neue Deutsche Welle genre from the 1980s that was influenced by punk and new wave. The rock band Scorpions are highlighted as having sold over 110 million records worldwide since 1965. Finally, it introduces contemporary pop singer Wincent Weiss who rose to fame on a talent show.
Tunisian music draws from a variety of influences and cultures. Malouf is a classical Arabic style that originated in the medieval courts of North Africa and Spain, while Mezwed incorporates Amazigh rhythms and instruments like bagpipes. Sufi music is used in spiritual rituals and varies between brotherhoods. Stambeli music combines Sub-Saharan African traditions brought by former slaves with local Islamic practices. Today, rap and pop have emerged alongside continued innovation in traditional folk styles.
This document provides information on several famous German artists from history and today. It discusses Albrecht Dürer, one of Germany's most famous Renaissance artists known for his paintings and prints. It also mentions Maria Sibylla Merian, known for her naturalist engravings of insects and plants. The document profiles Max Liebermann, a famous German impressionist painter who had to resign from his position due to his Jewish heritage under the Nazis. It also summarizes key German expressionist artists including Paula Modersohn-Becker, one of the first female painters to paint nude self-portraits, and Franz Marc, known for his brightly colored animal paintings and co-founding the artist group "Der
This document summarizes four prehistoric works of art found in Germany: the Venus of Schelklingen figurine, the Nebra Sky Disk, the Golden Hat of Schifferstadt, and the Prince of Glauberg statue. The Venus of Schelklingen is a 6cm mammoth ivory figurine that is 35,000-40,000 years old. The Nebra Sky Disk is a bronze disc from around 1600 BC that is considered the oldest depiction of the cosmos. The Golden Hat of Schifferstadt is a 29.6cm gold hat from 1400 BC that may have been part of a sun cult headdress. The Prince of Glauberg is a life-size
The Divine Comedy is a seminal Italian poem from the early 14th century considered the greatest work of Italian literature. It uses an imaginative vision of the afterlife to represent the medieval worldview and helped establish the Tuscan language. The poem has inspired artists for centuries. The Betrothed is an influential 19th century Italian novel dealing with themes of love, power, and morality that questions social classes and choices. It is considered a masterpiece of world literature and basis for modern Italian. The Name of the Rose is a historical mystery novel set in an abbey in 1327 revolving around the library's secret labyrinth structure and referencing postmodern ideas of texts referring to other texts. Christ Stopped at Eboli
The document discusses four influential German books: Martin Luther's 1534 Bible translation, which helped standardize the German language; Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' 1848 Communist Manifesto, considered one of the most influential political documents; Karl May's 1893 novel Winnetou about an Apache chief, which inspired many films and was beloved by readers; and Erich Kästner's 1949 children's book Konferenz der Tiere about animals who kidnap children to promote world peace. All four books had major impacts on German culture, politics, or literature.
The Forum Romanum was the central public square of ancient Rome, where citizens would meet and where the emperor would demonstrate Rome's power through symbolic buildings. The document describes the etymological meaning of "forum" and provides an overview of the layout and buildings of the Forum Romanum, including temples, markets, and how it changed over time.
The Greek agora was an open public space in ancient Greek city-states where people would gather for commercial, political and social activities. It contained buildings for government functions like the bouleuterion and tholos, temples dedicated to gods like Zeus and Apollo, and stoas which were covered walkways and porticos used for the market and providing shelter. The plane of the Greek agora included these various civil, sacred and commercial structures.
Football is the most popular sport in Poland, played by children in school and adults in their free time. The national football team has stars like Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczęsny, and their biggest success was finishing third in the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Handball is less popular than football in Poland, mostly played in western and central regions, and the national handball team finished third in the last World Cup with famous players including Karol Bielecki, Sławomir Szmal and Adam Wiśniewski.
Polish music is very diverse and ranges from classical composers like Chopin to popular jazz, rock, and modern artists. Some iconic Polish musicians highlighted include jazz pianist Krzysztof Komeda, rock band Dżem, and the hip hop collaboration between Taco Hemingway and Quebonafide. The document also briefly discusses the popular but often disliked genre of disco polo. In terms of movies, it summarizes three Polish films: The Pianist, based on the memoir of Holocaust survivor Władysław Szpilman; Gods, about the life of cardiac surgeon Zbigniew Religa; and the romantic comedy Letters to Santa, which takes place on Christmas Eve.
This document outlines activities for 6 groups to collaborate on building the fictional town of Argonauts. The groups are tasked with selecting important cultural elements from their home countries to include in the town's library, architecture, arts, music/movies, food, and folklore celebrations. They will present their findings and selections on pages in Twinspace and discuss them further in international forums. The goal is for the town of Argonauts to represent an intercultural blend of cultural heritage elements from various European countries.
Over 100 students from across Europe are traveling together to learn about their shared cultural heritage by exploring ancient Greek history and mythology. Their journey begins in Colchis, following the story of the Argonauts. The document then describes in three parts how the Argonauts reached Colchis, facing challenges like cursed women on Lemnos island and battling giants. It provides background on Colchis, and discusses the myth of Prometheus in Greek culture and Plato's retelling of the myth. Finally, it defines the polis as the basic structure of ancient Greek communities and the origins of democracy within the polis.
The Divine Comedy is a seminal Italian poem from the early 14th century considered the greatest work of Italian literature. It uses an imaginative vision of the afterlife to represent the medieval worldview and helped establish the Tuscan language. The poem has inspired artists for centuries. The Betrothed is an influential 19th century Italian novel dealing with themes of love, power, and morality that questions social classes and choices. It is considered a masterpiece of world literature and basis for modern Italian. The Name of the Rose is a historical mystery novel set in an abbey in 1327 revolving around the library's secret labyrinth structure and referencing postmodern ideas of texts referring to other texts. Christ Stopped at Eboli