My school by Joanna K

My school

AURORA D. 5B from Italy

Hello Italian friends

I'm Alexandra from Greece.

I live in Athens.

Athens is a wonderful city, do you know Parthenon?
I attend Doukas school, my favourite subject is English,I'm very good at it!
I like reading books and listening to music. 

I like dancing too.
When I grow up I want to be a dancer.
Greetings from Athens

EMANUELA F. 5A from Italy

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ILARIA B. from Italy

ESTER C. 5B from Italy

MARTA G. 5A from Italy

FRANCESCO R. 5A Italy

             

Hi! I’m Nikolaos 

I live in Athens, I'm 11 and I go to Doukas School.

I like sports, I practise  basketball and swimming, my favourite is basketball.

 At school I use tablet and    Internet.                                             

 My favourite subject is History.

 Do you study ancient Grecian History?

My favourite food is moussaka, 

I like ice-cream too!

I have a dog and I usually play  with him.

Bye-bye   Nikolaos

MARIA ASSUNTA 5A, Italy

TOMMASO R. 5B, Italy

ALESSANDRO B. 5B, Italy

VALERIA C. 5A, from Italy

MATTEO R. 5B, Italy

GUGLIELMO C. 5B Italy

HELLO !

I'M SOFIA, I'M 10 YEARS OLD, I HAVE GOT A BROTHER, HE IS 7.

I LIKE RIDING MY RED BIKE 

 AND PLAYING WITH MY CLASSMATES.

MY BEST FRIEND IS ANNA,

SHE IS MY CLASSMATE.

MY FAVOURITE FOOD IS GREEK SALAD,

I ALWAYS EAT IT.

I  OFTEN GO TO THE SEASIDE,

I LIKE SAILING 

GREETINGS FROM  ATHENS

SOFIA

AGNESE.R. 5A Italy

CAMILLA S. 5B Italy

MATTEO B. 5B, Italy

DAMINANO L. 5A Italy

NICOLO' M. 5A from Italy

ALESSIO A. 5B Italy

FILIPPO M. 5B from Italy

GIULIO P. 5A from Italy

AURORA C. 5A

BIANCA R. 5B from Italy

ELENA A. 5B, Italy

MADDALENA from Italy

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HANA O. from Italy

THE ITALIAN STUDENTS

Year 5th, class B, 24 pupils  10-11 years old.   IC Assisi 3

Year 5th, class A, 24 pupils  10-11 years old.   IC Assisi 3

the Greek students

The iTeachers

Mr. Dimitris Primalis and Mrs. Simonetta Leonardi.

Mr. Dimitris Primalis

 (2013 IATEFL Learning Technologies scholarship winner) has been teaching EFL for more than 20 years. He is particularly interested in introducing innovation and change into the syllabus. His quest for innovation in daily practice is reflected on his presentations at the IATEFL, TESOL France, Greece, Macedonia -Thrace, Northern Greece, PEKADE and ISTEK conferences. He has a regular column in the BELTA Bulletin (Belgium) and his articles and posts have been published/posted among others in the IATEFL Voices, Microsoft Partners in Learning blog, ELT News and TESOL Greece Newsletter. Dimitris is also the author of five test books which accompany two coursebook series published by MacMillan. He has been working at Doukas primary school (a Microsoft Mentor school) since 2007.

source: http://www.eltnews.gr/articles/1130-putting-the-cart-before-the-horse
personal blog

Mrs. Simonetta Leonardi

Always looking for something new  to learn and to teach. Primary school teacher,very keen in using ICT in teaching and for life. In recent years:
Innovascuola Primaria coordinator (to promote IWBs in teaching/learning).

Cl@sse 2.0 coordinator (to change the learning environment through ICT in classroom). School on the Cloud  member.

"The innovation process  has allowed me to shift to a learning environment that is wider, creative, rich and dynamic. It has also enabled me to offer students interactive and multimedia contents that are more interesting and effective".
personal website

 

The schools

Istituto Comprensivo Assisi 3 lies in  a small hamlet  outside the town of Assisi in Umbria, the region also known as the Green Heart of Italy.
 

The school is a comprehensive institute, which means there are 3  different grades: pre-primary, primary and  lower secondary school.
IC Assisi 3  for many years  has been  strongly involved in the decision making process regarding innovation.
At present there are  19 working IWBs in the  school, divided into different orders, in all classrooms there is Internet connection.
700 students attend the current school year with a staff of 85 teachers working in  3 grades.
IC Assisi 3 web site,  primary school blog

Doukas School Athens

Doukas School  is  at the forefront of education.One of the 35 Microsoft Mentor schools from all over the globe for its   best practices and pioneering spirit:  1:1, Project Based Learning, Personalized Learning, Open Learning Spaces.  The  practices adopted aim  to  enhance learning and facilitate students to develop skills/competences to build a better world. 
website

Why this blog?

This blog aims to connect Italian pupils attending the Primary School at IC Assisi 3 and Greek pupils attending the Doukas School. They can practice  English as foreign language in a safe and meaningful environment  using innovative tools of the Web 2.0