Students
Andrea Lami, Anna Di Michele, David Cesarone, Diego Fedele, Elisa Speranza, Tommaso Barbieri
Stella Laureti, Riccardo Recchia, Carlotta Assetta , Giovanni Faricelli, Dario Manzoli, Michelle D’Armi
Istituto Omnicomprensivo di Alanno
Erasmus+ Project KA121
Mobility group of students in Estonia
Parnu (18th March - 25th March 2023)
Saturday 18th March 2023
We left Italy wishing to meet new friends and to have a good travel experience.
We left from Chieti Scalo bus station at 1:30 am and arrived at Ciampino airport at about 4 o’clock.
At 6.35 we took our flight and landed in Tallinn at 10.45 (time zone 1+).
Then we took the bus to get to Parnu coach station where we arrived at about 2.30 pm.
We finally met the Estonian families and our new friends!
Sunday 19th March 2023
On this day we enjoyed different activities with the Estonians and their families: some of us went to the "Rannametsa Tolkuse Nature Trail", others split up, others went to the shopping centre and others went to "Veekeskus Waterpark".
Monday 20th March 2023
On Monday we went to school for the first time and played ice breaking games to get to know each other better.
Then our teachers divided us in groups to do some activities about pollution and SDG (sustainable development goals).
Then, after eating at the school canteen, we went back home with our Estonian friends.
Tuesday 21st March 2023
We designed, created and presented posters related to six Goals concerning the 2030 Agenda, which we discussed the previous day:
Treasure Hunt
In the afternoon we went together to the center of Pärnu to do a Treasure Hunt in search of symbolic statues.
We took pictures of the most important places and monuments in Parnu.
Wednesday 22nd March 2023
On Wednesday 22 March 2023 we went to Tallin, the capital of Estonia and it took about two hours to go there from Pärnu. We visited the Europa Experience where we learned the history of many European cities and Governments.
Then we went to Studio Rackett 69, a place where we did some experiments and activities related to STEM like building a capsule for an egg or finding the midpoint of Estonia.
Then we had a free hour with our Estonian friends and we saw a lot of monuments and bought some souvenirs in the old part of the city.
Thursday 23rd March
We started lessons at 8:10 am and finished at 3 pm. The subjects of the day were: History, Art, Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Russian and Physics.
The most appreciated lesson was Art and we had fun studying Russian, a language so different from ours. We changed classroom for each subject and there were breaks between lessons to help students relax and rest.
Friday 24th March 2023
We took part to a Conference about Responsible Consumption and Production; we talked about different topics such as electricity, fast fashion, water and other.
We were divided in groups to work, talk and play games about each topic.
After lunch we all met again at 5pm to play Kahoot and take certificates about our mobility in Estonia.
The farewell party!
After that, we took some food and enjoyed some music: everyone danced and laughed, even teachers!!
We listened Italian, Estonian and even international songs so that everyone could sing and dance.
It was amazing!
Saturday 25th March 2023
At 5.30 am we said goodbye to the Estonian families and to our friends and we took the bus to Tallinn airport.
At 11 am we took our flight to Roma Ciampino where we landed at 1.30 pm.
Finally at 5:30pm we arrived at Chieti scalo bus station where our families were waiting for us.
What was it like to stay in a host family?
It was nice to stay in a host family because we communicated and made friends with all the family members and learned new habits and new traditions about their way of life.
We all bonded with our peers and with the family and that made us feel at home.
How was it like to live away from our families?
In a foreign country, you can find yourself alone, so you need to be more responsible and independent.
Furthermore you must adapt and you mustn’t give up.
So it’s important to be strong!
The results of the work
During these days we worked about responsible consumption and environment in general (pollution, importance of water, etc). Thanks to these activities we learned to work in groups, tried to speak English and, of course, paid more attention to these issues.
Communication in English
At first it was a bit difficult to talk and communicate with other students, even though they were very good at speaking in English, but quickly we were all able to communicate in some ways and our English improved so much too.
Thank you
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Code 2021-1-IT02-KA120-SCH-000047565