The Hillside Seminar November 2012
We were delighted to welcome our friends from LV Bertareli to Hillside in November 2012.
We had a wonderful day in school, completing a range of workshops, before having an evening at the bowling.
The following day was spent in Liverpool, looking at The Beatles Museum, The Slavery Museum and a trip on the Yellow Duckmarine.
Looking at the comments below, we all had a great time!
The Trip
I was looking forward to this trip. I was so glad I was going to see again some of the students I had the chance to meet in Slovakia, and furthermore I was quite happy about meeting some new students.
Each one of them was extremely kind and nice to all of us, and the thing is, even if we actually spent only a few hours together, we are so close. This trip, besides visiting places I actually enjoyed – such as Liverpool and Chester – and realizing once again how important “breaking the barriers” is. It also helped me to overcome my shyness a little bit more. I've always found talking to people I barely know – especially not in my first language – quite difficult, but I must say it was so easy.
It also was a big chance – and a bit of a challenge – for the rest of the Italian students to practice something we study at school. Thanks to people who make this experience possible!
I’m looking forward to see my English friends to their next trip to Milan. (Ylenia)
Drama
During the trip to Liverpool, we visited the Hillside School, where we have participated in numerous activities: one of these was “drama”. I never liked acting , but in this situation I enjoyed it and honestly I really liked it. The teacher was very expert and I appreciated the message “to communicate the voice is not essential but is simply just the body”. I think that this lesson was the time when there was more harmony between us and English students because wearing a mask we were able to create an atmosphere of happiness, joy and humour with everyone involved. In my opinion was one of the best moments and remind it (Edoardo).
A Sightseeing in Liverpool
On November 21 we met with English students and their teachers. Together we visited the Beatles Museum. it was very interesting to know the history of this band starting from the beginning and coming to the breakup of the band and the individual success of each of the four ex Beatles.
Just finished the tour a group of British students and we went to have a coffee and we were able to make more friends and know each other better.
Around 11 we went out of the museum and we got on the “Yellow Duckmarine”: a fun interpretation on two wheels of the famous Yellow Submarine. On the “Yellow Duckmarine” we did a tour of the city visiting the most popular places in the center of Liverpool. The gentleman who explained to us the various important places in Liverpool every so often he'd jokes and funny gags!
After this fantastic trip, we had lunch and in the afternoon we went to visit the International Slavery Museum on the slaves from Africa. In addition to reconstruct the route of the transatlantic human beings, from the capture on the coast of West Africa, with the atrocious conditions of carriage by sea, to the final destination in transatlantic alien plantations. It also underlined the economic importance of the "abominable traffic" that benefited the Western economies. More than to the brutality of slavery, there was also an area dedicated to the cotton trade.
At the end of the day, unfortunately we had to say goodbye to our English friends and their teachers with the hope to meet them soon again in Milan. (Betsy)
We had a wonderful day in school, completing a range of workshops, before having an evening at the bowling.
The following day was spent in Liverpool, looking at The Beatles Museum, The Slavery Museum and a trip on the Yellow Duckmarine.
Looking at the comments below, we all had a great time!
The Trip
I was looking forward to this trip. I was so glad I was going to see again some of the students I had the chance to meet in Slovakia, and furthermore I was quite happy about meeting some new students.
Each one of them was extremely kind and nice to all of us, and the thing is, even if we actually spent only a few hours together, we are so close. This trip, besides visiting places I actually enjoyed – such as Liverpool and Chester – and realizing once again how important “breaking the barriers” is. It also helped me to overcome my shyness a little bit more. I've always found talking to people I barely know – especially not in my first language – quite difficult, but I must say it was so easy.
It also was a big chance – and a bit of a challenge – for the rest of the Italian students to practice something we study at school. Thanks to people who make this experience possible!
I’m looking forward to see my English friends to their next trip to Milan. (Ylenia)
Drama
During the trip to Liverpool, we visited the Hillside School, where we have participated in numerous activities: one of these was “drama”. I never liked acting , but in this situation I enjoyed it and honestly I really liked it. The teacher was very expert and I appreciated the message “to communicate the voice is not essential but is simply just the body”. I think that this lesson was the time when there was more harmony between us and English students because wearing a mask we were able to create an atmosphere of happiness, joy and humour with everyone involved. In my opinion was one of the best moments and remind it (Edoardo).
A Sightseeing in Liverpool
On November 21 we met with English students and their teachers. Together we visited the Beatles Museum. it was very interesting to know the history of this band starting from the beginning and coming to the breakup of the band and the individual success of each of the four ex Beatles.
Just finished the tour a group of British students and we went to have a coffee and we were able to make more friends and know each other better.
Around 11 we went out of the museum and we got on the “Yellow Duckmarine”: a fun interpretation on two wheels of the famous Yellow Submarine. On the “Yellow Duckmarine” we did a tour of the city visiting the most popular places in the center of Liverpool. The gentleman who explained to us the various important places in Liverpool every so often he'd jokes and funny gags!
After this fantastic trip, we had lunch and in the afternoon we went to visit the International Slavery Museum on the slaves from Africa. In addition to reconstruct the route of the transatlantic human beings, from the capture on the coast of West Africa, with the atrocious conditions of carriage by sea, to the final destination in transatlantic alien plantations. It also underlined the economic importance of the "abominable traffic" that benefited the Western economies. More than to the brutality of slavery, there was also an area dedicated to the cotton trade.
At the end of the day, unfortunately we had to say goodbye to our English friends and their teachers with the hope to meet them soon again in Milan. (Betsy)