Second Learning Teaching Training Activity – Vasto, Italy
8 – 12 May 2017
| Monday, 8th May | |
| 8:10 | Arrival at school; |
| 8:15 | Official welcome |
| 9:00 | PPT video presenting Vasto, Abruzzo and the main hosting school activities |
| 10:00 | Tour of the school |
| 11:00 | Tea / coffee break |
| 11:15 | Ice Breaking activities: “Let’s Discover Italy”, team game for students and teachers with the hosting students. Written questionnaire about Italy |
| 13:15 | Lunch break at school (teachers, exchange students and hosting students) |
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15:30 17:00 |
Guided Tour of Vasto town centre and visit of its outstanding sites |
| 19:30 | Dinner at Restaurant (teachers only) |
| Tuesday, 9th May | |
| 8:10 | Arrival at school |
| 8:15-11:00 |
Professional presents evaluation criteria for storylines/scripts. Presenting the storylines in English that students made into films; each team brings a copy for every participant (there are 6 Italian students) Discussion led by professional about strengths and weaknesses. Participants complete evaluation worksheets Students show the films they brought (5-6 minutes each) Analysis of films conducted by a professional and involving all participants; Discussion on technical aspects of shooting films. |
| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee Break |
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11:15-13:10 11:30-13:10 |
Workshop about film production and specific duties. Assignment of the task for the week – students work in multicultural teams. They are assigned one of the storylines brought by the teams (different from the ones they have already filmed). They will have to create 2-minute films starting from those. Each team analyses their script, plan the activity and assign duties Teacher meeting |
| 13:15 | Lunch at a restaurant (teachers only)– Students (students with host families) |
| 15:00-19:30 | Guided Trip to the Trabocchi Coast (teachers and students) |
| 19:30 | Dinner at a pub (teachers only) |
| Wednesday, 10th May | |
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6:30 19:30 |
Day trip to Baia and Naples (exchange students and host students) Students will be picked up at Vasto Terminal coach station, teachers will be picked up at the hotel Guided tour (there will be two local guides speaking English and Italian) of Baia with its Aragonese Castle (The Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei, which opened in 1993, is housed inside the fortress dating back to the Aragonese period, which has been specially restored and adapted to fulfill its new role as an exhibition venue. It stands on the top of the high promontory that to the south closes to the gulf of Baia, and from which the entire bay of Pozzuoli and the islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida are visible.) Leaving for Naples Lunch break – Taste the typical Neapolitan pizza in a local restaurant Guided visit of the City Centre ( (Piazza Plebiscito, Via Toledo, Spaccanapoli) Return to Vasto. Host families will pick the students up from The Terminal coach Station. |
| Thursday, 11th May | |
| 8:10 | Arrival at school |
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8:15- 11:00 11:00-11:15 11:15-13:10 11:15-12:15 12:30 |
Workshop on filming techniques – 2 hours.Teams start shooting their films ( film will be two minutes long) Coffee Break Students go on shooting their films and edit them Teacher meeting Lunch at a local winery (teachers only) |
| Afternoon | Free-time |
| 19:30 | Farewell dinner party |
| Friday, 12th May | |
| 8:10 | Arrival at school |
| 8:15-10:45 |
Presentation of final films and evaluation by a mixed panel – students, teachers, professionals. Professional assesses the progress in terms of filming techniques by comparing the initial products with the final films (this should also be done in writing) |
| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15-11:40 | Students complete feedback forms about the exchange and a questionnaire about Italy; |
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11:40 -12:10 12:10-13:00 |
Farewell address by the Head Teacher and certificates of attendance and Europass mobility form Teacher meeting |
| 13:30 | Lunch at restaurant (teachers only) |
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15:00-18:00 |
Teachers visit to Termoli and its historical centre; |
| 19:30 | Dinner in Vasto Marina (teachers only) |