The meeting in Amsterdam has been very interesting and very well organized, full of activities. Above all, it has been very challenging.
On the first day (Monday) we discussed all together about what a Myth is and we watched the film “A Myth Retold” that is inspired to the ancient Egyptian myth of Isis and Osiris. The aim of the activity was to let allthe members of the group think about the main topics of the film such as diversity, love, death,procreation. The discussion was very interesting. We learned that each person can have a different point of
view and, actually, this is the importance of a debate that enriches everyone.

On the second day (Tuesday) we watched 3 short films (“Pizza Verdi”, “Night” and “The Circle”) < and 1 documentary (“Frame 394” regarding Walter Scott’s murder). This activity was very challenging because the topic was quite complex and tough: some words occurred to me like prejudice, knowledge, culture, music, justice, politically correct, black lives matter. All the students have been highly involved during the
discussion.

On the third day (Wednesday) we walked around Amsterdam, visiting various places of worship and belief such as the Jewish Museum and de Krijtberg church (both from the outside), a place called Begijnhof with a wonderful little courtyard built during the Middle Ages, a Catholic church called “De Papegaai. The main objective of this activity was to explore the idea of diversity under a religious point of view,that was and
still is a very important issue in the history of humanity. Amsterdam is a simbolic meeting point of different religions, cultures and traditions. That was quite impressive.

On the fourth day (Thursday) we visited the most important museums in Amsterdam: The Rijksmuseum and The Van Gogh Museum. It was an extraordinary experience to see so many masterpieces all together. It was also nice to share with all the students the feelings and impressions about our visits.

The last day (Friday morning), after receiving the certificates of the course, all the students worked on their report of the week spent in Amsterdam; then we took pictures and said goodbye.
To conclude, we can say that it has been a very productive week for meeting people from different countries and sharing experiences.

The Cartesius Lyceum is an ambitious school where innovation and tradition go hand in hand. We stimulate curiosity and creativity. We encourage an open attitude towards each other and to society, within and beyond national borders. In addition to HAVO and VWO, we also offer a full gymnasium course with Latin and Greek. In addition to subject lessons, all students follow thematic and cross-curricular project education. Our students are challenged to further develop themselves at the Cartesius Academy , where they can, for example, follow an extra language at Taal naar Keuze, follow Cambridge English or practice extra sports.

Hello, my name is Regina Jacometti.

I am an art teacher at the Cartesius Lyceum.

My hobbies are sports, music and reading.

It is very special to see how well our students manage in this setting. It helps greatly that four out of five speak a different mother tongue and switch effortlessly (to) from English to Spanish or French. Paandyar shouted happily: Learned something in Spanish, muchos gracias Mrs. Vega!

Now we are in a library with a view of the mountains and a medieval castle in a gigantic library to write this piece. The school is incredibly spacious for the number of students. With 600 students, they have a school at least three times the size of ours. In each corridor there is a full-time invigilator so that students do not misbehave, the espressos of the teachers are made (here) by a coffee lady and in the library as many as three or four employees are working. In addition to similarities in education, we also see some differences.

Today a full day with workshops, museum visits and a poetry evening. See you Monday!

February 8, 2022

Invitation

Erasmus+ Project: "Art for inclusion's sake"

We are pleased to invite the representatives of the participating institutions to the Erasmus+ project meeting ("Art for lnclusion's Sake") which is tobe held at the Dutch school, Cartesius Lyceum (Esprit Schalen) in Amsterdam/ The Netherlands from 6th March till 12th March 2022.

1. 11S "S.Pertini" - Alatri, ltaly.
2. Geschwister- Scholl-Gesamtschule, Lünen, Germany.
3. Agrupamento de Escolas Abade de Baial, Portugal.
4. Bayrampasa Tuna Anadolu Lisesi, Istanbul, Turkey.
5. S. IES La Laboral de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.