EXCHANGE WITH ITIS ROSSI, VICENZA
Burduselu was also one of the students who participated in the second visit. With another 34 students on April 12 she went to the Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale A. Rossi.
“It has been another very interesting experience,” she said, “especially how classes are structured and how even the basic outline of the class is.”
Also, Burduselu enjoyed how there are lectures and the chance to talk to the teachers more.
“I heard there are labs in the school, and I am really excited to see them,” she said.
This school exchange was a chance to return the visit that some students of the ITIS Rossi classes did at the VHS on Caserma Ederle this past January.
“In our school, we strongly believe in this type of exchange between our students and those of the American installation,” said Alberto Frizzo, ITIS Rossi principal.
“It’s a project that began many years ago and has developed in different ways over the years. Unfortunately it was interrupted due to the pandemic, but I am glad it started again, because from the first minutes I spent with the students they show how it is important to interact and share different but also common experiences,” he added.
One student who participated in the visit to the VHS is Matteo Danese. “The school is different from the Italian one, for example the change of class where each class has a different theme, but also the approach with the teachers is different,” he said.
Danese explained that when he participated in the January exchange, one of the classes he attended was the Italian one. “There was greater use of the multimedia system, while in our Italian school the lesson is more ‘spoken,’ didactic,” he said.
At the end of the field trip, the Italian students provided snacks to their American peers.
“They [students] were very welcoming,” said VHS Senior Lauren Parker, who had a wonderful time meeting new people.
“They are now my friends,” she said.
