• Maria Marques
  • Laura Salvagno
  • Maria Marques
  • Laura Salvagno

Motivation III - Portugal

All the students involved in previous LTTA on the Portuguese side could now be guides to show Portugal to the Italian, Polish, Turkish and Romanian partners. Leggi altro
  • Inizio del viaggio
    17 febbraio 2020

    Vieira do Minho

    17 febbraio 2020, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    Following the agenda for the first day the Portuguese students prepared a welcoming ceremony where they performed some of the activities they do throughout the school year, being the strongest ones gymnastics and music.
    The tour around the school facilities show that rebuilding is happening and in less than two years a new school will be ready. In the afternoon participants from all countries formed teams with a student from each nationality to get engaged in sport for team bonding and faster acknowledgement of each other. Everybody seemed to have a good time and feel comfortable with this challenge. The day ended with a kind of a treasure hunt to get to know Vieira a bit better.
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  • Still Vieira for Theatre and Caniçada

    18 febbraio 2020, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    Tuesday was ready for the theatre club activities and the ETC theatre company brought to stage the play “Not one of us!”. This was an interactive play where students were invited to play some small roles. After the actors went away it was time to roll up the sleeves and work on the scenery that should be ready for the school play about water pollution to be taken to scene on Thursday. This was one of the highlights of the program. Funny, entertaining, but highly pedagogical, focusing the problems of adolescence in modern times.
    In the afternoon the group went to the Caniçada Dam where they could enjoy a slow journey in the Brancelhe boat. The landscape is bucolic and amongst the vegetation the group could even spot one of Cristiano Ronaldo’s houses. On the way back all these teenagers could hang around Parque dos Moinhos near River Ave.
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  • Braga and Guimarães

    19 febbraio 2020, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C

    From Vieira to Braga are around 30kms. This is a city whose foundation is roman, went through changes till it got the medieval look and is nowadays a touristic city. The highlight is now Bom Jesus, a UNESCO site on the hill, facing the city with a stunning view.
    From here, on this Wednesday afternoon, it was time to visit Guimarães - the Cradle of Portugal. This is another UNESCO site that depicts the way of living in medieval times. It is a place for a bit of open air history in a compact city centre full of battles and conquers.
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  • Back to Vieira - Theatre Club

    20 febbraio 2020, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Thursday starts again at school. It is finally time to use the scenery prepared in the workshop and watch the students from the theatre club performing on stage the short theatre play they prepared about the project. It included in the plot the partner countries, as well as the clubs it involves - photography, environment, ITC and robotics. It was dramatic the way they presented the problem of pollution affecting the water reservoirs around the planet. They also proved that together world nations can solve the problems if they get united. Afterwards students could learn how to prepare masks. They could be creative and use the materials given for the purpose.
    In the afternoon the vocational students prepared a cooking workshop for baking biscuits, fruit skewers and “pastel de nata” - traditional custard pie. So, our certificate ceremony included an afternoon snack prepared by the students involved in the project.
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  • Porto... hustle and bustle!

    21 febbraio 2020, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Unfortunately Friday is here to put an end to this wonderful week. This is now time to visit Porto, the capital of the north of Portugal. Mostly known because of Port Wine caves and its picturesque houses along the Douro river, it is also a place for riverboat cruises and “azulejos”. It is famous among tourists all over the world and the complete tour should be done by walking on the highest platform of Ponte D. Luís.
    In the afternoon we headed to the Discoveries Museum, where students could understand better the importance of Portuguese sailors for the shape of today’s world. There is even a boat tour throughout the Portuguese discoveries!
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    Fine del viaggio
    21 febbraio 2020