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THE LAND OF GODS A Sicilian Experience Organized by The Italian High School Mario Rapisardi - Italy

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PROJECT CATERED TO: Fifteen to Twenty English Students + Two Teachers hosted by Italian families

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ISTITUTO SUPERIORE M. RAPISARDI An Italian High School with a particular emphasis on Classical Languages

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Cultural Tour Of Sicily

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PROJECT CATERED TO: Fifteen to Twenty English Students + Two Teachers hosted by Italian families

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CONTENT GREEK MYTHS ABOUT: -Love (Aci and Galathea) -Metamorphosis (Aci and Galathea, Arethusa) -Sin and Punishment (The Titans, Ephestus)

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AIMS To promote a cultural exchange in which students and teachers learn from each other ways of learning/teaching. To encourage an educative process in which Italian and English students actively share ideas and opinions on themes coming out from myths and legends related to the places they are going to visit To solicit foreign students interest in mythology and Sicilian history gaining a brief but effective insight into it. To understand why Greek mythology and legends deeply influenced English literature and art.

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COSTS A ROUNDTRIP AIR FARE THE COACH RENTAL FOR THE TRIPS (ABOUT 40 EUROS PER STUDENT) MEALS AND ACCOMODATIONS ARE PROVIDED

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BEFORE ARRIVAL A couple of explicative web lessons given by: Prof. Paolo Cipolla Prof. Rosario Scalia (Department of Classics, University of Catania )

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DURING THE STAY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION THREE TOURS - Aci Castello - Syracuse - Mount Aetna TEN HOURS OF PREPARATORY LESSONS

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I st DAY: LETS INTRODUCE OURSELVES Morning: Headmasters welcome, tour of the school, coffee break, powerpoint presentation of the myth of Aci and Galatea. Brunch at school: Interactive activities on the myth of Aci and Galatea (web quest, creative writing,video activities) Evening/night: Dinner with the host families

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2 nd DAY: LIVING THE MYTH OF ACI AND GALATEA Morning/ afternoon: Aci Castello the Faraglioni thrown by the Cyclop the Island Lachea visited by Ulysses the Norman castle the Museum

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3 rd Day: Hephaestus and Mount Aetna THE FIRE IN THE CAVERN OF ETNA CONCEALED L.Byron Hours of Idleness Morning: Powerpoint presentation of the Greek God of the Volcano (Efesto) Interactive activities (web quest, reading texts and producing a written report) Afternoon: Tour of Catania with the students families Evening/night: Time with the host families

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4 th Day: ETNA: The pillar of Heaven A stillVolcanoLife That flickered in the night From Emily Dickinsons volcanic punctuation FULL DAY EXCURSION ON MOUNT AETNA

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5 th Day : Looking for Arethusa, The Peerless Nymph Oh save me! Oh guide me! And bid the deep hide me, for he grasps me now by the hair!SHELLEY Morning at school: Working on the legend of Arethusa. Interactive activities (LIM, computer lab)

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6 th DAY : FULL DAY IN SYRACUSE ORTYGIA Morning/ afternoon: the typical little roads the Greek theatre the temple of Apollo the fountain of Aretusa the cathedral built on Athenas Temple Evening/night: with the host families

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7 th day Farewell Dinner With typical Sicilian dishes and wine

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CONTACT US WEBSITE: WWW.ISTITUTORAPISARDI.IT CONTACT US: danimaugeri@tiscali.it (Project Manager)