Carnival Parade
February 16, 2023 – This year too, the traditional Carnival celebrations have transformed into a parade of color, joy, dancing, and smiles; so that everyone can always be themselves and whoever else they want to be.
International Mother Tongue Day
, February 21, 2023 – Speaking a language isn't just about using different words. Words are never alone; they always have alongside them the traditions, culture, sounds, and smells of the land from which they come. On International Mother Tongue Day, parents, grandparents, and caregivers came to school to recount the stories of their traditions in their native languages: Swedish, Mexican, Portuguese, German, Greek, Modena dialect, French, Spanish, Romanian, Canadian, American, Genoese dialect, and Italian. It was a beautiful moment of unity. Meanings transcend words.
Field Trip: Ghirlandina Tower in Modena,
February 6, 2023 – Our first-grade students' field trip to the city tower is part of the Italian, Geography, and Science curricula, as well as the cross-curricular project "The City of Modena."
Inspired by the GHI sound spelling in class, the children and teachers, after researching the city's historic landmarks, decided to visit the Ghirlandina Tower, a symbol of Modena and, along with the Cathedral and Piazza Grande, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. At the base of the tower, the children examine the variety of materials it is made of; during their exploration, they discover that the tower was used as a measuring tool for products sold at the market: the length of fabrics one wanted to purchase could be measured. The size of food items was measured in the hole visible in the photo. Climbing the internal staircase leading to the top, the children gaze at the captivating panorama and describe our Modena from above.
Field trip: Modena Sottosopra – Civic Museums of Modena and Novi Ark
February 14, 2023 – theoretical and experiential workshop on the Roman origins of the city of Modena. Our fifth-grade class's field trip is part of the history curriculum and the cross-curricular project "The City of Modena."
The children walked along part of the Roman road, likely of Etruscan origin, that connected Modena to Mantua. Upon arriving at the Novi Ark archaeological park, the students discovered artifacts. The remains of two rural buildings were reassembled: a well with a stone mouth, a rectangular basin with cobblestone flooring, perhaps used for washing sheep before shearing, and a large circular basin with brick walls, likely used for carp farming. During the workshop, led by the park's organizers, the children also experienced how stamps were used in the numerous kilns of Mutina to certify the original provenance of products. The ancestors of trademarks.
Chess Club
In February, a great new addition arrived at EducatioNest: chess lessons!
The project began initially for elementary school classes in collaboration with expert Federico Malavasi and then expanded to preschool with Damiano Ballestri. The two talented teachers began this journey of play, fun, strategy, and concentration with our preschool and elementary school classes with the goal of creating our Chess Club and the EducatioNest school team!
Damiano tells the children the story of chess and introduces each piece of the chessboard:
“But I already know this game… Every piece moves and the queen is stronger, she has to capture all the opponent's pieces and then she wins” Giorgio
“Yes, but even if she hasn't captured all the opponent's pieces you can still win, she just has to capture the king” Elia
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