CG - MTV 05 SCISCIANO (NA) 01.02 - 30.04.2012
The local partner of this project is "La Risposta ONLUS", a NGO based in Scisciano, in Neaples province (http://www.onluslarisposta.it).
The Project is called: "THE WORLD INSIDE THE CLASSROOM". The project aims to present to primary and high schools pupils the volunteers' cultures and languages. The idea is to prepare workshops where the volunteers introduce the costumes and traditions of their home countries so to compare with the local ones. The project will take place
during February-April 2012. The volunteers will give very basic classes of foreign languages and facilitate the intercultural exchange using and creating games, stories, video and drawings so to make it all more interactive. The workshops will be held three times a week at school. You will also be helping local volunteers giving ‘remedial classes' twice a week.
The volunteers will be working 6 hours per day and will have two free days a week (trips and visits will be organized). It will be a great experience to know local culture, share life experiences with local and other international volunteers. The volunteers are encouraged to bring posters, dresses, books, pictures, games and any other thing that could be used with children from their home countries.
ACCOMMODATION: The volunteers will be given a full furnished flat or hosted in local families. They will have to cook and clean the flat by themselves.
LOCATION: Campania (Italian pronunciation: [kam'pa.nja]) is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country. Located on the Italian Peninsula, with the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west, the small Flegrean Islands and Capri are also administratively part of the region.
Throughout much of its history Campania has been at the centre of southern Civilisation's most ignificant entities. The area was colonised by Ancient Greeks and was within Magna Græcia, until the Roman Republic began to dominate. During the Roman era the area was highly respected as a place of culture by the emperors, where it balanced Greco-Roman culture. The area had many duchies and principalities during the Middle Ages, in the hands of the Byzantine Empire and some Lombards. It was under the Normans that the smaller independent states were brought together as part of a sizable European kingdom, known as the Kingdom of Sicily, before the mainland broke away to form the Kingdom of Naples. It was during this period that especially elements of Spanish, French and Aragonese culture touched Campania. Later the area became the central part of the Two
Sicilies under the Bourbons, until the Italian unification of 1860 when it became part of the new state Italy. The capital city of Campania is Naples. Campania is rich in culture, especially in regards to gastronomy, music, architecture, archeological and ancient sites such as Pompeii, Herculaneum and Paestum. The name of Campania itself is derived from Latin, as the Romans knew the region as Campania felix, which translates into English as "fertile countryside". The rich natural sights of Campania make it highly important in the tourism industry, especially along the Amalfi Coast, Mount Vesuvius and the island of Capri.Scisciano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 20 km northeast of Naples. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,166 and an area of 5.5 km². The municipality of Scisciano contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) San Martino, Palazzuolo, Spartimento, and Frocia.Scisciano borders the following municipalities: Marigliano, Nola, San Vitaliano, Saviano, Somma Vesuviana. Source: wikipedia.com
LANGUAGE: Italian, English
TERMINAL: Napoli