eTwinning project ,,Different, but equal " in Italy -Paola Lupi

1. Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “ Ferraris-Brunelleschi” a.s. 2009/2010

2. Our town: Empoli

5. Piazza Farinata degli Uberti

6. Piazza Farinata degli Uberti, Collegiata di S. Andrea

7. The main department is 5 minutes on foot from the railway station. OUR SCHOOL

8. A new building is under construction

10. Our students spend a lot of their school time in laboratory; there are laboratories for Chemistry, Electronics, Mechanics, Technical drawing, Electrotechnics and Information Technology.

12. Our Institute offers educational opportunities to every kind of students, especially to those who have a high risk of drop-out. Each course lasts five years and at the end of it, the students can go to the university or apply for a job. Only the students of the Vocational Department can leave the school at the third year after an examination, as skilled workers.

13. We have many extra time activities in the school, such as theatre, musical group, afternoon courses in support of students with special needs or behavioural difficulties.

15. Separate waste collection and energy saving at school This Project concerns the separate waste collection of paper and multimaterials (aluminium, glass, plastics and tetrapak) in each classroom. The results of this collection are displayed at the end of the school year in an exhibition in our school. Besides, thanks to the activities and the data collected by the students of the Electrotechnic Department we try and teach our students how to save energy and respect the environment. Last year our school won a National Prize for these activities.

16. “ Globe” Project The Italian Ministry for National Education has chosen our school to monitor the environment for this Project. GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide secondary school-based science and education program. Students, teachers and scientists collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system. They work in close partnership with NASA and NSF Earth System Science Projects ( ESSPs ).

17. Comenius Project “Greenergy” Our school is a partner of this Project with other six schools from five European countries. Last year a group of our students visited Norham College in North Shields, Newcastle, to meet some of our English partners.

18. “ I CARE” PROJECT TO HELP STUDENTS IN DIFFICULTY