Programme of Events
Second Dance Meeting in Venice, Italy ♦ 2nd - 6th May 2014
♦Students and teachers from Ireland, Germany and Turkey will travel to Venice in Italy for the second, Take a Chance: Let's Dance! meeting.
♦Student profiles have been prepared so that the new students can become familiar with each other before they meet.
♦Bracelets are being made in Newpark for all the participants which reflect the theme of friedship.
♦Have a great trip all!
Friday 2nd May
Arrival day
♦Students and teachers arrive in Venice
♦13.30 Turks arrive and meet Mrs Gattini at airport
♦15.00 Meeting point with hosts at Piazzale Roma –Venice bus station
♦17.20 Germans arrive and meet Ms Battistel at airport
♦19.00 Meeting point with hosts at Piazzale Roma - Venice bus Station
♦ Students go home
♦20.30 Dinner for teachers
Saturday 3rd May
First Day
♦8.00 German and Turkish students at school: classes with their hosts ♦Teachers free time: independent visit of neighborhood
♦10.00 Walk in mixed groups to Parco Groggia (S. Alvise) – Look for dancing gestures in Tintoretto’s paintings in Madonna dell’Orto, in statues, people…
♦Teachers may come to school or meeting point at 10.30 Campo dei Gesuiti in front of We-crociferi
♦11.00 Irish arrive & meet Ms Prata, Ludovica, Enrico, Lucrezia & Gaia at airport ♦Bus and boat to S. Alvise , parco Groggia
♦12.00-12.30 Gathering of all partners: rehearsals in the theatre
♦13.00 Lunch/buffet by “Orient Experience” in Parco Groggia
♦15.00 Welcome with headmaster ♦Performance of poetry dances ♦Preparation for Flashmob
♦18.00 Students go home
♦19.15 Dinner for teachers
Sunday 4th May
Second Day
♦9.30 Meeting point to be announced (bring a packed lunch)
♦Trip to the Islands of the Lagoon
♦Flashmob (time & venue to be fixed)
♦16.00 Students go home
♦Teachers: work meeting and dinner at Laura’s
Monday 5th May
Third Day
♦8.00 Meeting at school ♦Walk to Mark’s Square
♦9.30 Visit to Biennale - Photography exhibition of past Dance festivals and guided tour of the Palace (view of S. Mark basin)
♦12.00 Boat to Giudecca: s. Giorgio - Zitelle Lunch at “Food and Art”
♦15.00-17.00 CZ Theatre: Dance exchanges: students bring their music and teach each other their favourite dances
♦Sharing and evaluation
♦Students go home
♦Dinner for teachers
Tuesday 6th May
Departure Day
♦8.00 Italian students go to school
♦Irish group: Piazzale Roma at 9am or airport at 9.45am
♦11.45 Flight to Dublin
♦Turks and Germans can leave their luggage at school till 15.00
♦Turkish and German teachers with their students: free sightseeing
♦19.00 Germans and Turks leave
Wednesday 7th May
Back to School
♦Tired but Happy!
♦What a wonderful trip, sun, sea and success.
♦Thanks to Elisabetta and Laura for their great organisation and energy.
♦Thanks also to the host students and their families for their hospitality.
