On the 23rd of April we started our journey to England. Our whole class was very excited even though some of us were a bit sad to leave Austria. After arriving at Gatwick airport, we took a bus to Eastbourne. There we were picked up by our hosts whom we spent the next ten days with. It was interesting to see all the different host families.
On our second day we went to London by train. There we had a guide named Jonathan who showed us all the different sights. Everyone had to present one sight, for example Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, and the Tower of London.
On the next day, we had our first school day. Our class was very stressed to figure out which bus to take because everyone had different bus stops. The school named Willingdon Community School was very strict, especially about their school uniforms and the use of mobile devices. Each student got an individual timetable, which they had to follow. It was very confusing to find the right classrooms in such a huge and stressful school. Unfortunately, some of our lessons were canceled and no one knew about it. So, we had to go the office and ask for help, but nobody offered us any help.
Every day we had different kinds of entertainment after school, for example a walk to Beachy Head, which was very spooky, a drama workshop, a treasure hunt and a visit to the pier. At the weekend we went to London for the second time and the highlight this time was the London Dungeon. It was a very thrilling experience, because of the actors who played witches, Jack the Ripper and other spooky people. Some of us were really scared, because sometimes needles popped up through the seats and water came down from the ceiling. After the Dungeon we had some free time in Oxford Street where you can find all the famous shops.
On Sunday we went to Brighton, a beautiful town at the seaside. It had a wonderful pier and lovely shops, which we don’t have in Austria. Our class also visited the Sealife Aquarium, which is the oldest Aquarium in the world.
The next three days we attended school, but some of us got ill. On our last day we had to get up early in the morning, at 2pm, because our flight back to Innsbruck departed at 6 o’clock. Some of our classmates were glad to fly back home while others were sad. In the end our class wants to say thank you to our teachers Ms. Nindl and Mr. Hofer that they made such a great effort to make our trip enjoyable. We will never forget it.
Helena, Alina & Siri
Noi ci siamo tutti incontrati, gli studenti delle classi 7C/D, con i professori Steger e Steidl alla stazione di Innsbruck alle 10:45. Il nostro treno è partito in orario alle 11:24 a Bologna abbiamo preso la “Frecciarossa”. Verso le 19:00 siamo arrivati a Firenze alla stazione di Santa Maria Novella. Poco dopo siamo andati dalle nostre famiglie ospitanti in taxi. Tutte le famiglie ci hanno accolti con molta gentilezza e abbiamo mangiato una buona cena tipica italiana.
Le lezioni della scuola “Europass”, che è situata nel centro storico, sono cominciate alle ore 9:00 e tutti sono arrivati puntuali e gioiosi. Le classi erano divise in due gruppi e ogni mattina abbiamo frequentato la scuola per quattro ore. Le lezioni d’italiano con gli insegnanti Xenia ed Enzo erano molto intense ma educative. Durante le lezioni facevamo qualche esercizio di grammatica e di conversazione tra quelle avevamo una pausa di quindici minuti. Quasi tutti gli studenti ordinavano una pizza per pranzo in una pizzeria vicino alla scuola. Nel pomeriggio abbiamo fatto una passeggiata esplorativa nel centro della città con Maurizio – l’insegnante molto gentile di storia e arte della scuola. Abbiamo visto i monumenti più importanti di Firenze, per esempio, la Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (il duomo famosissimo), la Piazza della Signoria, il Ponte Vecchio e finalmente il Palazzo Pitti. Poi avendo tempo libero siamo andati a fare un po’ di shopping.
La mattina siamo andati con la scuola al mercato di Sant’Ambrogio per fare qualche domanda ai venditori. Nel pomeriggio siamo andati a Siena in treno e alla stazione di Siena c’erano delle scale mobili che ci hanno portato in città. Qui abbiamo fatto un'altra gita guidata con Cecilia e abbiamo imparato tanto sulla storia di Siena e fatti divertenti. Abbiamo passeggiato tra le diverse contrade e ci siamo fermati alla Piazza del Campo, che ha la forma di una conchiglia. Purtroppo, dovevamo tornare alla stazione troppo presto. Siamo arrivati a Firenze intorno alle 20:00.
Mercoledì il 27 settembre – San Miniato al Monte e Piazzale Michelangelo
Questa volta, dopo scuola, abbiamo di nuovo incontrato la nostra guida Maurizio. Ci ha aspettato davanti al portone della scuola per portarci sul Piazzale Michelangelo e nella famosa Basilica di San Miniato al Monte. Mentre camminavamo per la città abbiamo visto tante cose molto interessanti – le cosidette buchette del vino (sono piccole finestre da dove sono stati venduti vari vini) e l’arte degli “streetartists” Clet e Blub. Clet disegna alcuni cartelli stradali e Blub disegna gente famosa con una campana d’immersione. Alla sera tanti studenti sono usciti per conoscere la vita notturna di Firenze. C’erano tanti giovani italiani in giro.
Come martedì le lezioni alla scuola sono iniziate più presto perché dovevamo prendere il treno a Pisa. Lì abbiamo fatto un'altra gita, con la guida Marco, dalla stazione tra il centro storico davanti alla chiesa Santa Maria della Spina e ai ponti belli fino alla Piazza dei Miracoli. Qui abbiamo visto la torre pendente famosissima di Pisa – conosciuto con il nome “Torre di Pisa”. Naturalmente tutti hanno fatto la tipica foto turistica con la torre. Dopo un breve soggiorno siamo ritornati da soli con un buon gelato in mano alla stazione di Pisa. Alla sera siamo arrivati a Firenze. È ognuno ha fatto la valigia.
Alla mattina abbiamo salutato le nostre famiglie ospitanti e con tutti i nostri bagagli siamo andati a scuola, per godere delle ultime lezioni. Dopo scuola abbiamo mangiato l’ultimo pranzo a Firenze e poi siamo partiti con la Frecciarossa per Bologna Centrale. Alla stazione di Bologna abbiamo cambiato treno e siamo arrivati a Innsbruck con pochi minuti di ritardo. Alla stazione d’Innsbruck abbiamo salutati gli insegnanti e ognuno è tornato a casa sua.
A questo punto vogliamo ringraziare i professori per aver organizzato questo viaggio meraviglioso, divertente e interessante.
Scritto da Viktoria Bloder e Leona Fröhlich, 7C
This fall we, the 7A, got to go on a 10 day trip to USA, California. Everyone had such an amazing time.
We stayed in a little town, near Sacramento, called Davis with our host families. On the first three days we went to Davis Senior Highschool and even went to a football game there. Even though school in the US is very different everyone enjoyed getting to know a different school system. On the weekend we hung out with our new friends, went shopping, went on trips with our host families or went on discovery tours around town. On Monday we got to go on a little tour around the campus at the University of Davis. The following day we went to Lake Tahoe, a beautiful mountain lake, that reminded us a lot of the mountains in Austria. On the last day we went to San Francisco and visited the prison Alcatraz, which was very impressing. After that we drove over the Golden Gate Bridge and took a lot of pictures.
All in all we made so many great memories, met so many new people and made new friends. We had a great time and would definitely go there again.
In the morning we took the train to Brighton, it was a one hour ride. Some of us were singing Christmas songs while the others were really annoyed.
In Brighton our tour guide Alfie showed us around the lanes full of small little shops until we reached the pier where we had a little free time. There was an arcade, many little shops with souvenirs and an amusement park. We went on some of the rides and we absolutely loved it! Sadly we only had an hour of free time so we couldn’t try any other rides.
After that we went to the Brighton Aquarium where we could see loads of fish and sea animals. We walked through a tunnel below the shark tank, which was really cool. Later we ate our lunch and got two hours of time to go shopping. Many of us visited a toy store where you could buy funny ducks and other souvenirs. Sadly these two hours were over soon and we had to take the train home to Eastbourne. At the bus stop we realised that our bus would be thirty minutes late so all of us bus grabbed some drinks at Starbucks. What a great day.
Lisa Dahnelt
We, the 4D, spent one week in the wonderful town of Eastbourne where we had such a great time, that we will definitely remember it fondly. We stayed there in host families who took nice care of us. This way we got the chance to learn more about their culture. Of course, we enjoyed the nice weather and went for a hike to one of the highest and prettiest places namely Beachy Head. From the top, we experienced an absolute stunning view of this seaside resort. In the following three days, our class had the opportunity to join some lessons at Willingdon Community School. This way we got to experience how students around the world learn. On Saturday, we visited London on an excursion where we explored the most famous sights. One of the many highlights of that day was when we visited the popular London Eye, where we were able to spot all those places we had just seen but from a completely different angle. It wouldn’t have been a London trip if we hadn’t visited the well known Big Ben and the famous Buckingham Palace. The next day we arrived at London early, our first stop was Covent Garden. Afterwards, we went to the one and only Madame Tussaud’s where everyone took a bunch of pictures. Later on, the whole class went for a shopping spree in Oxford Street and arrived back in Eastbourne with plenty of shopping bags. On our final day travelling on the south coast of East Sussex, we took part in a drama workshop where we had a lot of fun. Overall, we had a fantastic week in the United Kingdom that literally every single one of us enjoyed and will remember as one of the most memorizing trips we were able to experience as a class!
Lina Proxauf, Lea Thalhammer und Valentina Knoflach
Video: Paul Zoller
Die Klasse 4A verbrachte gemeinsam mit ihrem Englischlehrer Mag. Steidl und ihrer Klassenvorständin Mag. Gruber 10 Tage in England. Ausgewählte Beiträge der Schüler:innen finden sich nachfolgend:
Vom 27. September bis 01. Oktober 2022 besuchten Schüler:innen der Klassen 7ABCD im Rahmen der Fremdsprachenwoche Paris. Ein paar Eindrücke möchten sie mit euch teilen:
Nightjet von Salzburg nach Paris |
Drôle et douillet! |
Nightjet von Paris nach Salzburg |
Quelle cata! |
Métro |
Rapide et pratique! |
Gastfamilien |
Gentil et zarbi! |
Unterricht |
Pas mal! |
Erkundungsgänge |
10 kilomètres par jour! |
Abendsightseeing |
Grande Arche, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées! |
Brot |
Baguette, croissant, pain au chocolat ! |
Streik |
Typique! |
Mode |
Fashionweek Paris 2022 + Victoria Beckham |
Denkmäler und Museen |
Si beau! |
Gässchen und Ecken |
Chouette! |
Regengüsse + Wind |
Occas pour Kir cassis et Pernod! |
Sonnenschein + Plusgrade |
Paris pur ! |