 We
started our second week in Tuscany with a day at school (San Giovanni
Bosco). The school system is totally different to the Australian school
system so it was a great new experience. We attended four English classes
and talked about Aranmore and Australian schooling in general. We also
went to the pool with the class because they go swimming every second
week.
On Monday night we went to Florence and saw The Phantom of the Opera.
It was a great experience but Italians speak so fast that it was hard
to understand.
Tuesday was our last visit to Florence so we went to the Accademia and
saw the statue of David. We also climbed the Coppola (church dome) and
saw the whole of Florence. Wednesday was back to the Siena Markets where
we bumped into a familiar Aranmore face, Miss Connor. On Thursday we said
goodbye to our Principal and on Friday morning we had the challenging
task of saying goodbye to our host families who we had all become very
close to.
We finished the adventure with four days in Rome including a one day
trip to Pompeii. Rome is so full of things to see and we managed to squeeze
in the Spanish Steps, the Pantheon, Piazza Novona, the Trevi Fountain,
the Vatican, the Colosseum and lots of things that we just 'chanced' upon.
Thankyou to Ms Quattrini, our Italian hosts, Aranmore and our families
for helping to make this excellent trip come true. We recommend it to
all LOTE students!
Sam
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As
part of the 11 Human Biology programme, all Year Eleven Human Biology
students visited the Perth Zoo on Monday 14 February. Students were required
to observe all the primates at the Perth Zoo and record their observations
in their work-book. Despite it being a very hot and humid day students
worked enthusiastically all day, completing their tasks successfully.
The students found some relief when they attended a primates lecture in
an air-conditioned theatre. The presenter was quite impressed with the
numerous and varied responses from the Aranmore students.
Our
first destination was Venice where we had lots of fantastic experiences
including Burano Island which is famous for its lace and its colourful
houses. We also spent an afternoon in Verona and visited Juliet's Balcony
which is where Romeo and Juliet's love story was set. 
After
our stay in Venice. we caught the famous Eurostar train to Poggibonsi
Station in Tuscany to start our two week homestays. We stayed with the
Italian students who had stayed with us in 2003. On the first day, we
went to school (might I add that it was on a Saturday!). The school was
in a small town called Colle di Val Delsa and it specialises in languages,
fashion and automotive studies. After going home for lunch we went out
for pizza in Poggibonsi. The next day Bianca went to a soccer match with
her host sister and Sam and I learnt table soccer Italian style. 
The
2005 Student Representative Council began with a Leadership Day held in
the Parish Centre. The day was designed to further enhance leadership
skills and to develop friendships between the Councillors. During the
day the Council's ability to work as a supportive team became evident.
It was an informative day for all of the Councillors who learned about
things as diverse as meeting procedures, effective communication and about
each other.