At the end of March we received colleagues from other countries on our island. This project was in a partnership with 5 other schools, which gave us the chance to get to know people from all around all europe. During this week we visited several places on our island and we also visited our neighboring island, Faial.

On the first day, we welcomed our colleagues with a musical moment. We also made ice breaking games to get to know each other better and in the afternoon, we made a peddy paper “Madalena village” around our village.

On the second day, they went to visit the “Gruta das torres”, were welcomed by the mayor and in the afternoon we presented our work.

On the third day, we went to visit Faial island. On Faial, we visited the Capelinhos volcano and the museum of the city.

On the fourth day they went to visit our island. They went to the museum of whalers and to the house of volcanoes in Lajido.

On the fifth and last day, we did a volcanic rock painting workshop. Then we took a walk through our vineyards to the mill. In the evening there was a farewell dinner, with the participation of madalena's folklore group who taught us to dance some dances.

It was an incredible experience welcoming someone from another country to our home, meeting new people and showing our colleagues the beauty of our island.

Letícia Sousa

Raúl Castro