Diary of our visit

At 9 o'clock the 1st year students performed a couple of songs for us, one in German and another one in English. We could also see a Maths class in which the students were buiding polyhedrons. Then, we went to the computer room and there we could see how 2nd year students were being introduced to programming and learned computer code through Code Combat. At 11 o'clock we visited a Physics class in the science lab. In that class, the students were doing an experiment about water evaporation. The teacher did the experiment and the students made the hypothesis by answering the teacher's questions. Then, they reported the experiment. Finally, we saw a music class in which the 4th year students were rehearsing with their band. In the afternoon, we shared a meal with some of the teachers, with whom we could continue discussing about school issues. It was very interesting!

At 9 o'clock we went to the science lab again. This time, we saw a practical class in which the students were learning to create some bacteria. At 10 o'clock we attended a Chemistry class, also in the science lab, and at 11 we could see a Geography class with the 1st year students. They were learning about volcanoes and they built a volcano all together to see how it erupted. At 12 o'clock we had a meeting with some teachers, with whom we talked about the possibility of starting a collaboration in English. Finally, we attended a music class. This time, the 4th year students were practising body percussion. One of the students performed a song with the piano for us, and, as they were 4th year students, at the end of the class we could talk to them about orientation. It was very interesting for us to know about the plans they all had for the following school year, and it helped us understand the Austrian education system.

On Friday, it was time to say goodbye. Before leaving, however, we could talk to some students. They were very interested in our school, our projects and our way of working. They asked us about lots of things and we could also ask them different questions through which we learned about their impressions and opinions of their school system and their way of learning. They were all very happy and proud of their school, and they said they felt very excited about our visit. After that conversation, they gave us a box of Austrian chocolates with a message that we really appreaciated: they wrote "Thank you very much" in German, in English and in Catalan! We really thanked them, especially the head teacher, for their kind welcome to their school, we invited them to visit us or to contact us for further collaborations and we said goodbye.