EXCHANGE

From the 5th to the 8th of April we share 4 wonderful days of activity, exchange and exploration. The greek school welcome all the other partners with kindness and a deep desire to show the beauty of their land and the volcanologic sites of the area. The first day we went to visit the island of Nicyros, about 2 hours away from Kos. The entire island is an active volcano with an open crater that was possible to visit. There we also visited the volcanology museum, that we discovered being one the only museum totally dedicated to Volcanoes. The second day we went to visit the school and to meet with Teachers, students and the municipality. Also for this occasion the Greek school organized many activity for the entire group: we had an online meeting with Evi Nomikou, Geology Professor in Athens University and in charge of Nisyros Geopark, that gave a brief lesson about Volcanoes in Greece, than after the break we had cultural Exchange activity as dance performance of local traditional dances and “syrtaki” dance lesson and preparation of “Lazarakia” , traditional kind of mini buns made in Kos to symbolise the Resurrection of Lazarus (Greek Easter tradition). In the afternoon we enjoyed a bike tour all together and then we share a social dinner.
The third day we went to visite another fundamental piece of Kos history, the Asclepeion, the first modern hospital where Ippocrates operated. Then we visited Casa Romana and the Roman Odeon, another part of Kos history when Romans where present on the island,around 2000 Years and finally we saw the Volt Art Project Exhibition, an astonishing art exhibition inspired by volcanes created by some students of the scool with the Art teacher Martina during the weekends. All Italian and Icelandic Students and Teachers were astonished by the amount of projects created in just two months and only during the weekends!
Then the fourth and last day together, we went to visited the South of Kos island where the most ancient eruption happened. During the day we went also to visit a bee farm where the owner explain to the students the gifts of the bees and we had a beatiful walk on a path under a volcanic mountain where we could find may signs of volcanic activity. Then back Kos Town we visited the archaeological museum where we could nurture our eyes with the beauty of ancient greek art.
It has been a great opportunity both for students and teachers to study volcanoes and share with people from a different culture and Language. At the end a great time to open our mind and our heart.