Program

What you see here is the program the students followed during the exchange week in the Netherlands. It was prepared by teachers from Castor college Marijke van Ommeren, Ari Smit and Esther Veefkind. The other activities the students did on their own are excluded here, as they prepared those themselves. On monday, they went to play padel. On tuesday, they went to one of the student’s house to have fun there. On wednesday, they went ice skating. On thursday, they went bowling. Finally, on friday, they had a party at another student’s house!

Monday, October 2nd:

8.50h
Present in the classroom 204

9.00h
Start of the week: The rector Mr. Marc van Buuren welcomes the students at our school

9.10h
Presentation students of the Ecoteams about what they have achieved so far

9.30h
Introduction program for the students with ice-breaking activities

10.30h
Break

11.00h
Lecture by Miranda Oedzes, specialized coach in communication and group processes and our contact at Eco-schools

12.30h
Break

13.00h
Eco-scan

15.00h
Students return to their host-families              

Tuesday, October 3rd:

9.00h
Start in 204 with the processing of Monday’s lecture/assignment. Make a summary of the lecture of Miranda Oedzes.

10.30h
Departure from school to HVC Alkmaar
Students travel to Beverwijk train-station by bike. We take at 11.02 train to Uitgeest and from there we take the bus 163 to Jadestraat 1 arrival 11.39.

11:45h (+/-)
We walk together to our lunch, provided by school at McDonalds. Departure to HVC Jadestraat 1 at 12.45h

13:00h
Visit of HVC: Household Waste Center and Energyplant. Reception and English presentation English tour of the factory for about 16 students and 5 teachers.

14:30h
End program at HVC: return trip train-station Beverwijk,

Wednesday, October 4th
Visiting the city of Amsterdam:

08.45h
Meeting at the front of trainstation of Beverwijk. We will make an adaptationwalk in “de Rivierenbuurt Amsterdam”.

13.25h
Meeting in front of the van Goghmuseum museum.

13.45h
Visit of Van Gogh museum.

14.45h
Free time in the city

18.00h
Students meet in front of the train station, near the stairs to platform 1. Stop at  trainstation Bloemendaal for Ice-skating activities

Thursday, October 5th
Visit to TU/Technical University

7:45h
Gathering at the front of the station Beverwijk, tickets provided

7:58h
Departure from train station Beverwijk, platform 3 Sprinter to Amsterdam CS

8:15h
Arrival at Haarlem station, transfer to platform 6 Intercity to Vlissingen at 8:51h

9:35h
Arrival at Delft station, transfer to bus platform F direction TU Campus at 9:45h

9.53h
Arrival at van der Burghweg 1 building 26.

10:00h
Green Village

12:00h
Lunch break

12:30h
Workshop Sustainable Construction

14.30h
Returntrip to Beverwijk

16:30h (+/-)
Arrival

Friday, October 6th:

9.00h
Start in classroom 204. Miranda Oedzes will manage the assignments. Action plans; Spearheads.

10.00h
To the aula 

10.15h
The signing a covenant by the headmaster in the aula and the captain of our Ecoteam

10.30h
Analyzing the scans and finish and start assignments for the follow up at school and for the conference in Portogruaro

12.30h
Lunch

13.40h
Departure by bike to the Vuurlinie: Noorderweg 13a; 1948 PJ Beverwijk

14.00h
Start activities at the Vuurlinie 

16.25h
French Fries with snack and drinks 

16.55h
Students return to their host-families

Monday, April 8th

8.30h
Welcome to the Dutch team at Liceo XXV Aprile and short school tour

9.00h
The headmaster Mr. Daniele Dazzan welcomes guest students and teachers in the Aula Magna

9.15h
Eco teams give a presentation about what it’s been done and achieved so far in their schools

9.45h
Introduction to the program for the week: activities and tasks for students

10.00h
Lecture on the integrated waste management system in the metropolitan city of Venice by dr. Laura Valentini, VERITAS Group

11.00h
Break

11.30h
Students and teachers will leave by private bus to Bioman recycling site in Maniago

12.15h
Lunch break

13.30h
Visit to Bioman organic waste recycling site

16.15h
Arrival in Portogruaro

Tuesday, April 9th

8.30h
Italian students give a presentation about tourism issues in the Venice area

9.30h
Bike excursion on the territory to an agricultural company producing biogas

10.30h
Visit to Azienda Agricola Sant’Anna, Cinto Caomaggiore

12.15h
Break

13.00h
Return to Portogruaro by bike

14.00h
Arrival in Portogruaro

Wednesday, April 10th

8:11h
Departure from Portogruaro train station

9:19h
Arrival at Trieste train station Transfer via public transport to Marine Protected Area of Miramare

10:30h
Visit of BioMa , Marine Biodiversity Center Students take part in the workshop “Mind the Micros!”

13:30h
Lunch break Return to the city centre via public transport

14:45h
Free time in Trieste

17:00h
All students and teachers meet at Trieste train station

17:16h
Departure from Trieste

18:24h
Arrival in Portogruaro

Thursday, April 11th

7:39h
Departure from Portogruaro train station

8:51h
Arrival at Venezia Santa Lucia train station; walk to Ca’ Farsetti, seat of the City Council of Venice.

9:30h
Guided visit of historical palaces Ca’ Farsetti and Ca’ Loredan

10.30h
Students and teachers will be welcomed by Mrs. Ermelinda Damiano, President of the City Council of Venice. Presentation about strategies to tackle Overtourism in Venice by Dr. Brigida Pagani.

12:30h
Reaching St. Mark Square for a short introduction to its building

13:00h
Lunch break in Campo Bandiera e Moro / Campiello del Piovan

14:00h
Free time in Venice

17:20h
All students and teachers meet at Venezia Santa Lucia train station

17:39h
Departure from Venice

18:34h
Arrival in Portogruaro

Friday, April 12th

9:00h
Students work in iternational groups writing reports on the activities of the week

11:00h
Break

11:15h
Feedback and evaluation of the conference

12:10h
Closing ceremony of the Conference

13:00h
Students will go home to hosting families

18:00h
Meeting at Arhena 5 for bowling

19:30h
Giropizza dinner for students and teachers