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This is a two-year project with the title "Physical Activities and Sports in Different Environments". Teachers and pupils from Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Rumania, Bulgaria, Austria, Denmark and Greece had a meeting from 13th-17th April in Konya, Turkey. Representing Austria were Mrs Schneidhofer and Mr King, along with Buenjamin and Ismail Topprakale. Our delegation was actually the smallest there, with most of the other schools sending huge numbers of pupils and/or teachers. The result was a rather unruly mob, which at times was not all that easy to keep organised, but we still managed to get some work done! The next meeting will be in Denmark in October, where we hope everything will run just as smoothly.
While nearly all the other pupils stayed in the same luxury hotel as their teachers, Buenjamin and Ismail stayed with separate host families, despite being by far the youngest pupils there. They had a great time with their hosts and their excellent behaviour was a credit to the school.
Thanks to our hosts' organisation the four days in Turkey were quite an experience and we returned to Austria with some lasting impressions.
Mr King had the largest room in the hotel.
Having arrived late at night, the only place still open was a tiny kebab restaurant with very low tables. Tasted great, though!
Impressions from the first day
The Turkish pupils performed traditional dances for us.
A visit to the bazaar is always good.
Friday 15th April was a very long day of sightseeing, with a 300km bus trip out to Cappadocia. We had good luck with the weather and while it was hardly hot we at least had plenty of sun. The best bit was the underground city at Derinkuyu, which extends downwards over eleven levels to a depth of about 85 metres. How people managed to live underground for any length of time is beyond me. I don't think it can have been very comfortable!
First stop was the caravanserei at Sultanhani.
We then reached Selime, where we made a brief stop.
Then we went for a walk through the Ihlara valley.
Then deep down into the underground city at Derinkuyu.
Uchisar, in the Goereme National Park, where we stopped for lunch.
The final two stops of the day before dinner, Cavusin and its surroundings.
On Saturday we woke to sunshine and blue skies, which was perfect as our Turkish hosts had organised a tour of Konya for us. The day was more than filled by what Konya had to offer and by the evening we were well and truly tired out. To round it all off we visited a Dervish ceremony, which made Mr King so dizzy that he kept trying to photograph the lights.
The tour of Konya and the Whirling Dervishes.
3rd Meeting in Copenhagen
From 3rd to 7th October three teachers (Mrs Scheidhofer and Mrs Hlawatsch accompanied by our Head Teacher, Mr Dollischal) and four pupils (Andreas Hosendorfer, Emanuel Braun, Zoe Hofstaettner and Carina King) went to Copenhagen for the third project meeting. The host school was Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole.
Having arrived on Monday evening, the first full day was Tuesday. The day's activities consisted of a welcome meeting at the school, including team building for the afternoon sight-seeing trip around Copenhagen. This was a very active day, with the sight-seeing entirely on foot (apart from a boat trip at the end), plus the half-hour walk to and from school.
The first stop of the tour was Christiansborg Palace, which is located on the tiny island of Slotsholmen. It contains the Danish Parliament Folketinget, the Supreme Court and the Ministry of State.
Parts of the palace are used by the Royal Family for various functions and events. The Royal Reception Rooms include The Tower Room and The Oval Throne Room, where foreign ambassadors to Denmark are received by the Queen. The Throne Room gives access to the balcony where the Danish monarchs are proclaimed.
Next up was the Royal residence, Amalienborg Palace. Considered to be one of the greatest works of Danish Rococco architecture, it was constructed in the 1700s. It is made up of four identical buildings - Christian VII's Palace, also known as Moltke's Palace, Christian VIII's Palace, also known as Levetzau's Palace, Frederik VIII's Palace, also known as Brockdorff's Palace and Christian IX's Palace or Schack's Palace - spread around an octagonal courtyard. This is the main residence of Her Majesty the Queen. When the flag is raised, it signals that the Queen is present.
We then went to see one of Copenhagen's most famous sights, the Little Mermaid. Made by a sculptor called Edvard Erichsen, it symbolises a story by Danish author and poet, Hans Christian Andersen, of a young mermaid who fell in love with a prince who lived on land and often came up to the edge of the water to look for her love.
The next stop was the fortress of Kastallet, followed by the Royal Danish Opera House. This impressive building has fourteen stories, five of which are subterranean.
We then took a look at a statue of Copenhagen's most famous son, Hans Christian Andersen, followed by the Round Tower, the oldest functioning observatory in Europe. We were then finally able to give our aching feet a rest with a canal tour, starting from Nyhavn.
Here we really must congratulate the students of Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole, who made a fantastic job of being tour guides for us!
Wednesday brought slightly rainy weather. There was a presentation by the Italian Comenius team in the morning followed by an afternoon visit to the city centre. In the evening the pupils went to a restaurant for dinner with the Danish students, while the teachers dined at a local brewery.
On Thursday the Bulgarian team presented their outdoor sports, canoeing and climbing. In the morning there was also dancing with Karen (traditional Danish Polonaise) and Physical Education in the gym hall, comprising circuit training and badminton. In the afternoon the PE lesson was football, outside in quite chilly rain! In the evening there was a barbecue and party at school with several(!) school bands, some of whom were really excellent. The Turkish and Greek teams presented their traditional dances in the schoolyard.
Friday was the last day of the trip, with the Spanish team's presentation in the morning plus performances by the Danish Drama and Dance group. There was also a discussion of the details for the final meeting here in Austria, from 23rd to 27th April 2012.
The following activities are also part of our Comenius project and many of them were financed in total or in part with Comenius money.
Red Nose Run
On Sunday 23rd October a record 123 members of our school took part in the annual Red Nose Run in the Academy Park in Wiener Neustadt. We managed a total of 1088 kilometres. This brought us a clear win in the group competition, while Ingrid Eichberger won the women's competition and Patrick Berger took second place in his age group. All in all a great turn-out and result for our school - many thanks to all who participated.
Spark 7 School Running
The Spark 7-sponsored "School Running" in the Akademie Park on Tuesday 28th June provided a splendid occasion for the entire school to do something together. Nearly all the pupils and teachers ran the two-kilometre course together and although for some it was more fun than for others, the general consensus was that it really wasn't all that bad. It also proved to be quite fruitful from a medals point of view, with pupils taking several bronze and silver medals home with them.
Gold and silver for our orienteering team!
On Wednesday 15th June our school's orienteering team returned from the Lower Austrian Championship with gold and silver medals. 19 pupils took part in the championship, which was held in Tulln. Emanuel Braun and Vanessa Pomelli won individual gold medals and the team H-15 with Alex Foidl, Michi Budisavljevic and Emanuel Braun also took gold. Gesine Kircher, Emma Benesch and Kathrin Schanner took silver. Congratulations to the team, which was trained by Marianne Schneidhofer, MA.
Successful swimmers
On Tuesday 5th April second-year pupils took part in the Wiener Neustadt Schools Swimming Championship at Aqua Nova. In the mixed relay race the team of ten swimmers took a fine second place.
4th-years at the fitness club
As part of the current Comenius project, "Physical Activities and Sport in Different Environments", fourth-year pupils have been visiting the local fitness club to try out a few new sports and activities. It has made a nice change from the normal PE lessons, but by far the biggest challenge has been walking the 500m back to school without being late for the next lesson. We live in hope that one class might yet manage it.
Fasching Tuesday - Wintersport Day
As always on Fasching Tuesday the whole school went out into the great outdoors to get some fresh air and exercise. This time we packed ourselves into five buses and were delivered to a very sunny, if rather cold Semmering.
The skiers and snowboarders promptly disappeared on the slopes while the rest of us went of walking. The classes 3de and 4def took the path through the forest to Maria Schutz, where they descended on the Kirchenwirt like a swarm of locusts, clearing out their supply of doughnuts within minutes.
2def took the same path, but due to an extended toilet break up at the lift station, we were too slow to make it all the way there and back and so had to turn around shortly before reaching our goal. Luckily the four teachers accompanying the group were able to contact their colleagues at Maria Schutz and order a doughnut each, so at least they managed to get their hands (and teeth) on one...
All in all it was another very nice outing and much appreciated.
Click here to see pictures of the skiers and snowboarders in action.
Wintersporttag Wanderung auf einer größeren Karte anzeigen
2def on the slopes in Kreischberg
From 10th to 14th January the second-years had a great time in Kreischberg learning how to ski and snowboard (of course, those who could already got even better at it). Good weather, good snow, good food and good friends. What more could you want?
Click here to see pictures of the evenings.
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Click here to see more pictures of the nightlife.
Click here to see pictures of the race.
Click here to see even more pictures on the slopes!
Red Nose Day a huge success for our school!
67 participants took part in the Red Nose Day Run organised by ASVÖ and HSV Orientierungslauf in the Akademiepark in Wiener Neustadt. Students, parents, friends and relatives started at 9.30 and enjoyed the beautiful autumn sun. They walked and ran with dogs or friends and covered a total distance of 364 kilometers. Many thanks to the amazing generosity of people like you!
