PYP3 residential trip to Archeopark

PYP3 residential trip to Archeopark

PYP3 residential trip to Archeopark 1920 1080 School Office PYP

Dear PYP3 Parents

We are very pleased to announce that the PYP3 students will be given the opportunity to go on an overnight educational trip to Boario Terme (Brescia) on Thursday, the 20th March to return on Friday, the 21st March to visit the Archeopark and the UNESCO World Heritage site, La Valle Camonica. This experience will support the learning in the Year 3 Unit of inquiry “Where We Are in Place and Time“. During the trip, our Year 3 students will investigate how evidence of how the past can give us important clues about the way people once lived.

On the first day we will go to Capo di Ponte on Valle Camonica, UNESCO world heritage site. We will visit the Museum di Cemmo di Capo di Ponte with the archaeologist dott. Ausilio Priuli, and then go to the municipal park of Seradina-Bedolina.

On the second day we will explore Archeopark and our students will spend the morning with an experienced guide who will support the students as they engage in a variety of activities to deepen their understanding of the archeological finds, previous settlements, engravings and the evolution of mankind over time.

We will leave school promptly at 8:00 on Thursday (20th March) and will be back at school at 17:00 on Friday (21st March). The chaperones for this trip are Ms Antonella, Ms Carvalho, Ms Maria, Ms Mallory, Mr Erik and Ms Anna. The PYP3 students will spend the night at the Albergo Hotel Graffitipark where they will be housed together on one floor and will be sleeping in double or triple rooms (room assignments will be communicated to students upon arrival at the hotel). All meals will be provided by the hotel and the Archeopark except the packed lunch the first day, which will be provided by us.

Our itinerary will be:

Day 1

  • 8:30 Depart from H-FARM Campus
  • Arrival at Capo di Ponte around 12.30 pm
  • Lunch break (packed lunch which is provided by the school at the museum’s equipped facility)
  • Lesson with the archaeologist dott. Ausilio Priuli at the museum di Cemmo di Capo di Ponte
  • Excursion to the municipal park of Seradina-Bedolina UNESCO world heritage sites with the archaeologist Priuli
  • Reading of the territory, discovery of anthropic traces, reading of the flora and reading / discovery of the rock engravings of the park
  • Prehistoric labyrinth activity at Di Cemmo museum
  • Return to hotel room accommodation, and dinner

Day 2

  • Transfer to the Archeopark of Boario Terme (arrive at 08:30)
  • Visit of the housing facilities
  • Workshops: Learn how to use a flywheel drill, Beating of copper (each child will transform a copper disk into a small bowl), Grain milling (each child will grind grain in a stone mill), Rafting (the children will use traditional methods of transport to move across the lake)
  • Lunch break 12:30 – 13:30 at Archeopark
  • Depart from Archeopark 13:30 arriving at school approx at 17:00 (we will inform you when we will be 1 hour far from arrival)

The cost of this trip is approximately 265€ per student, including the private bus at our disposal for the whole time, accommodation at the hotel with dinner and breakfast, snacks, lunch at the Archeopark and all activities related to the Archeopark, guided visits and meeting with the archaeologist Mr Priuli included.
This trip is effectively part of the didactic programme, for this reason we expect all students to participate, but please let us know no later than Thursday, January 30th 2025 if your child can’t participate due to a scheduled family commitment: office.ve@h-is.com

We will confirm the final cost and send instructions for payment after January 31st.

We’re excited to be able to offer this opportunity to our PYP3 students. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thank you for your support,
Ms Antonella, Ms Carvalho and Ms Maria