God's Classroom

" We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the by paths and untrodden depth of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey." John Hope Franklin Our morning started with this quote as we made our way to Ravenna. Upon leaving our hotel the management complimented our students for their respectful and considerate behaviour. We were quite proud to know that these young ambassadors of YCDSB are already making a positive impact. During our drive we had a trivia competition on the bus quizzing the students on the various pieces of information learned about Venice, Italy and if they could say certain words in Italian. We arrived in Ravenna for a guided tour of the Basilica di San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia (one of the structures that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and the tomb of Dante Alighieri. It was a perfect day that fused our subject areas of study quite perfectly with the art of the mosaics and the the literature study of Dante for the English students. We arrived in Montecatini, had a great dinner, met with our subject teachers then explored the centre of town. Tomorrow we will experience Day 1 out of the 2 days in Firenze (the birthplace of the Renaissance and of course Dante among other writers). This will truly be an enriching experience we can not wait to share with you! A domani