Italian Study Tour

During the holidays, 17 students from Years 10 and 11 were given the opportunity to travel to Italy on an enjoyable and insightful tour across the nation. The trip combined elements of both tourism and firsthand cultural experience, through visits to popular and renowned destinations, as well as a one-week homestay which allowed the students to become thoroughly immersed in authentic Italian lifestyle.

Some of the well-known places students were privileged enough to visit included: the Colosseum, the Vatican, Pompeii, the Catacombs (a secret Christian underground cemetery), the Island of Capri and many more! Also, the students participated in activities such as the Gladiator school, Gondola rides and cooking course in the Beautiful Villa Sabolini (Tuscany), Venetian mask making class. This tour allowed us students to gain valuable knowledge about the Italian culture and enhance our language skills.

Sean Neylan (Year 11 Italian) and Lauren McCleland (Year 10 Italian) 10-10-2018

Here a few comments from the students:

Callum: “My favourite part of the trip was the homestay in Prato, because I was able to immerse myself in an authentic experience with Italian culture regarding school, food, youth culture and family life.”

Anthony: "The Italian Trip is probably one of my best school experiences and I think that all students who have the opportunity to go on this trip should go on this trip. Though I didn’t have a favourite destination, I really enjoyed travelling all over Italy with all the students and teachers."

Bianca: "The SICG Italian Trip that took place during the third term holidays was honestly my favourite experience of high school. Although I have never travelled overseas, Italy was honestly the best place to experience my first time travelling. The vast, diverse foods, culture and most importantly the people will always be remembered, Italy will be missed but the memories will never ever be forgotten. I loved how I got to experience going to an Italian school and making new friends from the trip and in Italy, that I will always have contact with. I also loved the fact that I got to practise my language skills and gradually improve them."

Ruby: "The Italian Trip was honestly one of the most rewarding experiences that I’ve had. Having never been to Europe before, and Italy being a place that I was keen to visit I was extremely excited to go on this trip. The trip was one of the most amazing and diverse experiences that I’ve ever had: experiencing the different culture and diverse regional landscape, architecture and food has been priceless and I am very lucky I could be part of it!"

Francesco Melli