Nadezhda's Page

Hi colleague.
I am very glad to welcome you to our Polish-Italian social network, which will soon change into "The Polish-Italian-Russian"network,after your students get registered by you!
Why don't you tell them to join the discussion which our colleague Adam has just started. The theme of the discussion is: "What are your ambitions for the future?"
Kind regards,
Antonella Novello

Dear Nadezhda,
how are you ?
1. I have asked your students to put some photos of your towns in their pages....it would be nice to see a map of the Russian federation as well, to understand where you are located exactly.
2. Adam and I have started a new discussion about a) our students' expectations about this project 2) their ideas about our respective countries. I hope all your students will join it!
Take care,
Antonella

Dear Nadezhza
my Religious Education colleague is very interested in knowing how this subject is currently taught in your country, if it is taught at all.
In Italy it became an optional subject a few years ago..When I was a student, it was compulsory.
She would like to know:
- if it is optional or compulsory in Russia
- how many hours a week of RE your students have
- do they read the Bible or the Gospel? Do teachers go through the history of different religions all over the world? Or do they just deal with the history of Cristianity and the Orthodox religion?
- Is the subject taught by priests or lay people?

Many thanks on behalf of my colleague Anna.

Antonella

Yes, Nadia, and both Adam and I have answered, saying we both think the idea is great but I would not know where to start from...?
Adam commented somehow similarly..if I remember well...
Antonella

P.S. Thanks for your quick answer about the teaching of RE in Russia. I understand this subject is not taught in state schools in Russia, but only in private religious ones.. Am I right ?

Dear Nadia,
the "technician" Antonella has told me to ask you for a complete list of the students who are registered in our social network, in alphabetical order...
Guess what? Adam and I have arranged our students and us to spend one hour next week phoning each other via skype..Hopefully, we will be able to arrange this with your students as well, some time after Christmas..
Bye for now,
Antonella

Of course we can chat while you are online.
If yuo give me your skype address, I will call you (probably at Christmas) to discuss how to go on with the project..
For the time being my students will soon be publishing some power point presentations, which contain the answers to some questions the Polish guys asked them..and viceversa..
With a separate mail, I am sending the same list of questions for your students to try and answer them..

Can you remind me when your Christmas holidays are.. I mean, from when to when is school closed? In Italy it closes from 24th December to 6th January. I am going to call you during the holidays, if your computer has not been fixed yet, I will call you on your home number.
Iam glad you liked the questions and we are looking forward to reading the answers... our presentations are almost ready.. I can't change them now, but they do include some Italian words..

This is the effect of globalization... the world as a global village where different cultures are hardly recognizable.. where you find the same products, you hear the same music wherever you go...Let's hope Obama will help make things a bit different to what they are now...

CONGRATULATIONS!
The site is very very nice.
Antonella

Congratulations on winnign such an important contest.
I am proud I am working with the top Russian English teacher.
Your humble colleague,
Antonella