This autumn, the students of classes 4C and 4D enjoyed an unforgettable language trip to Ireland, accompanied by their teachers Theresa Wieser and Timothy King (4C), as well as Martina Knapp and Tamara Gruber (4D). The classes travelled separately, with class 4C travelling from September 20th to 27th and class 4D from September 27th to October 4th.
The adventure kicked off with a midnight departure to Memmingen, where the students caught an early flight to Dublin. Despite getting hardly any sleep the night before, the students jumped straight into exploring the Irish capital, soaking in the sights on their first day before heading to their host families in Bray and Shankill. The students and teachers were warmly welcomed by the families, which provided a wonderful opportunity to experience daily life in Ireland and practice their English skills in a homely environment.
Each day was filled with engaging activities, starting with a Drama and Musical Camp held in Booterstown from Monday to Thursday. Guided by professional trainers, the students worked on scenes from the popular musical Matilda, polishing their performance skills while improving their English in a fun, interactive setting.
In addition to the camp, the students explored Dublin’s cultural highlights, including visits to the EPIC Irish Emigration Museum and Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, as well as time for shopping. Other activities included a scenic hike to Bray Head on Saturday, which offered stunning views of the coastline, and various excursions to charming nearby towns such as Dún Laoghaire, Dalkey, and Killiney in the afternoons. A highlight for many was an afternoon of bowling and arcade games, which provided some lighthearted competition and laughter. On Sunday, the students either spent the day with their host families, who, for instance, took them to the cinema or watched a local youth club’s football game together, or another trip to get to know a bit more about Ireland’s capital city.
Evenings with the families were also a major part of the experience. The students spent time with their host families, expect for Wednesday, when the classes came together for a group dinner.
The trip concluded with an early-morning departure on Friday, leaving the students with wonderful memories of their time in Ireland. From exploring the vibrant city of Dublin to performing in a musical and bonding with their host families, the language trip was an enriching experience that will surely remain a highlight of their school years.
On the 23rd of April we started our journey to England. Our whole class was very excited even though some of us were a bit sad to leave Austria. After arriving at Gatwick airport, we took a bus to Eastbourne. There we were picked up by our hosts whom we spent the next ten days with. It was interesting to see all the different host families.
On our second day we went to London by train. There we had a guide named Jonathan who showed us all the different sights. Everyone had to present one sight, for example Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, and the Tower of London.
On the next day, we had our first school day. Our class was very stressed to figure out which bus to take because everyone had different bus stops. The school named Willingdon Community School was very strict, especially about their school uniforms and the use of mobile devices. Each student got an individual timetable, which they had to follow. It was very confusing to find the right classrooms in such a huge and stressful school. Unfortunately, some of our lessons were canceled and no one knew about it. So, we had to go the office and ask for help, but nobody offered us any help.
Every day we had different kinds of entertainment after school, for example a walk to Beachy Head, which was very spooky, a drama workshop, a treasure hunt and a visit to the pier. At the weekend we went to London for the second time and the highlight this time was the London Dungeon. It was a very thrilling experience, because of the actors who played witches, Jack the Ripper and other spooky people. Some of us were really scared, because sometimes needles popped up through the seats and water came down from the ceiling. After the Dungeon we had some free time in Oxford Street where you can find all the famous shops.
On Sunday we went to Brighton, a beautiful town at the seaside. It had a wonderful pier and lovely shops, which we don’t have in Austria. Our class also visited the Sealife Aquarium, which is the oldest Aquarium in the world.
The next three days we attended school, but some of us got ill. On our last day we had to get up early in the morning, at 2pm, because our flight back to Innsbruck departed at 6 o’clock. Some of our classmates were glad to fly back home while others were sad. In the end our class wants to say thank you to our teachers Ms. Nindl and Mr. Hofer that they made such a great effort to make our trip enjoyable. We will never forget it.
Helena, Alina & Siri
Noi ci siamo tutti incontrati, gli studenti delle classi 7C/D, con i professori Steger e Steidl alla stazione di Innsbruck alle 10:45. Il nostro treno è partito in orario alle 11:24 a Bologna abbiamo preso la “Frecciarossa”. Verso le 19:00 siamo arrivati a Firenze alla stazione di Santa Maria Novella. Poco dopo siamo andati dalle nostre famiglie ospitanti in taxi. Tutte le famiglie ci hanno accolti con molta gentilezza e abbiamo mangiato una buona cena tipica italiana.
Le lezioni della scuola “Europass”, che è situata nel centro storico, sono cominciate alle ore 9:00 e tutti sono arrivati puntuali e gioiosi. Le classi erano divise in due gruppi e ogni mattina abbiamo frequentato la scuola per quattro ore. Le lezioni d’italiano con gli insegnanti Xenia ed Enzo erano molto intense ma educative. Durante le lezioni facevamo qualche esercizio di grammatica e di conversazione tra quelle avevamo una pausa di quindici minuti. Quasi tutti gli studenti ordinavano una pizza per pranzo in una pizzeria vicino alla scuola. Nel pomeriggio abbiamo fatto una passeggiata esplorativa nel centro della città con Maurizio – l’insegnante molto gentile di storia e arte della scuola. Abbiamo visto i monumenti più importanti di Firenze, per esempio, la Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (il duomo famosissimo), la Piazza della Signoria, il Ponte Vecchio e finalmente il Palazzo Pitti. Poi avendo tempo libero siamo andati a fare un po’ di shopping.
La mattina siamo andati con la scuola al mercato di Sant’Ambrogio per fare qualche domanda ai venditori. Nel pomeriggio siamo andati a Siena in treno e alla stazione di Siena c’erano delle scale mobili che ci hanno portato in città. Qui abbiamo fatto un'altra gita guidata con Cecilia e abbiamo imparato tanto sulla storia di Siena e fatti divertenti. Abbiamo passeggiato tra le diverse contrade e ci siamo fermati alla Piazza del Campo, che ha la forma di una conchiglia. Purtroppo, dovevamo tornare alla stazione troppo presto. Siamo arrivati a Firenze intorno alle 20:00.
Mercoledì il 27 settembre – San Miniato al Monte e Piazzale Michelangelo
Questa volta, dopo scuola, abbiamo di nuovo incontrato la nostra guida Maurizio. Ci ha aspettato davanti al portone della scuola per portarci sul Piazzale Michelangelo e nella famosa Basilica di San Miniato al Monte. Mentre camminavamo per la città abbiamo visto tante cose molto interessanti – le cosidette buchette del vino (sono piccole finestre da dove sono stati venduti vari vini) e l’arte degli “streetartists” Clet e Blub. Clet disegna alcuni cartelli stradali e Blub disegna gente famosa con una campana d’immersione. Alla sera tanti studenti sono usciti per conoscere la vita notturna di Firenze. C’erano tanti giovani italiani in giro.
Come martedì le lezioni alla scuola sono iniziate più presto perché dovevamo prendere il treno a Pisa. Lì abbiamo fatto un'altra gita, con la guida Marco, dalla stazione tra il centro storico davanti alla chiesa Santa Maria della Spina e ai ponti belli fino alla Piazza dei Miracoli. Qui abbiamo visto la torre pendente famosissima di Pisa – conosciuto con il nome “Torre di Pisa”. Naturalmente tutti hanno fatto la tipica foto turistica con la torre. Dopo un breve soggiorno siamo ritornati da soli con un buon gelato in mano alla stazione di Pisa. Alla sera siamo arrivati a Firenze. È ognuno ha fatto la valigia.
Alla mattina abbiamo salutato le nostre famiglie ospitanti e con tutti i nostri bagagli siamo andati a scuola, per godere delle ultime lezioni. Dopo scuola abbiamo mangiato l’ultimo pranzo a Firenze e poi siamo partiti con la Frecciarossa per Bologna Centrale. Alla stazione di Bologna abbiamo cambiato treno e siamo arrivati a Innsbruck con pochi minuti di ritardo. Alla stazione d’Innsbruck abbiamo salutati gli insegnanti e ognuno è tornato a casa sua.
A questo punto vogliamo ringraziare i professori per aver organizzato questo viaggio meraviglioso, divertente e interessante.
Scritto da Viktoria Bloder e Leona Fröhlich, 7C
This fall we, the 7A, got to go on a 10 day trip to USA, California. Everyone had such an amazing time.
We stayed in a little town, near Sacramento, called Davis with our host families. On the first three days we went to Davis Senior Highschool and even went to a football game there. Even though school in the US is very different everyone enjoyed getting to know a different school system. On the weekend we hung out with our new friends, went shopping, went on trips with our host families or went on discovery tours around town. On Monday we got to go on a little tour around the campus at the University of Davis. The following day we went to Lake Tahoe, a beautiful mountain lake, that reminded us a lot of the mountains in Austria. On the last day we went to San Francisco and visited the prison Alcatraz, which was very impressing. After that we drove over the Golden Gate Bridge and took a lot of pictures.
All in all we made so many great memories, met so many new people and made new friends. We had a great time and would definitely go there again.
In the morning we took the train to Brighton, it was a one hour ride. Some of us were singing Christmas songs while the others were really annoyed.
In Brighton our tour guide Alfie showed us around the lanes full of small little shops until we reached the pier where we had a little free time. There was an arcade, many little shops with souvenirs and an amusement park. We went on some of the rides and we absolutely loved it! Sadly we only had an hour of free time so we couldn’t try any other rides.
After that we went to the Brighton Aquarium where we could see loads of fish and sea animals. We walked through a tunnel below the shark tank, which was really cool. Later we ate our lunch and got two hours of time to go shopping. Many of us visited a toy store where you could buy funny ducks and other souvenirs. Sadly these two hours were over soon and we had to take the train home to Eastbourne. At the bus stop we realised that our bus would be thirty minutes late so all of us bus grabbed some drinks at Starbucks. What a great day.
Lisa Dahnelt
We, the 4D, spent one week in the wonderful town of Eastbourne where we had such a great time, that we will definitely remember it fondly. We stayed there in host families who took nice care of us. This way we got the chance to learn more about their culture. Of course, we enjoyed the nice weather and went for a hike to one of the highest and prettiest places namely Beachy Head. From the top, we experienced an absolute stunning view of this seaside resort. In the following three days, our class had the opportunity to join some lessons at Willingdon Community School. This way we got to experience how students around the world learn. On Saturday, we visited London on an excursion where we explored the most famous sights. One of the many highlights of that day was when we visited the popular London Eye, where we were able to spot all those places we had just seen but from a completely different angle. It wouldn’t have been a London trip if we hadn’t visited the well known Big Ben and the famous Buckingham Palace. The next day we arrived at London early, our first stop was Covent Garden. Afterwards, we went to the one and only Madame Tussaud’s where everyone took a bunch of pictures. Later on, the whole class went for a shopping spree in Oxford Street and arrived back in Eastbourne with plenty of shopping bags. On our final day travelling on the south coast of East Sussex, we took part in a drama workshop where we had a lot of fun. Overall, we had a fantastic week in the United Kingdom that literally every single one of us enjoyed and will remember as one of the most memorizing trips we were able to experience as a class!
Lina Proxauf, Lea Thalhammer und Valentina Knoflach
Video: Paul Zoller
Die Klasse 4A verbrachte gemeinsam mit ihrem Englischlehrer Mag. Steidl und ihrer Klassenvorständin Mag. Gruber 10 Tage in England. Ausgewählte Beiträge der Schüler:innen finden sich nachfolgend:
First I have got to mention how tired I was afterwards, honestly, I felt like I did more sport than I ever did and ever plan to in my life. If we ignore that fact I think it was actually really fun. It was really foggy at some parts but it actually looked really pretty. It looked as though it was an aesthetic picture of Pinterest. Once we reached the area to sit at, because it was really windy everyone lifted their jackets above their head and let the wind blow against it. It was fun to watch. Some people also slid down the hills with people dragging them, which ended up with people covering their pants with mud. Even though I didn’t participate, my pants were also really messy at the bottom. After quite a while we got to see the ocean and cliffs, which was really amazing, I mean, how often can you tell someone you walked on top of a cliff? We took around a one hour break, which only kind of helped with the pain in our legs. After what felt like a second we went back. We saw cows, sheep and even horses! I love animals and it was beautiful to see a horse up-close. Honestly, I think everything was amazing, I loved it.
(Svana)
The school didn’t look how I had imagined it. Way more like one you would see in an American Highschool movie. The first time my friend Vivian and I saw my classmates from Innsbruck we felt out of place as we had dressed way too formal. Vivian had even bought a shoe cleaning set… The school felt lonely as there had been a teacher strike and the only students there were preparing for exams. Lunch was way better than expected - we had pasta. Felt lonely but wasn’t bad !
(Benni)
Once at St. Catherines College, the school we visited, everyone got a buddy they were going to go through a whole school day with. They had the same classes, rooms, teachers and timetable in general. When walking through the school, you noticed just how big the school was. In one class, after Chemistry, I had to cross over a road, where cars drove, just to get back to the main part of the school. The girls there were a little judgy but the boys were very friendly most of the time.
(Johanna)
Brighton was a fun, colorful and diverse city. It is a strange and in a way crazy city but in a good way, I understand why it's the (inofficial) gay capital of the country. The lanes were one of the coolest shopping areas I've ever seen, it felt like walking through a movie set. The pier was also really exciting to be at, I get why it's famous. And of course Brighton Sea Life Centre was a great experience too. Seeing turtles up close was phenomenal.
(Leif)
I personally liked Brighton the most out of all the cities and places that we have visited in England.
It’s a peaceful place where you won’t only find the friendliest people but also the greatest and most different sights.
One of my favorite sight was the pier where we rid the rollercoasters and ate delicious snacks.
If you are interested in history then I definitely recommend the Royal Pavilion palace. The pictures we took were unreal!! The Brighton sea life center was also a great experience in my opinion as I saw fish that I never knew existed. I also loved the lanes where there were unlimited amount of shopping stores and food markets.
Brighton is an unforgettable city, you won’t ever go there and not find any activities to do.
(Zeina)
On the second day in London we had a great day, starting it off by walking to the Tower of London. It is a fortified building complex on the north bank of the Thames at the south-eastern end of the City of London and thus also in the centre of the English region of Greater London.
After that we went to the Tower Bridge and even had the possibility to walk over it. I learned that nowadays most boats on this part of the Thames are tourist boats. That hasn’t always been the case though. When Tower Bridge was first built in 1894, ships sailing on the Thames were carrying other important types of cargoes, which means it doesn’t open as often anymore.
After being at Camden Market we went to Soho/ Oxford Street. Our teacher recommended us to go to Carnaby Street and I'm glad I did. There were a lot of awesome shops and good looking restaurants. I really enjoyed everything on that day, especially the food.
(Mia)
Camden market was one of my personal favourite places on the whole trip, apart from the Seven Sisters. The place was so packed that I got lost 5 times. The food market was like a fever dream for me. There were so many different food cuisines. I saw a Chinese place that I wanted to eat at but London is cashless - well, mostly. It was really annoying that everyone only took card. There were a lot of cool shops like Urban Outfitters and Cyber Dog. I would love to go back again as it was a fantastic experience.
(Leo)
In the London Dungeon, I was regretting my decisions on going in there, as I get scared very easily. Even though I screamed the most out of the whole class, I still found it one of the most interesting activities on the whole trip. I was really happy that we were able to have the opportunity to experience the London Dungeons. I really liked how all of the jump scares were always VERY related to history. The way they set up the whole thing was very realistic. I would really like to do it again and try not to scream as much, even though I know I would.
(Dora)
I must say the food was not as bad as I had thought. I have gone to London before and the English food was terrible. But surprisingly the food (at least our hostess') was really good back at the host family. She knew that we wouldn’t like any English food, so she didn’t cook any “English food” except at the first day for dinner. We had the classic English dinner (baked beans, chicken cutlet and chips). When we were in the drama workshop we got packed lunch, which was different depend on the guest family, but ours was just a sandwich and some crips and some sweets. Pretty boring in my opinion. BUT when we were out in London and Brighton we could eat anything we wanted, since it was our free time. I ate mostly Asian food, which was amazing!! It was kinda sad though that the food was cooked by Turkish people and not Asian people. But the food tasted amazing! As for the price it was quite overpriced in my opinion, but definitely worth it. In London at Camden Market, I had some Korean fried chicken with chips and for the topping I had barbecue sauce, but there was Sriracha sauce and sweet chili sauce as well to choose from. All together I think the food was amazing, because you had a big variety of meals.
(Isabella)
Vom 27. September bis 01. Oktober 2022 besuchten Schüler:innen der Klassen 7ABCD im Rahmen der Fremdsprachenwoche Paris. Ein paar Eindrücke möchten sie mit euch teilen:
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Nightjet von Salzburg nach Paris |
Drôle et douillet! |
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Nightjet von Paris nach Salzburg |
Quelle cata! |
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Métro |
Rapide et pratique! |
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Gastfamilien |
Gentil et zarbi! |
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Unterricht |
Pas mal! |
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Erkundungsgänge |
10 kilomètres par jour! |
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Abendsightseeing |
Grande Arche, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées! |
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Brot |
Baguette, croissant, pain au chocolat ! |
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Streik |
Typique! |
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Mode |
Fashionweek Paris 2022 + Victoria Beckham |
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Denkmäler und Museen |
Si beau! |
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Gässchen und Ecken |
Chouette! |
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Regengüsse + Wind |
Occas pour Kir cassis et Pernod! |
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Sonnenschein + Plusgrade |
Paris pur ! |
