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What is it that makes a UWC education so special? A personal perspective.

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6 March 2011 3Reunions 2011 - New Format 4News from UWC Adriatic 5Alumni Contributions to INA & TOK 9Alumni events 2010 11Stories of Donations 12 Music Masterclass 14Pagine Italiane 15

It was a great privilege for me to be offered the chance to be the Deputy Head and Director of Studies at UWC Adriatic. Before I arrived at UWC Adriatic I worked at UWCSEA in Singapore for 8 years in total and as Deputy Head of College for 4 years. I believe in experiential learning and I wanted to find out how two such contrasting establishments could be members of the same umbrella organization, with the same mission statement and International Board. UWC Adriatic differs considerably from UWCSEA in respect of the nature of experience that contributes to the richer lessons of life, although the underlying values are the same and embraced with equal enthusiasm. UWCSEA is more like a ‘global village’ international school, working with students who already have had considerable exposure to other nationalities and cultures as they travel the globe with their parents. This is a significant difference when considering UWC Adriatic where the college offers students with predominantly home nation experiences the opportunity to get to know students from other nationalities; however the outcomes are broadly comparable.It is possible at first sight to imagine that an educational philosophy originating from the 1950s has passed its ‘use by date’. Add to this the fact that it is hard to find any written rationale other than a selection of anecdotes in the transcripts of a few speeches offered by its founding exponent. However, the fundamental challenges and solutions identified by Kurt Hahn can be interpreted in this century as easily as they were in the last. The failure to appreciate that the common ground of humanity within individuals is so much more substantial than the superficial differences between people is as much a risk as it ever was. We can now add ‘generations’ to the list of differences, along with races, cultures, and nationalities, as increasing numbers of older people whose experiential learning was mainly in a different technological paradigm to the one in which they now find themselves . The nature of technological communication developments unfortunately compounds this problem further as young people communicate increasingly remotely and impersonally with each other. Will the ‘IT native’ generation of today be significantly less empathetic than their parents? A recent piece of research from the US indicates that there may indeed be a decrease in our capacity to understand the emotions of others, although the cause can only be speculated. The emphasis within a UWC education on understanding of the needs of others is, I would argue, more important than ever. At the core of a UWC education is the diversity of challenges and experiences offered, and to be part of that process is, I sincerely believe, an honour for all concerned and I hope that we can be able to offer it to even more young people. A UWC spirit of actively embracing challenge and understanding the needs of others will be so useful in the future.

Mike Price, Director of Studies - Deputy Head

Mike Price, Director of Studies

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6 Marzo

6th March

6 MARCH 20111st Worldwide UWC Adriatic Action Day.

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шестой марTCOMMUNICATE

you can speak with a journalist about your UWC Adriatic experience;

you can give visibility to UWC Adriatic by putting a link to our website on your facebook /blog /website

DONATE you can donate one day's salary to

the College while communicating UWC values and mission to your colleagues, asking them to help you support us. Remember to check whether your company offers a gift

matching programme which could double your donation.

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6TH MARCH, 2011 IS COMINg!! ARE yOU READy?

As posted in our first Alumni Newsletter last October, following on from one of the ideas that came up at the 2010 Reunions, we are organising the first worldwide UWC Adriatic Action Day.

Here are some ideas that you can use to create your own Action Day event:

We can provide you with promo and info materials that you can use during your event: we're preparing a brochure (hard copy and electronic) in English and Italian, a powerpoint presentation and a 6th March post card.

We will shortly post the 2011 Action Day page on our website where you'll find additional information and be able to download our brochure, presentations and cards.

If you want to take part in the first worldwide UWC Adriatic Action Day and organise your own event, or if you just want to learn more about how to help , please contact:

Alberto Pisani Action Day Events CoordinatorDevelopment & Communication OfficeUWC Adriatic - via Trieste 29, 34011 Duino (TS)[email protected]: (+39) 040 3739 554

INVOLVE you can organise a gathering

(tea party, reception, brunch) to explain the College ideals and values and ask for donations or other

actions to support us

New Format from 2011:

REUNIONS

16th - 21st JUNE 2011

20yr graduation gift 2010

Generations 1986-199120yr Graduation Gift

Final results - 31 December 2010

Other 786 4%

Porto 1,424 6% Rilke 2,763 13%

Castello 2,950 14%

Adriatic 9,600 48%

Duino 4,095 21%

Donated: €21,618

Donor recognition Clubs

€ 120 - 250 (Porto Club)€ 251 - 500 (Rilke Club)€ 501 - 1000 (Castello Club)€ 1001 - 2500 (Duino Club)€ 2500 and over (Adriatic Club)

We are proud to announce that not only did generations 1986-1988, 1987-1989, 1988-1990, 1989-1991meet their 20yr Graduation Gift goal, but exceeded it!A total of €21,600 has been raised, enabling us to cover a full one year scholarship, making a significant difference to our current students and helping us maintain our full scholarship policy, which is at the heart of the UWC Adriatic Vision.

The overall increase in Alumni giving and the strong support received from the 20yr generations is empowering the whole UWC Adriatic Community to work even harder for our mission to transform young peoples' lives and to make the world more united.Donations have been received from alumni from all four generations represented at the 2010 reunion and just over half of the donations have come from alumni who were unable to attend the reunion. Such support is testament to how much UWC Adriatic is still in the heart of so many alumni.

A special thanks to the 20 Year Reunion Fundraising Team! Congratulations!

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Starting from 2011... The experience remains the same but the reunion format has changed!As of this year, we will be holding Annual Reunions OPEN TO All AlUMNI but honouring specific generations on a 5-year cycle beginning with the10th anniversary. This new format is in line with what other UWCs do and will provide greater flexibility and participation, it will also allow you to plan well in advance.

The Annual Reunion will take place over the 3rd weekend in June every year.

The 2011 UWC Adriatic reunion : This year we will be celebrating generations 1984-86, 1994-96 and 1999-01(the 1989-91 generation took part in the “20 year Reunion” in July 2010)

The 2012 UWC Adriatic Reunion :In June 2012 we will celebrate generations 1985-87, 1990-92, 1995-97 and 2000-02

Other generations are welcome to attend and join in the celebrations.

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NEWS FROM UWC ADRIATIC

World Arts & Cultures Conference for the European Commission Staff:

Intrigued by the potential for the World Arts and Cultures' methodology to stimulate intercultural dialogue, the European Commission invited the College to run a training session for the EU staff in Brusselles, on 16th November 2011.

The session, led by Henry Thomas (teacher of World Arts and Cultures) and Rettore Peter Howe, was a milestone for the College's outreach programme.The session was opened by Xavier Troussard, Head of Unit - Culture Policy, Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue. What better person to appreciate how our school based syllabus “World Arts and Cultures” is relevant for addressing issues of cultural identity

within the enlarged EU.During the training session, Henry Thomas transported the 60 participants to his "virtual" classroom, challenging them to look closely at various cultural phenomena and ask themselves questions about their meaning and the context in which they were created.

The approach focused on the World Arts and Cultures distinct syllabus, which can be adopted to foster cultural awareness even outside the IB context.With “cultural awareness” as one of the 8 key competencies identified by the EU Education Commission in 2008, the session proved to be of great interest to the decision makers in Brussels.

Before and after the Conference, College representatives held various meetings with EU commission decision makers, including Ms. Alison Crabb, Deputy Head of Unit - Culture Policy & Intercultural Dialogue.The event was held in the Madou Plaza Tower, headquarters of the EU Directorate General for Education and Culture and was organized thanks to laura Cassio (AD 84-86) who works at the European Commission. 5

NEWS FROM UWC ADRIATIC

UWC Adriatic Strategic Plan :

For the first time in the nearly 30 years history of the College, we stopped classes for a day to focus on the College of the future: our vision for this multicultural educational force, the problems and difficulties we will have to face, our objectives, hopes and wishes.

The day’s work followed a precise schedule, based on the Open Space Technology technique. After a brief plenary introduction, we were split into 3 groups (students, faculty, staff), each of which set up their own Open Space session.

The faculty session was facilitated by Steve Donato, visiting us from UWC International; the Staff session was facilitated by Valentina Bach, our Development and Communication Director, together with Rag. Giorgio Pontoni, our Secretary General; Marjeta Novak from Humus Communications Management in ljubljana was invited to lead our student sessions.Marjeta and her husband Robert Krzisnik have been involved with UWC for a number of years through their work at Nordic College and led an Outreach Workshop in March in Duino that was attended by representatives from Colleges and National Committees alike.

Our goal in this exercise was to both re-imagine Open Space TechnOlOgy (OST) has been defined as:• a simple, powerful way to catalyze effective

working conversations and truly inviting organizations -- to thrive in times of swirling change;

• a methodological tool that enables self-organizing groups of all sizes to deal with hugely complex issues in a very short period of time;

• a powerful group process that supports positive transformation in organizations, increases productivity, inspires creative solutions, improves communication and enhances collaboration;

• the most effective process for organizations and communities to identify critical issues, voice to their passions and concerns, learn from each other, and, when appropriate, take collective responsibility for finding solutions.

The goal of an Open Space Technology meeting is to create time and space for people to engage deeply and creatively around issues of concern to them. The agenda is set by people with the power and desire to see it through, and typically, Open Space meetings result in transformative experiences for the individuals and groups involved.UWC Adriatic bases all its main meetings on OST.

the UWC Adriatic of the future and to contribute to the UWC Strategic Plan in articulating the UWC Model of education. Six themes have been identified for further exploration – facilities, music and arts at the College, sustainability, residential life, selections and admissions, and integration into the local community.

The reports drawn up by each group will serve as the starting point for the newly-constituted Strategic Plan Group set up by the Rettore and which includes representatives of the students, faculty and staff. Their next task is to draft a Strategic Plan for the College for the next 5 years.

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FORTHCOMINg EVENTS

FebRuARy 10-12 Africa/Middle east Cultural Showcase17 Opening Ceremony in Duino 19 Verona Cultural Visit

MARCh5-9 Project Week6 uWC Adriatic Action Day18 uWC International Office Reception in London 19 Mantova Cultural Visit24-26 Italian Cultural Showcase26-27 "3rd year" Reunion - for last year's graduates28 Theatre Week starts

APRIL1-3 Arts Festival2 Open Day8-10 Model united Nations16 bologna Cultural Visit MAy24 Closing Ceremony (tbc) JuNe16-21 Annual Alumni Reunion

Some events are to be confirmed, further details on www.uwcad.it

The future of UWCAd. Big Ideas, Big Dreams. No limitations. That was the starting point for the current students of UWCAd to think about how we want this place to be in 10 years time. The morning was then filled with a wide range of discussion groups, led by those who believed the topics were important to discuss, in a open space manner. Such themes ranged from cultural shock,where we discussed the differences of judging and accepting, and how to find weekend activities that were not alcohol orientated. The future of the music program disscussion resulted in planning and producing an arts marathon. The first year and second year divide topic had a very positive result since many students felt that our year had a good mixture. We also talked about how we can be active over the vacations and extending the introduction period needing to have a better transition to 'reality'. Ways of improving communication was a topic in which many believed there should be more linking with the entire movement. After a morning of intensive thoughts and discussions, the entire community then joined together before lunch by creating traditional Tibetan Prayer flags in which everyone was invited to write, draw or show in any way or language that they want to express their hope or dream for their future of UWCAd. This colourful array of dreams now hangs in the auditorium foyer as a creative reminder that we are capable of re-imaging the future of our UWC.

Alexandra Zuur - New Zealand (AD 09-11)

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The "International Affairs (INA)" Programme at UWC Adriatic is designed to offer students and staff an insight into current issues from around the world and to make them reflect about the challenges of our time.The INA Programme involves a biweekly speaker series, encompassing academics and international organization professionals, poets, writers and journalists, politicians, diplomats, NGO workers, scientists and UWC Adriatic Alumni. Speakers present a topic to the students and staff. The presentation is generally followed by a very interactive Question & Answer session. During last year, 3 UWC Adriatic Alumni, lubomir Ribarov (AD 88-90), Stian Håklev (AD 98-00 ) and Suzie Alexander (AD 82-84), returned to Duino as INA speakers; below is a brief summary of their life and lectures at UWC Adriatic:

Lubomir Ribarov - “Sustainability in the Business World: The case of United Technologies Corporation”

In his current role as a Senior Research Engineer, lubomir Ribarov leads a system integration team developing

integrated environmental control systems and air management solutions for some of the most advanced commercial aircraft in the world.He is married and currently resides in West Hartford, Connecticut, with his wife and two children.His talk focused on the current sustainability initiatives of the company he works for, including environmental stewardship, corporate social responsibility, ethical and safety standard and employee growth and education while demonstrating equally strong market performance. He underlined the importance for private business to pursue ethical responsibility and to focus on the future: profitability and environmental responsibility should go hand in hand. Respect for the environment, health and safety are among the most important goals for Twenty-First Century companies. He likes to remember his unique educational experience at the College, the place where he was educated in social responsibility and respect for the environment.

Suzie Alexander - “The Courage of your Convinctions”

Suizie Alexander now lives in southern Tuscany with her husband Antonio (they met through the EU Erasmus project in 1987) and their two children,

Nicolai and Francesca. They moved to Toscany from london looking for a better quality of life, to stay closer to nature and to find more humanity and less economics in the relationships. They are fully members of a small rural community of less than 2000 people and they pursue sustainable agriculture, sustainable communities, and renewable energies. They are self- employed and work from home.

The talk focused on the courage to make decisions and undertake actions or life styles driven not by "feel good" and competitive consumption patterns but by considered values, and on a sharing of thoughts and ideas. “I did not leave the College and become a UN diplomat or a Nobel Prize winner - says Suzie - but I did learn to take responsibility for my actions and choices and the importance of sharing my experiences with others. I have a strong feeling that attending the College helped me enormously to assert as an individual later on in life, make courageous decisions and not feel obliged to go with the flow. My strongest memories, the Bora and the sound of the waves aside, is of the history classes, the history brought to life : Palestinians and Israelis, black and white Zimbabweans, agreeing to disagree, but talking to each other for the first time. I realized that everyone has a heartfelt point of view that has to be heard and there is no one version of history, there is human experience and interpretation ”.

Stian Håklev - “Multilingual Open Educational Resources for a Multilingual and Multicultural UWC”

Stian Håklev speaks Norwegian, his native language, and some seven other languages. He is a co-

founder of the Peer2Peer University, a platform for forming learning groups around open courses.

Alumni contributions to INA & TOK :

His talk focused on the three main pillars of openness: open license, open files and data, open collaboration, and also on new perspectives on bilingualism. He claimed the UWC Adriatic is an intensely international and multicultural place, however the IB program is firmly Western in its outlook on knowledge. So he gave some suggestion for innovation.“Now there are concrete opportunities for the students to connect better with things around the world” says Stian “If you are an Indonesian student you can have access to Indonesian materials that can support your learning here not only in terms of language but also in terms of culture and points of view. My dream is to see a Chinese student going to a history class and learn about the Second World

War, then go home and watching the lecture of a Chinese University about the Second World War on line, which has a very different perspective, and eventually bring this new perspective back to the class.” Stian believes that students could produce open resources in their national languages: “ If you look at Wikipedia in English the articles seem almost done, but if you look at Wikipedia in Hindi there is for example only one sentence about Norway: ' Norway is a country in Europe. The capital city is Oslo.' And that is it. An Indian student of UWC Adriatic could easily write one page about that, even without research, just asking about Norway to a Norwegian student! And there are six million people that speak Hindi and who can benefit enormously from that!”

Alumni contributions to INA & TOK:

ghil'ad Zuckermann (AD 87-89),

Full Professor of linguistics of Endangered languages at the University of Adelaide (Australia), contributed to our Theory of Knowledge programme in October 2010, by offering a presentation on the epistemological aspects of his research into the origins of the modern Israeli language. His presentation was a great chance for students to meet a person like Ghil'ad, who is a concentration of cultural diversity and can transmit a true passion for the complexity of languages and cultural identity.

Ghil'ad is the author of various books such as the revolutionary bestseller "Israelit Safa Yafa" (Israeli, a Beautiful language) and has published books/articles in English, Israeli ('Ivrit'), Italian, Yiddish, Spanish, German, Russian and Mandarin Chinese.During his presentation on the birth of the Israeli language, Ghil'ad concluded that the study of Israeli offers a unique insight into the dynamics between language and cultures in general and in particular into the role of language as a source of collective self-perception. Israeli, resulting from the attempt to revive a no longer spoken language, is, according to Ghil'ad, a hybridic Eurasian language, both Semitic (Afro-Asiatic) and (Indo-) European which is the result of cross-fertilization with the revivalists' spoken languages. Ghil'ad presentation helped students to appreciate the complexity and the multisourced nature of languages.

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“UWC Adriatic is an extended family but we lost touch with many members. Our goal with the Development Office is to bring the family back together, so that we can move forward together, imaging the UWC Adriatic of the future” Peter Howe.

The uWC Adriatic Development Office is trying to create opportunities for uWC Adriatic Alumni to meet with our current President, Rettore and staff.Recently we have organised :• an alumni event in Lincoln - Massachusetts - hosted by Patrik and Iris Muzila (AD 90-92) on 6th November

2010 (see below);• an alumni gathering in brussels, the night before the World Arts and Cultures presentation in the european

Commission, which took place on 15th November;• meetings and dinners with our President, Amb. Facco bonetti in La Valletta and Moscow In 2011, we are planning to organise alumni gatherings in London, hong Kong and New york. Please contact us if you think you could manage to help or host an event.

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UWC Adriatic Development Office meets Alumni 2010-2011 :

The evening was a great success thanks to the generous hospitality of Patrik and Iris Muzila (AD 90-92) who hosted the event in their house, and to the great musical talent of 9 uWC Adriatic alumni, now studying at the boston Conservatory and at the Manhattan School of Music.Over 60 people attended the event, including alumni from various generations, the Rettore, Peter howe, the Director of Communications and Development, Valentina bach (AD 89-91), the new Italian Consul General to boston, Giuseppe Pastorelli, and the honourary Consul of Slovakia, Peter Muzila.Alumni, with many making the trek from far afield, included young students from brown university, Colby College and Middlebury College and older ones from Connecticut and Manhattan. The marvellous concert was followed by drinks, hors d'oeuvres and lively conversations that went well into the night.

The first UWC Adriatic official Alumni Event in North America took place in Lincoln, Massachusetts on Nov 6th 2010.

Amy Rowe - first UWC Adriatic generation - with Gereltuya Tumurbaatar, Sergio Escalera, Sophie Hawley Weld - the most recent UWC Adriatic generation

Patrik an Iris Muzila (both AD 90-92) - with Peter Howe, our Rettore - and Valentina Bach, our Director of Development & Communications

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Stories of Donations

Since the foundation of the Development Office in January 2010 and a commitment to improved communications with all constituencies, donations have soared and the results speak for themselves:

2009 = €16,600 from 65 donors2010 = €64,312 from 267 donors

What is even more encouraging, is the level of support we are receiving from our alumni, raising the total in 2010 to 1.16% of overall budget expenditures, compared to 0.46% in 2009.

The 10 year and 20 year reunions last summer with their dedicated fundraising campaigns played a significant role, accounting for 52% of last year’s donations.

Alumni response to the launch of the Duino Annual Fund in September has been heart warming. In the period September-December 2010 more funds were received from alumni than in the whole of 2009.

The following chart shows the breakdown of donations in 2010 by generation:

These results were greeted with enthusiasm by the College's Council of Administration, as was our continued commitment to a balanced budget.A heartfelt thanks to all of you who have contributed to this success.

We look forward to doing even better in 2011!

Donations triple in 2010 :

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Stories of DonationsUWC Adriatic welcomes three new Foundations among its sponsors:

Fondazione Banco di Sicilia, currently sponsoring two students from Sicily: Gaetano Vacanti second year student at UWC Adriatic and Adriana Di Graziano, first year student at UWC-USA;Fondazione Cattolica Assicurazioni, sponsoring Francesca Annicchiarico, a student from the Veneto Region, at UWC-USA;Fondazione Cariplo, sponsoring Claudia Marina Della Pona, from the lombardia Region at UWC Nordic.With the inevitable decrease of public funding in Italy, we are particularly happy to have been able to guarantee regional scholarship support for Italian students thanks to our new donors.

Peer-to-peer generosity at just 16 years oldOriginally from Trieste, Miljan is currently attending the International School of Milan in his first IB year. At a recent Sotheby's Photography auction he sold one of his photographs that he took while on a Columbia University educational exchange program in Jordan last summer for € 2500.

When Miljan heard of our netbook project through Mary Myers, he decided to donate the money he made from the photograph to buy netbooks for some of our more needy students.

The netbook project was launched last year by Mary Myers, who is a good friend of the College, as part of the Harvard Club of Italy's (HCI) work to promote excellence in secondary schools. last year HCI members donated 6 netbooks and now, thanks to Mary's activity, Miljan has donated a further 7.Together, Mary and Miljan have made a significant difference to a number of young lives.

“I am very happy to help my IB peers and am pleased to have given them this opportunity for their future studies.” Miljan Todorovich

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“I come from Portogruaro, a small town very close to Venice. I have always known about UWCs because my mother, who grew up in Trieste, told me about the UWC in Duino when I was a child. UWC has been my dream for many years. I have always thought that there was much more to learn in the world than what I could learn by staying in my town, so last year I attended the selections. Now I am a student at UWC-USA, and I feel I am living the best experience of life. Although I am thousands of kilometres away from home, I feel like the UWC community – made up not only of students, but also of faculty and other people who work here – is now my family.” Francesca Annicchiarico (UWC-USA 2010-2012)

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Music MasterclassLUIS PARéS - Venezuela (AD 1997-99)

What is the purpose of the Masterclass you are organizing, where did the idea come from?New Virtuosi is a UK charity dedicated to offering new generations of young talented violinists, usually aged 10-22, coming from around the world, the opportunity of learning with some of the most distinguished violin teachers in the world in a friendly and nurturing atmosphere and over a short and intensive period of time. New Virtuosi was founded by its Artistic Director, Professor Ani Schnarch from the Royal College of Music in london. We currently hold three sessions during the year: one in April in the UK and two in August: the first in England, the second in Italy.I met Ani whilst I was a student at the RCM where I played with many of her students. She invited me to work at New Virtuosi for its first course in August 2009 in the capacity of Piano Accompanist, and in January 2010 I was appointed Executive Director.

Why did you decide to organize it in Duino?We held our first two courses in Italy (summer 2009 and 2010) in a wonderful location in Val Gardena, at Fischburg Castle. We had great success in Val Gardena with both our students and our local audiences, but the facilities presented a series of logistical problems that forced us to consider a different location for our future courses.

It had already crossed my mind that I wanted to do something in Duino, and after attending my 10-year reunion and witnessing the greatly improved facilities for music (and the wonderful Fazioli piano in the Auditorium!) I decided to present this idea to Ani and the Executive Board. They were greatly impressed by the possibilities Duino offered and that’s when I contacted Maura Colomban in the Music School and later the Rettore Peter Howe. Maura was immediately attracted to the idea of holding this course in the Music School and she has been vital in planning and developing our daily activities. After some preparation, I presented the project to Peter, who has been fully supportive from day one. I visited the College with Ani in October 2010, and after playing a concert in the Auditorium and holding a meeting with the Rettore, everything was set to start preparations for next summer!

how is it going to work? Who will participate? What will they do exactly?The course will be held on 12-22 August. We will host all our students/staff in the Foresteria, and we will work in the Music School teaching rooms and the Auditorioum. Students will initially have a lesson every other day (although sometimes they are taught every day!) and we will have masterclasses in the afternoons and four public concerts: one in Trieste, one in Slovenia, a third in the north of the Friuli region and the last one, our closing gala concert, at the College’s Auditorium on Sunday 21st August at 20.30. It will be a very intense and productive seminar where students will explore all areas of the violin repertoire and will be able to gain experience from public performances. I am also extremely proud and honoured to count on the presence of Maestro Renato Zanettovich from the Trio di Trieste, who will join us during one afternoon and will give a masterclass to our students. This year, Maura and I will start a small project where we will take volunteers from our student body and take them to elderly people houses and give some short violin recitals!

Why are you still in contact with the School of Music? What did studying music in Duino mean to you?I have always been grateful and extremely attached to my experience in Duino. I had the opportunity to learn with the Maestri of the Trio di Trieste and with Sergio Cimarosti, who gave me a great deal of inspiration and knowledge that was vital in my decision to become a pianist. I have been in touch with Sergio and his wife Maura ever since I left Duino in 1999, and hence my connection with the School of Music!

Any idea for the future of the School of Music?I hope New Virtuosi will bring new musical experiences to Duino and the Music School, and if everything goes well I hope we will be able to come back for many years. The Music School has the capacity for growth and my first thoughts go to keep developing and expanding its activities during the summer and bring it to the international stage of the summer festivals. This takes time but I am sure that we will be able to do it with dedication and a good amount of effort! The Music School has provided invaluable knowledge to many graduates of the College and I am looking forward to contributing to its activities as much as I possibly can! It is great to have the possibility to be back in Duino. It always feels like home.

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Pagine ItalianeSeguendo alcuni suggerimenti dei nostri alumni e in occasione dei festeggiamenti per i 150 anni dell'Unità d'Italia, è con sincero piacere che inauguriamo una nuova sezione della Alumni Newsletter interamente in italiano, dove racconteremo storie ed iniziative legate a questo magico paese che da quasi 30 anni accoglie ed ospita gli studenti del Collegio del Mondo Unito dell'Adriatico.

COS'è PER TE L'ITALIA?

150 anni fu proclamato il Regno d'Italia. In tutta Italia, sono numerose le cerimonie, gli eventi e le

manifestazioni programmate in occasione di questa importante ricorrenza. Anche la Regione Autonoma Friulia Venezia Giulia parteciperà con un proprio spazio espositivo a Roma, a Villa Giulia; per questa occasione abbiamo chiesto ai nostri attuali studenti non italiani, cosa significhi per loro l'Italia:

"L'Italia è un appassionato stile di vita, qui si mangia buon cibo, si parla una lingua bellissima, l'Italia mi piace molto" . Justin Koh - Hong Kong (AD 2009-2011)

"L'Italia per me è cultura, è arte ed è anche storia, e, a noi studenti, il Collegio del Mondo Unito offre l'opportunità di scoprirle tutte".

Blanca G. Bermudez - Spagna (AD2009-2011)

"L'Italia è la mia seconda casa con tutti i luoghi tradizionali, con tutte le persone, le amicizie e posso dire che l'Italia per me è anche la Bora sulla Costa Adriatica". Andrei Trica - Romania (AD 2009-2011)

"L'Italia è un paese dove la storia ha moltissima importanza, così come il presente, la cultura e il rispetto della storia, è questo che mi piace di più dell'Italia"

Diego Loyo - Venezuela (AD 2010-2012)

"L'Italia è un paese che mi ha accolto, e per me della minoranza italiana in Slovenia è stato molto importante ed è stata una grandissima opportunità poter riscoprire la mia cultura, le mie origini e le mie tradizioni qui". Luisa Peress - Slovenia (AD 2010-2012)

"L'Italia per me è uno stile di vita più tranquillo , più libero che ha anche cambiato, in qualche modo, il mio stile di vita". Angus Liu - Hong Kong (AD 2009-2011)

"Per me l'Italia vuol dire tante cose. Per me l'Italia è una mescolanza di colore, di aroma, di cose che non si possono descrivere, l'Italia ha tanta allegria da offrire a tutto il mondo ed è davvero un piacere stare qua". Sergio Prin - Venezuela (AD 2009-2011)

"Per me l'Italia è un paese dove la bellezza della cultura ti insegna ad apprezzare la bellezza della vita". Alexandra Zuur - Nuova Zelanda (AD 2009-2011)

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La rivoluzione Tunisina

Martedì 1° febbraio 2011 nell’Auditorium del Collegio del Mondo Unito di Duino, Mohammed Firas, studente del primo anno al Collegio originario di Bizerta in Tunisia, ha fornito agli altri studenti del Collegio il suo punto di vista sugli eventi che stanno accadendo in Tunisia.

Firas ha aperto il dibattito con una canzone di Sexion Degage che parla del sentimento di rabbia ed opposizione verso l’ormai ex-Presidente Ben Ali. Questa canzone, bandita fino a 14 giorni fa dal Governo di Tunisi, è oggi un simbolo per i giovani protagonisti della protesta. Firas ha poi fatto scorrere le immagini dei momenti più forti e significativi della protesta tunisina: dalla tensione iniziale fino alla repressione armata delle forze di polizia a seguito del continuo e crescente flusso di persone che si riversava nelle strade della capitale.

Terminate le proiezioni dei video, Firas ha fornito ai presenti un breve background sulla storia della Tunisia a partire dall’indipendenza del 1956, da lui stesso ritenuta fasulla – non reale, fino alle controverse relazioni politiche che Ben Ali teneva con gli altri capi di stato. Avendo posto le basi per il dibattito, Firas ha avviato una video-conferenza via Skype con suo padre. Gli studenti hanno potuto così fare domande specifiche sull’argomento ad un testimone personalmente coinvolto nella protesta.

Questa parte dell’incontro si è rivelata molto interessante sia perché il signor Ammar Arfaoui ha dato un aggiornamento sulla situazione attuale, ancora instabile e insicura a causa del tentativo dell’esercito di portare a termine un colpo di Stato e permettere, eventualmente, il ritorno al potere dell’ex-dittatore attualmente fuggito in Arabia Saudita; sia perché è stato in grado di comunicare a noi tutti il sentimento d’insofferenza e la forte volontà di cambiare la situazione che in questo momento accomuna la quasi totalità del popolo tunisino.

Il momento più forte, coinvolgente ed emozionante del dibattito, si è raggiunto quando, alla domanda sui possibili rischi che il signor Ammar Arfaoui stesse correndo nel partecipare ad una conferenza via Internet su un argomento scottante, questi ha risposto con enfasi e decisione:

Non ho paura, Internet ha giocato un ruolo fondamentale nel movimento di protesta, adesso mi sento veramente libero di dire quello che provo e penso. Ammar Arfaoui padre di Mohammed Firas Arfaoui (AD 2010-2012)

Infine, la conferenza si è chiusa con una domanda di Jovita (Tanzania) alla sorella di Firas, anche lei in collegamento via Skype. Balkis Arfaoui, sedicenne, ha trasmesso a tutti noi l'emozione di essere protagonista di uno dei momenti più importanti della storia del suo popolo: la fine di una dittatura in favore di una forma di governo più conforme alle volontà dei cittadini.

Andrea longo (AD 2009-2011)

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