‘Austrian Club’: a small celebration on Austrian National Day

It is now a tradition that Austrian adults and children from the Swiss School in Rome come together in October to celebrate the Austrian national holiday. We baked typical ‘Palatschinken’, made a lap-book about Austria and solved a quiz with questions about Austrian peculiarities. A delicious Sacher cake from the renowned Austrian pastry shop ‘Dolceroma’, […]

Museum Leonardo Da Vinci

At the beginning of October, the two primary school classes visited the museum dedicated to the universal genius Leonardo Da Vinci. The children found the exhibition particularly interesting because many of the inventions were recreated in solid wood so that they could touch and manipulate them. During the guided tour, it was possible to learn […]

Sport Day

As every year, a sports day took place this week. The children tried their heads and bodies at orienteering. Among other games and a lot of fun, the primary school spent a beautiful autumn day at Villa Torlonia.

Artists in Rome

As part of their art lessons, the 3rd grade class visited the exhibition ‘Women artists in Rome’ at Villa Torlonia. More than 100 works by female artists, including paintings, sculptures and photographs, from the mid-19th century to the 1920s were on display. Pupils did not just look at the works, but also engaged with them […]

PROJECT SUN

The SUN project returns with the new year. With enthusiasm and curiosity, our new delegations from the 3rd and 4th years of secondary school are preparing their countries’ speeches in order to represent them in the best possible way in front of 500 students in Geneva. They will take part in a role play that […]

My Masterpiece

Today, Year 2 A and B secondary school pupils have started a project called ‘My Masterpiece’.The students are asked to create a real work of art by combining visual arts, music, drawing, pop art and anything else they find useful to express themselves.The work should show who they are at their core, i.e. their passions, […]

Maturity Celebration

The traditional Maturity Celebration took place on Friday 24 May 2024. Once again this year, the premises of the German Academy Villa Massimo worthily hosted this important occasion. The words of welcome by President Riccardo Coletta and Director Friedrich Lingenhag were followed by the keynote address by the Ambassador of Switzerland to Italy, Monika Schmutz […]

Swiss Read Aloud Day

Almost 8,000 readers participated in this year’s ‘Swiss Read Aloud Day’! Countless children, young people and adults experienced stories together at various locations in Switzerland… and also at the Swiss School in Rome. The theme was ‘the BIG ones read to the little ones’, and so the pupils of the primary school organised wonderful read […]

Field trip to ‘Selvotta Park

The two primary school classes took a field trip to the ‘Parco della Selvotta’. There, the children were able to experience direct contact with farm animals, admire many other animals and take an exciting walk in the forest. Everyone had fun and really enjoyed their time spent in nature.

Community Project Week

In the week of 13-17 May, the entire school building of Villa Malpighi implemented the project week on the theme of ‘Community’ (primary school) and ‘Friendship’ (kindergarten). Children’s rights, kindness, gratitude and good manners were reflected upon, a dream school was designed, fun group games were played, waste disposal and violence prevention were discussed. These […]