I have just thought that this site could become a means of building up connections among schools besides sharing teaching material. As I teach English in an art college in Italy, I was wondering if there is any other teacher of English from  a country other than Italy who works in an art college and who would be interested in organising a school exchange. Our pupils, as in all Italian secondary schools, are from 15 to 19 years of age. I wouldn �t consider the first year, as their level is still too low, nor the last one, when they have state exam. So, teenagers of about 16-17 would probably be the right age for a school exchange, which might involve hosting each other in  families (teachers might do the same or stay in a hotel) and visit each other �s schools for about a week each time; it might be built on a project to develop together, and of course, English should be the language for communication. Should anybody find this proposal interesting, I would be so happy to receive mail from him/her. Well, let me know!

Have a nice school year! Marythankyou

what a nice feeling to get a reply so soon. It would be great to start a project; however, I doubt the Committee board of my shool would accept a project with a school other than an art college (sorry!). I will talk about you in our next meeting and then let you know what the response has been. My colleagues of painting, sculpture and architecture are very fussy about developing project in the foreign language which are related to their subjects and about the fact of visiting other art colleges in Europe. This is why i am not very optimistic. But I �ll try and let you know. bye for know and thank you for your contact. Marythankyou