whattovisitenjoyanddoinlegnano

Hi everybody! Here we are! We go under the name of IV CHS-ISIS Facchinetti but you can call us “the awesome dozen”! We are a bit of unconventional class, our age ranging from 20 to ?. You wonder why? Good question and different reasons: some of us didn’t have the opportunity to finish school (having the urgency to make ends meet!), others, in spite of having the possibility, preferred to start early to earn their living, others…. simply got lost along the way! Anyway all of us at some point felt to be missing something and looked for the possibility to get a diploma, (not to mention an education!). We are now attending the fourth year of night-classes at ISIS Facchinetti in Castellanza where we are specializing in Chemistry. We study English two hours a week in dedicated classes but very often also teachers of other subjets propose articles, videos and scientific literature in English. We are fully aware of the cross-cutting function of English and, when we were proposed to enter this competition, we thought it could be a real barnburner! We’ll have the possibility not only to promote the natural and architectural beauties of the area where our school is located and we are proud of, but also to to put into practice what we’ve learnt, having a whale of a time together outside the classroom! How the idiom says, we will kill two birds with a stone and, as we are confident to win,…. the birds would be three! In our video we’ll introduce you to the area where the hystorical Battle of Legnano was fought, on 29yh May 1176, between the Lombard League and the forces of the Holy Roman Empire lead by Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa. The defeat of Frederick I Barbarossa is commemorated every year by means of the nationwide famous “Palio of Legnano”, a horse race among the different “contrade” of Legnano preceded by a parade showing medieval folklore and arts and crafts. We will visit the Castello Visconteo (Castrum Sancti Georgi), dating back to XIII century, and stroll around the nearby city-park, a natural oasis named after the castle itself. We’ll enter the San Magno Basilica, designed by Donato Bramante in the XVI century to admire its precious wonderful paintings. We’ll wander through the city center looking for the remains of the industrial revolution, spotting nice places where to eat,drink and shop. Last but not least we will have a brief tour of our school, designed by the famous architect Enrico (Richino) Castiglioni in the 60’s. There’s of course a lot more and we guarantee we’ll do our best to include it in the four minute video!!