Bookworm Company, run by 1st year students taking part in our eTwinning project, invites you to explore the wonderful world of fiction. There you can meet all kinds of people with interesting stories to tell:
Sir Simon de Canterville was a ghost, Count Dracula lived in Transylvania, Tom Sawyer didn't like school, Oliver Twist had to learn how to pickpocket for a living, Captain Nemo traveled under the sea in his submarine, Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole to find Wonderland ...
All their stories coming soon!
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Only friends you haven't met
The way we behave when it comes to interaction with strangers is basically determined by our personal background. But would it be possible to neutralise all the factors conditioning our reactions when we come close to unknow people?
Listen to Kio Stark's talk about talking to strangers and its possible effects.
Share your own experiences and reflections on the topic.
Listen to Kio Stark's talk about talking to strangers and its possible effects.
Share your own experiences and reflections on the topic.
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Childhood is not a mental disorder
Labelling is a very efficient way of classifying items to arrange them in perfect order: goods in a store, articles in a museum showcase, species in nature ... There is an obvious practical purpose in that. However, can people be assigned to a category without running the risk of eversimplification? What is the purpose of the currently adopted habit of labelling children?
What about adults? Could labels be seen as a sort of shelter?
Sunday, November 12, 2017
That hidden talent
According to the latest findings, a high CQ could be crucial in a wide range of careers, from bankers to soldiers and scientists and teachers – anyone, in fact, who regularly interacts with people from different backgrounds.
Read this BBC article and find out what CQ is and how it might be the decisive factor in a person's success.
Read this BBC article and find out what CQ is and how it might be the decisive factor in a person's success.
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