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Where is Sierra Leone located in the African Continent?

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Where is Sierra Leone located in the African Continent?

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1)Where do you exactly live in Sierra Leone ?
2)What are the most visited places by tourists in Sierra Leone ?
3) Where is your university located exactly?
4)Are there any train stations or airports in your area?
5)Are there any factors that threaten the ecosystem in your area?
6)Has the country evolved from the point of view of the economy?

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UNIMAK - the University of Makeni, Sierra Leone

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By Matthew Kanu.. On the 7th September 2018 a team of four UNIMAK staff, headed by Professor Joseph Turay, travelled to Guinea to the King Mohamed 6th University in the Republic of Guinea. They were welcomed by the King Mohamed the 6th University Founder, Mara Nfaly , who called for more partnership between the two institutions. He thanked Professor Turay for accommodating his students for the past 3 years , and hoped for continuing collaboration...

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UNIMAK has published it's prospectus for the 2018-2019 Academic Year, giving general information and details of all the university's academic programmes including new courses in: Urban Planning, Education Administration, Psychosocial Counselling, Economics, Finance, Procurement Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Follow this link to view the prospectus

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UNIMAK - the University of Makeni, Sierra Leone - building a civilisation of love

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By Matthew Kanu.. On the 7th September 2018 a team of four UNIMAK staff, headed by Professor Joseph Turay, travelled to Guinea to the King Mohamed 6th University in the Republic of Guinea. They were welcomed by the King Mohamed the 6th University Founder, Mara Nfaly , who called for more partnership between the two institutions.

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WHAT ARE the local people LIKE?

Noemi

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1- Which animals characterise the ecosystem in the area where you live?
2- Which is the most useful plant in the place where you live?
3- Are there endangered animals?
MIRIAM

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1)In the city where you live, near the houses are there aqueducts or sources of drinking water or do you have to move?
2) In the city where you live, are there asphalt roads where cars can easily drive? Or are there UNPAVED roads?
3) Are there any important structures in your city?

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IS POLLUTION present also in Africa?

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Is there a lot of smog and pollution in the main cities?

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1 Are there parks in the area where you live in?
2 are there a lot of schools in your area?
3 are there places like cinemas?
Asia

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What's the typical African food in the area where you live?
What's your favourite African food?

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What is the religion that is MOST PROFESSED there?
Are there any particular rituals related to religion?
Are people generally DEVOTED or not?

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What is the most widespread religion?
Are there any particular rituals related to religion?
Are people very religious in your area?

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1 How is a typical Sierra Leone's family structured?
2 What are the most important celebrations?
3 Can men have more than one wife?
Santiago.

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1) What types of Secondary Schools do young people attend in your area?
2) What subjects do young people study at Secondary Schools?
3) How many students are in one class on average?

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1) What are the local people like?
2) Are local people sometimes racist against white people?
3) When you arrived in Sierra Leone, did you find it easy to live in the new society?
4) Are local people open minded?
Yuran

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- In Italy the favourite food for many people is Pizza. Generally, what's the most loved food in Sierra Leone?
-What do you think about it? Do you like it?

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WHAT is the climate LIKE in summer and winter in your town?

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WHAT is the climate LIKE in summer and winter in your town?

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1) what are the most important cities in your country?
2) are there special celebrations/parties in the area where you live?
BY CAROL

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What's the most spoken language in Sierra Leone?

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DOES the society where you live and work TOLERATE all diversities?

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DOES the society where you live and work TOLERATE all diversities?

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Are there supermarkets in Sierra Leone?
Are there restaurants or coffes in Sierra Leone?
Are there religious buildings in Sierra Leone?
What are the most important languages in Sierra Leone?
Where do they come from?

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Are there any bullying problems in schools?
GIULIA N.

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-WHERE DO YOU TEACH IN SIERRA LEONE EXACTLY?
-when did you start teaching there?
-what types of schools are there in the area where you are currently living and working?
-what subjects do teenagers study at school?

-do you think  the Italian school is better than the African one or viceversa?

-is the African teaching and learning method different from the Italian one?

-what’s the most difficult school - between the African and the Italian one?

-are there grades like in Italy?
-do teachers give marks to students like in Italy?
-when do children start going to school in Serra Leone?

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1. Have you ever seen the war, in the area you live and work?
2. Have you ever been victim of racism?
3. What kind of problems do teenagers have in the area where you live and work?
4. Do the teenagers have problems with drug abuse?
5. Are there cases of anorexia?
6. Are there people and teenagers, in particular, suffering from eating disorders? Is obesity problem?
7. Do teenagers have problems with alcool abuse?
8. Are there any cases of bulimia?
9. Do teenagers smoke?
10. Are there any problems of bullying or cyber bullying?

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1. Is sport an important part of the life of people in Sierra Leone?
2. Can sport be a job?Or is it just a game to keep fit?
3. How often do teenagers practice sports in the area where you live and work?
4. Which sport is more practised by teenagers in Sierra Leone?
5. How do people learn to do sports? Do they have a coach - in schools or sportcenters?
6. Do boys and girls practise the same sports?
7. What do young people do in their free time? Do they go out or stay at home? Where do young people usually go?
8. Are there many attractions where teenagers meet their friends?
9. Have teenagers got a lot of free time in the country where you live and work?

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—What kind of music do teenagers listen to in the Country where you live and work?
—Among the youngest people, are there artists or musicians that teens like more than others?
-Who are the main artists and musicians in your country?
-Are there any musical genres or artistic currents that are also famous in Italy?
—What religion is the most followed by the teenagers or young people?
—Apart from English, what other languages are commonly spoken?
—What kind of habit/routine do teens have?
—What is to live there and return to Italy like? Are there many differences?

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1. What kind of food do people usually eat? Is there any typical food in the area where you live and work?
2. How often do you go to a restaurant ? Which restaurants do you usually go to?
3. What about traditional dishes in Sierra Leone? And drinks?
4. In the morning, do the local people usually eat sweet or savory food?
5. Do you prefer Italian or African food?
6. Are there Italian dishes and food or Italian restaurants in Sierra Leone?
7. Are there any special spices?
8. Is there a peculiar variety of food in the area where you live - like insects, for instance?
9. We know that there is a lot of fruit in the area where you live and work: is there anyone in particular that teenagers prefer?

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-in your city, are there more skyscrapers and blocks of flats, or more green areas?

-is the city clean? is it without rubbish in the streets?

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1) Are there mountains where you can go skiing? What are the most important?

2) What are the most popular cities in Summer? And inter?

3) In which period of the year is it better to visit Sierra Leone?

4) What are the main rivers and lakes in Sierra Leone?
By Carol

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Are people very tied to culture and tradition?

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In your experience in Sierra Leone, did the people welcome you warmly during your transfer?

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Did you notice any big differences between the Italian population and the one in Sierra Leone? Did you integrate well with the people during your first transfer?

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1 What subjects do the students study at hight school?
2 How many students are there in one class on average?

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Is there a breaktime in schools in Sierra Leone?
Are there school canteens?

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When do students start going to school?

How long do lessons last?

SAMANTA K.

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La lingua straniera diventa veicolo privilegiato per l'incontro, la conoscenza, lo scambio. La comunicazione effettiva ed efficace si realizza anche grazie all'idea che questa stessa comunicazione sia finalizzata alla realizzazione di un prodotto che volentieri viene condiviso da allievi e allieve, poiché loro stessi si rendono conto della valenza di quanto stanno facendo insieme: scoprire realtà diverse, informarsi e formarsi, grazie al confronto con realtà 'altre', lontane dal quotidiano e dalla stessa idea di scuola 'tradizionale' - in quanto aula fissa e monotona - produce grande interesse e partecipazione, una consapevolezza che induce, infine, un apprendimento vero, sicuramente non tradizionale ma 'integrato', e decisamente efficace.
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Teams of Students work together, thinking about some topics for discussion to be dealt with a competent and experienced person, a University professor and Missionary, living and working in a foreign Country and due to visit the Class. The students, working in different Teams, prepare their interview with their Special Guest, posting and sharing questions on some main topics and issues they are particularly interested in (images are taken from https://dg.saveriani.org/it/mediateca/foto/missioni/africa/sierra-leone )

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ON 3rd November 2018, a professor who teaches in Sierra Leone came to our school.
ON THAT OCCASION, our class asked him some questions and from his answers we took these pieces of information.
FIRST OF ALL, Prof. Carlini SAID he saw the war in Sierra Leone because there was a long civil war from 1991 to 2001. DURING THE WAR, there were violence and many attacks; adults and also some children were soldiers.
AS FAR AS THE SOCIETY IN SIERRA LEONE IS CONCERNED, WE LEARNT THAT many children are victims of drugs and starvation because there’s lack of food, and they have only one meal each day, so they don’t eat much. Every day they eat a lot of rice or palm oil, sweet potatoes, papaya, mango, banana. People never eat fish or meat because it’s too expensive.
ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT there isn’t any water at home, so girls have to go to wells every morning and then take it home for the family.
Family is very extended and important in Sierra Leone: there aren’t words for 'cousin' because it’s offensive, you say “this is my brother/sister“, and you must also call your aunt “mother”.
TALKING ABOUT FAMILIES AND RITUALS, the kalavash is a traditional container used for the ritual of the marriges, where you put cola (that were used when there weren’t money).
AS REGARDS SCHOOL AND EDUCATION, Prof. Carlini said that
there are primary and secondary schools, but not everybody can have an education because the students have to pay for it.
The LESSONS start at 8 a.m. and finish at 1 o’clock p.m. In the secondary school students study Humanities, Art, Science and Commerce (Buisness).
The students don’t have books to study because they are too expensive.
FOR WHAT CONCERNS SCHOOL BUILDINGS, In Sierra Leone there aren’t lights and there aren't any facilites. Tha teachers ALWAYS write on blackboards, and the students have to take notes.
CONCERNING HIS OWN EXPERIENCE, Professor Carlini said he teaches at Makeni’s university. He started to teach there 4 years ago, SO HE KNOWS THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM QUITE WELL.
To enter university, students have to do the WAASCE State Exam, but it’s very difficult, and you must have five credits to enter university, in the subjects you studied AT secondary school.
The MARKS are given by the teachers in PERCENTAGE, or from F to A. He thinks African schools are more difficult and challenging THAN ITALIAN ONES.
FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE COUNTRY'S GEOGRAPHY, Freetown is the capital city and KREO (Creole) is the original language that common people ARE USED TO SPEAKING. HOWEVER, the main language is English.
AS FAR AS RELIGION IS CONCERNED, we learnt that Sierra Leone is a basically a Muslim country.
CONCERNING THE LEISURE TIME, People listen to traditional music and young people listen to pop music from Nigeria. Local bands play the traditional music DURING the main celebrations and festivals.
AS REGARDS SPORTS, boys usually play football and girls like playing volleyball, but IT is difficult to have a ball to play with.
A RELEVANT ISSUE in Sierra Leone is corruption.

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As of April and May 2018, the Sierra Leone Web has a massive amount of new content, and a new design to make the content easier to access. The Legal section was the beneficiary in April, and in May I am adding documents and books going back to the 18th century.

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From the point of view of the languages one one can say that, in Sierra Leone the official language is English. This language is spoken in schools, in parliament and in many other structures. Another very spoken language is Krio; it's a mixture of languages and dialects. Talking about children, education we can say that, when children are young the father teaches them a dialect, Limba while the mother teaches the Timmi (another dialect).
Children, before attending primary school, go to the Koran school and learn Arabic because Sierra Leone is a muslim country.
As far as religion IS CONCERNED, Mr Carlini says that in Sierra Leone there are also other religions: christianity and ATR (African Traditional religion, the old animism). There are also many churches, cathedrals and mosques but people prefer to pray independently at home. They invoke their ancestors that pray to God because they are closer to him.
From the point of view of school, one can say that there are three types of schools: christianity schools, muslim schools and schools of the state. Each of these has its rites and teachings.
Talking about marriages, we can say that weddings in African culture take place in the bride's home. Before marriage women and men must do an initiation ritual. They have to go to the secret bush and here they learn how to pray. Men must survive alone in the wood for three years. Women have to survive 10 days and after having found the mask of their protecting spirit they receive gifts and they dance.
As far as agricolture IS CONCERNED, Africans cultivate only in the rainy season. They cultivate rice, palm, peanuts, mamola... Makeni's typical foods are rice with palm oil, fish, beans or peanut butter. They use a lot of spices but eat no meat because it's too expensive. African fish is very good, and Chinese and Spanish steal it and also because of this violation Africa is a poor continent.
I think this experience was very important because it allowed me to know different traditions, religions, rituals... that have improved my culture and my thought.

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From the point of view of food, we can say that people of Sierra Leone cultivate rice, palm, manioca and peanuts. Rice is the basic food and it is the most eaten and most common. They eat also hot pepper and fish with palm oil. In Sierra Leone people love rice and also peanut butter that they derive from peanut plantations.
Talking about languages, in Sierra Leone there are 12 different languages. The most important languages are English, Arabic, French and Krio. Krio is a mixture of different languages.
Concerning religions, there are 3 main religions: Christianity, Islam and ATR, African traditional religion, but Sierra Leone is a Muslim country, in fact 70% of the population is Muslim. Muslim and Christian religions are also taught in school. In the country there are churches, mosques and cathedrals, but people of ATR always pray at home. This people pray to the ancestors because they are closer to God. They also put the names of their ancestors on newborns.
In my opinion this was a very charming experience because it is worthy to know how you live in a particular place outside Italy and especially away from Europe. This experience made us discover traditions, cultures and ways of living different from ours. I really liked it. Also in the future I would like to have another similar experience.

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Sierra Leone is a developing country because in the past there was a war but now the thigs are improving.
The main food is rice, rice with palm oil and peppers or with peanut butter.
Talking about languages, the official language is English but in Sierra Leone, people speak Creole, French and Arabic because it is a Muslim country. Sure enough 70% of the population is Muslim. There are 3 religions: A.T.R. (Africa Traditional Religion), Cristianity and Islam. In A.T.R. the people pray the ancestors.
From the point of view of the school, the upper secondary school consists in: ART humanities, science, commerce/businnes-related, language, mats, social studies, P. E. music and religion.
The country is Presidential Republic with a parliament traditional system of government. There are 92 reigns with 92 paramount chiefs(the custodian of the Land, the supervisor).

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The professor of an University went to our school to talk about the life in Sierra Leone and about some informations about him. We asked him some different and important questions.
He suffered war in 1992to 2001 , but the worst and terribal was in 1994 , when solders made brain washed to a little children, boys and girls. There was a group who live in forest , which setted a war .
He wasn’t a victim of a racism because people who live in Sierra Leone are very friendly .
After that we asked him about problems. There are a lot of problems in Sierra Leone , for example access to secondary school . School fees are too high and books are too expensive.
Lot’s of people don’t have  a family. Another problem is food . There is a lack of food . The professor told about the teen iusses. In Sierra Leone werwn’t problems like drugs, because are expensive , or eating disorders, despite people eat one meal a day .
The man teaches in a University . Maken is a centre of SL Unimark , where there are 100’000 students . There are amongh three subjects in secondary school : arts ( humanities ) , science and commerce ( business) , which lasts three years . There are great University , 100 . The mars are A and B . Was sec is the state exam , from free town ) . You must have 5 credits to enter to University , which include English .
Live in Africa is more difficult because there are no facilities , books and electricity.
Many people listen traditional music , with drums . Traditional music is played at celebrations . Many people have phones so they listens with them pop music of Nigeria . There are young artieses.
Creole is a tipical language that people speak and is similar English . ( es. how di body ?) .
There isn’t water in house so in the morning , girls must fetch the water , and they have to sweep , clean and do housework .
Most boys play sports , especially football because isn’t expensive . The Lich Stars is a national football team in Sierra Leone . A few people play volleyball because this sport is too expensive for them .
The calabash is where you put the money or another thinks , for marrege .

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THE Republic of Sierra Leone is a West African state on the Atlantic Ocean coast. It borders Guinea to the north and east, and Liberia to the southeast. The story of the liberation of slaves left in the territories of Sierra Leone was mentioned in the name of the capital Freetown, "free city".

Our special guest mr. Carlini told us about the PLACE where he lives in particular, the thing that most intrigued me was the warmth of the population: people are welcoming, good and generous always willing to help.

in Sierra Leone, life is very complex, in fact there is not much energy and food must be used with caution too, in fact you do not eat meat, but a much loved food is rice, I like rice too!

A very nice thing is that the place is full of schools, some even divided into Christian schools and Muslim schools.

Mr. Carlini also explained to us that the two most spoken languages ​​are Krio and English while at school the third language is French

In Sierra Leone, the population is very poor and very wealthy people are rarely encountered.

the Upper school and the middle schools are quite epensive, while the elementary schools are free: High schools are divided into three TYPES: art, science and commerce.

The political SYSTEM is divided into presidential politics that is the official government and finally the 'local kings': in fact in the South African part there is still the tradition of kings, in fact we can find 92 reigns.

In Sierra Leone we also find the marriage ceremony, a very important ceremony where the groom goes to his bride's parents with a container full of money he offers parents; the amount of money is based on the beauty of the bride.

In Africa and also in Sierra Leone we find the initiation rites that are divided into: isolation, physical evidence and ceremony to return and welcome from the community.

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Last Saturday a man who teaches in Sierra Leone, in Africa, came to our school and talked about his life.

He saw the civil war in the 1994, when he arrived.

In that period people used children to fight, so they became soldiers (both girls and boys); he also said that there’s a bit of jealousy between him and the locals but he’ve never been bullied.

Freetown is the capital of Sierra Leone, the name derives from the fact that there live free people that in the past used to be slaves.

Then he told us about school: he has been teaching for four years in an university, called UniMak, that’s catholic but still open to everyone, and it’s in the town of Makeni, situated in the center of Sierra Leone.

The professor thinks that the African school is more challenging and difficult than the Italian one because of the absence of books and electricity, indeed you have to pay the school fees and books are very expensive.

He also said that teachers are not well paid.

The school system is quite similar to the Italian one: there are nursery, 6 years of primary school, 3 of junior-secondary school, 3 of senior-secondary school, 4 of university and college;

In the senior-secondary school you can choose between three options: Arts, Science and Commerce.

In the morning there’s the junior school and in the afternoon the upper one, that thing happens because there are not enough classrooms.

You have to be at school at 8 a.m. when there starts an assembly, then they sing the national anthem and some prayers (a Muslim and a catholic one) and then the lessons star; the school finishes at 1 or 2 p.m.

In Sierra Leone there’s traditional music,played with the drums and sang in creole (which is a similar language to English); but young people usually listen to pop and American music.

Rice is very important, and they also eat a lot of tropical fruits such as mangos, bananas and papayas; they never eat meat

The family in Africa is very important and extended, they call “mothers” all the women that helped them in their life and “brothers” their cousins.

A relevant issue in Sierra Leone is corruption.

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Sierra Leone is a country in the west of Africa .
Residents in Sierra Leone eat usually fish and rice, the most eaten and common food. There are animals like fishes, elephants and hippos.
English is the official language but there are even 12 different local languages; KRIO is a mixture of languages with english.
The three main religious are the african traditinal religion, cristianity and islam.
Students learn in class composed by 100 persons and they study Arts, Science, Maths, French and social studies.

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Sierra Leone is a state in West African coast, on the Atlantic ocean.

The capital is Freetown.
The climate is tropical the whole year with a one dry season.

Rice is the most eaten and most common food. The people eat it with oil palm and peppers or with peanut butter.
Fish IS SOMETHING they don’t often eat because there is no frige.

Meat IS SOMETHING they never eat.

The local languages are 12.
Common people speak KRIO.
Because of the British colonisation THE official language is English.
There are 3 main religions, like ATR (African traditional religion).
They pray the ancestors because they are closer to god.

The “school of Africa”, in old time, WAS THE BUSH:  the people went to a secret bush, the place where people learn to pray.
There RITE is different for man and woman.
The man learn to survive, hunt etc the man’s rituals last 3 years.
the women’s rituals last 10 day.

Celebrations take place at home.
CHRISTIANS pray in the cathedrals.
MUSLIMS pray in the mosques. They are the majority.

Upper schools are 3: arts science and commerce/business-related.
There are 4 major school subjects: foreign language (French), Math, Science, PE, music and religion.
There are 3 types of school: Muslim, Christian and the State school.
The MAJORITY of the students don’t have money for books.
The schools AR E ALL VERY EXPENSIVE, APART FROM the elementary schools, which are free.
The integration is possible because the people are friendly and WELCOMING.
The govern is based on PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLIC with Parliament.
The traditional system of government is based on 92 reigns with 92 “paramount chiefs” -  “custodians of the land”.

In all of parts there have been four noble family.

Noemi

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From the point of view of languages:

In Sierra Leone there are 12 languages: English and Krio are the official languages. Other two languages are spoken by the population: Arabic, because they have to read Corano, and French.

From the point of view of religions:

In Sierra Leone there are 3 religions: A. T. R. (= African Traditional Religion), Christianity and Islam. The majority of the population believe in Islam religion.

From the point of view of rites/religious ceremonies:

There are a lot of rites/religious ceremonies, like for the wedding ceremony/marriage. The man have to go to the woman’s house and make an make an offer to the family of the girl in order to thank the family. The wedding ceremony/marriage celebrate in woman’s house.

There are also rites to prepare men and women to the future life. The ritual is located in secret bush and the ritual of the boys last 3 years while the ritual of the girls last 10 days.

From the point of view of the school:

The high school in Sierra Leone consist in 3 types: Arts, Science and Commerce.

In the school there are many subjects like English, Maths, Science, Social Studies, P. E., Music, Religion and French.

From the point of view of people:

The people in Sierra Leone are very sociable, friendly and you can have good relationships; they’re very open minded.

There are 2 form of government in Sierra Leone:

1. the official government is the presidential republic, with a president and a parliament;

2. traditional system of ruling which has 92 reigns with 92 kings which in the south can be also women so are called queens.

In Sierra Leone there’s a majority of very poor people.
Yurany Villaquiran

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Last saturday (3.11.18) our class met Prof.Carlini, a teacher who teaches in Sierra Leone. We asked him some questions about sport,food,music,school and teen issues.

He told us he teaches in an University, in the centre of Sierra Leone (in Makeni) and he started his work about 4 years ago.

He saids: teenegers (in secondary school) can choose in 3 branches (art —>humanities, science ,commerce —> buisness). The school system is: 6 years of elementary school, 3 years of junior school, 3 years of high school and 4 years of university. School starts at 8 a.m. and finishes at 1 or 2 p.m. Then we asked him which are the Sierra Leone’s problems : in their school there isn’t lights or books, so the teachers write all on the blackboard and the students must copy the notes; and another problem is the war, Mr Carlini said us; he saw the civil war (from 1991 to 2001) and it was terrible and very difficult. The country unfortunately is poor, and there are many issues, for example, the water because there isn’t in the house;  fortunately drugs aren’t a problem because there aren’t money to buy it. The corruption is a big issue.

In Sierra Leone the most important music is the traditional music with the drums, but sometimes the young people listen pop music and Nigerian music.

The official language is English but Creol is the local language.

The religion is Muslim (about 60%).

In the country they practice sport: volleyball is the most popular for the girl and football is the most popular for the boys, like in Italy.

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On 3rd November 2018 a professor who teaches in Sierra Leone came to our school. Our class asked him some questions and from his answers we took these pieces of information.

Prof. Carlini said he saw the war in Sierra Leone because there was a long civil war from 1991 to 2001. There were violence and many attacks; adults and also some children were soldiers.

Many children are victims of drugs and starvation because there’s lack of food and they have only one meal each day, so they don’t eat much. Every day they eat a lot of rice or palm oil, sweet potatoes, papaya, mango, banana. People never eat fish because is too expensive.

There isn’t water at home, so girls have to go to wells every morning and then take it home for the family. Family is very extended and important.
Prof. Carlini said there are primary and secondary schools, but not everybody can have an education because the students have to pay it.
The lessons start at 8 a.m. and finish at 1 o’clock p.m. In the secondary school students study Humanities, Arts, Science and Commerce (Business). The students don’t have books to study beacuse they are too expensive. In Sierra Leone there aren’t lights and there aren’t any facilites. The teacher always writes on the blackboard and the students have to take notes.

Professor Carlini said he teaches in Makeni’s university. He started to teach there 4 years ago. He thinks Africa’s school is more difficult and challenging. To enter the university students have to do the WAASCE state exam, but it’s very difficult.

Freetown is the capital of the country. Creole is the original language that common people are used to speaking, but the main language is English. Sierra Leone is a muslim country.

People listen to traditional music and young people listen to pop music from Nigeria. Local bands play the traditional music during the main celebrations.

Boys usually play football and girls like playing volleyball.

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Sierra Leone is a state in West African the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown.
Freetown is not a historical and modern city.
Sierra Leone is a Muslim country.
In Sierra Leone there are three school: Muslim school, Cristian school and state school.
The school is paid.
The high school is: arts school, science school and commercie school.
The books of school are only for “rich” people.
In Sierra Leone the people speak twelve languages, but the most important languages ARE: Krio, English, Arabic, French.
In Sierra Leone there are three religions: ATR (African Traditional Religion), Christianity and Islam.
In the country there are churches, mosque and cathedral. The people of ATR pray at home.
In Sierra Leone there aren’t many woods and animals wild. Are present the hippos, the monkeys, the elephants, the lions and the fawns.
People in Sierra Leone cultivate: rice, palm, manioca and peanuts.
Rise is the basic food. The rise eaten whit pepper, fish an palm oil.
I things it was a very interesting experience.
I learned many things.
I hope i can remake this experience.

By Asia P.

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The missionari Carlini, on 3 November 2018, offre to tell us about his life in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is located in north-center of Africa. The capital is Free Time and its a typical colony. Sierra Leone is a country developing. It is a Presidenzial Republic, his only one parliament; divided into 92 reigns with 92 "Paramount Chief"; there are four other aristocratic families who flank the Paramount Chief. Mr Carlini lives in the city of Makeni, it's a enormous city. He works at the university of the city, called Unimak.
In the area where he lives there a lot of schools of different kinds: primary schools and secondary schools, there are different types of upper secondary schools of commerce and business. The main subjects are English, science, Maths, social studies+French, P.E., music and R.M.E. Here you have to pay for go to schools. Sierra Leone climate is always warm. In the country there aren't ferocius animals, but we can find monkey, elephants, hippos,lion,Dear Lucilla if you see that none of us does not answer you, do not continue to write. We in this group are all Italians and we do not like English thanks. some fawns, also, there is anche excellent fish.
In Makeni, the main course and the rice, can brava seasoned with lots of peppers; they also use a lot of palm oil, peanut butter. The never eat meat, because not having the refrigerator i can but keep it.
In Sierra Leone, are spoken 12 languages, the official languageis English because it is a colony. However, there people speak different languages, the principal is Krio.
Sierra Leone is a muslim country so people learn arabic. In his country there are 3 religions: A.T.R ( African traditional Religion), Christianity and Islam. The most professed religion is A.T.R. For paer, Christians find themselves in various cathedrals, churches, Muslim find themselves in the various mosque instead for the A.T. R the place of prayer and their home. Those who profess the A.T. R pray their ancestors who are closest to the God, imploring him to protect his family.

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On 3rd November 2018 a man who teaches in a university, in Sierra Leone, came to our school and talked about habits, traditions, rules, and much more there.
My class was divide into various groups and each of them prepared some questions to ask.

The first group asked for teen issues; the professor told us that he saw the war in Sierra Leone between the 1991 and the 2001. In that period the main victims were the children, who were forced to become soldiers, and there were many violence. But now people in Sierra Leone are very friendly , in fact, he himself confirmed us that he had never been a victim of racism. Then we asked him about other problems related to adolescents, such as the drugs abuse; he said it's not a common problem because money is scarce, and drugs cost a lot. In fact even eating can be tiring. At this point we connected to my group which was the topic of food, so we asked him about traditional foods. Actually they always eat rice, palm oil, sweet potaetos, papaya, mango, bananas. Another traditional thing is kalavash, which is used for the ritual of marriges. They never eat meat or fish because it’s too expensive. About drinking it is difficult even to simply drink water; every morning girls have to walk up to the wells to bring water home, to drink and wash.

What about school,the professor told as that there are primary and secondary schools, but  they have to pay to go there, so not everyone can go there. The lessons start at 8 a.m and finish at 1 p.m. In the secondary school the students can study Humanities,Art, Science, and Commerce. In Sierra Leone schools there aren’t light and there aren’t any facilities. Prof. Carlini teaches in Makeni’s university and he said us that the Africa’s schools are more difficult. To enter in university the students have to do the WAASCE state exam,which it is very difficult.
In Sierra Leone girls have fun playing volleyball, however it’s too difficult to have a ball to play with; boys usually play football.
People listen to traditional music and guys listen to pop music from Nigeria. Local bands play the traditional music in the celebrations

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On 3rd November 2018 a man who teaches in a university, in Sierra Leone, came to our school and talked about habits, traditions, rules, and much more there. My class was divide into various groups and each of them prepared some questions to ask.

The first group asked for teen issues; the professor told us that he saw the war in Sierra Leone between the 1991 and the 2001. In that period the main victims were the children, who were forced to become soldiers, and there were many violence. But now people in Sierra Leone are very friendly , in fact, he himself confirmed us that he had never been a victim of racism. Then we asked him about other problems related to adolescents, such as the drugs abuse; he said it's not a common problem because money is scarce, and drugs cost a lot. In fact even eating can be tiring. At this point we connected to my group which was the topic of food, so we asked him about traditional foods. Actually they always eat rice, palm oil, sweet potaetos, papaya, mango, bananas. Another traditional thing is kalavash, which is used for the ritual of marriges. They never eat meat or fish because it’s too expensive. About drinking it is difficult even to simply drink water; every morning girls have to walk up to the wells to bring water home, to drink and wash.

What about the school,the professor told us that there are primary and secondary schools, but  they have to pay to go there, so not everyone can go there. The lessons start at 8 a.m and finish at 1 p.m. In the secondary school the students can study Humanities,Art, Science, and Commerce. In Sierra Leone schools there aren’t light and there aren’t any facilities. Prof. Carlini teaches in Makeni’s university and he said us that the Africa’s schools are more difficult. To enter in university the students have to do the WAASCE state exam,which it is very difficult.

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On 3rd November 2018 a man who teaches in a university, in Sierra Leone, came to our school and talked about habits, traditions, rules, and much more there.
My class was divide into various groups and each of them had prepare some questions to ask.
The first group asked for teen issues; the professor told us that he saw the war in Sierra Leone between the 1991 and the 2001. In that period the main victims were the children, who were forced to become soldiers, and there were many violence. But now people in Sierra Leone are very friendly , in fact, he himself confirmed us that he had never been a victim of racism. Then we asked him about other problems related to adolescents, such as the drugs abuse; he said it's not a common problem because money is scarce, and drugs cost a lot. In fact even eating can be tiring.
At this point we connected to my group which was the topic of food, so we asked him about traditional foods. Actually they always eat rice, palm oil, sweet potaetos, papaya, mango, bananas. Another traditional thing is kalavash, which is used for the ritual of marriges. They never eat meat or fish because it’s too expensive. About drinking it is difficult even to simply drink water; every morning girls have to walk up to the wells to bring water home, to drink and wash.
In Sierra Leone girls like to have fun playing volleyball, however it’s difficult to have a ball to play with; boys usually play football.
People listen to traditional music and young people listen to pop music from Nigeria. Local bands play the traditional music in the celebrations.
What about the school,the professor told as that there are primary and secondary schools, but since they have to pay to go there,not everyone can go there. The lessons start at 8 a.m and finish at 1 p.m. In the secondary school the students can study Humanities,Art, Science, and Commerce. In Sierra Leone schools there aren’t light and there aren’t any facilities. Prof. Carlini teaches in Makeni’s university and he said us that the Africa’s schools are more difficult. To enter in university the students have to do the WAASCE state exam,that it is very difficult.

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On Saturday 3 November there was a meeting with an Italian missionary in class, Michele Carlini, arrived from Sierra Leone. He lives in a town called Makeni, in the central-nord of the country; the population is like Udine, Makeni is the 5th biggest city. In this town there are churches, mosques, football stadium by chinese and cathedrals, there aren't big structure.
There's a typical colonial style so the houses are in British style.
There are also many school, primary school, upper secondary school and University. University to Makeni is called "Unimak". The boys at Upper secondary school study arts/humanites, science, commerce/business related, there isn't philosophy because beginning at University, and music. The chore subjects are english, maths,science, social studies and french, too. Students are 100 per class, the roof is in sheel metal and there isn't electricity, moreover there aren't books, only rich families can afford books, the school infact is chargeable; in absence of books, students copy from the blackboard. Muslim students don't go to school on Friday, Christian students don't go to school on Sunday while Islamic students don't go to school on Saturday; the 55% of population is under age, a young population.
The country is evolved, developing, and things are improving; there was a very difficult past, 10 years of civil war, the children were involved, too.
The capital is a free town.
Anyway, the country is a Presidential Republic with Parliament; there are 92 reigns with 92 "paramount chiefs", the custodiant of the land, they're the supervisor. That's a traditional system of government. The paramount chiefs take this name because the British have taken away from them the title of king. From the point of view of the languages, there are 12 local languages, like Creole, krio, Arabic... the British left the colonial so the official language of the country became English, also they know Arabic because Sierra Leone is a Muslim country so people learn Arabic.
Talking about clonate, there are two seasons: 6 months of rainy seasons (that finish November) and 6 months of dry seasons, in this period nature soffers because is always fairly hot.
From the point of view of the economy, they coltivate rice, peanuts, mamoca and palm; the rice is baceful food, they cook palm oil, fish and a lot of pepper; anyway, rice is the most eaten and most common food (cooked with palm oil and pepper, or peanut better and fish). Meat is too expensive. Spanish and Chinese fisherman steal the fish from the country.
Ad regards religione, there are three, ATR (African traditional religions), Christianity (many peope) and Islam, that's predominant, there are also a lot of muslim. ATR prays the ancestors because god is considered too high; the marriage ATR celebration take place at home. African people infact don't pray in a churche, they pray at home.
When a child is born, it's presented to the community and the name is decided by the grandparents.
The liturgy is in the sacred bush; sacred bush also is the place where people learn. In the sacred bush there's the protecting spirit of women. Here the girls play the drums and dance, celebration with presents...too. Ritual's last three years.
In the African ritual of marriage, the future husbands make an offer in order to thank the family, and he bring the kaladash.
Anyway, generally the population is very friendly, very nice and sociable.
Children prefer Jackie Chan movies to cartons!

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We've started talking about places: the town were mr.Carlini lives is named Makeni and is in the center northand is the fifth biggest city of Sierra Leone.He works in an university called Unimak.In Sierra Leone there aren't a lot of historical buildings but there are some colonial style houses.te cai

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On 3rd November 2018 a man who teaches at university, in Sierra Leone, came to our school and talked about habits, traditions, rules, and much more there. My class was divide into various groups and each of them prepared some questions to ask.
The first group asked for teen issues; the professor told us that he saw the war in Sierra Leone between the 1991 and the 2001. In that period the main victims were the children, who were forced to become soldiers, and there were many violence. But now people in Sierra Leone are very friendly , in fact, he himself confirmed us that he had never been a victim of racism. Then we asked him about other problems related to adolescents, such as the drugs abuse; he said it's not a common problem because money is scarce, and drugs cost a lot.
In fact even eating can be tiring. At this point we connected to my group which was the topic of food, so we asked him about traditional foods. Actually they always eat rice, palm oil, sweet potaetos, papaya, mango, bananas. Another traditional thing is kalavash, which is used for the ritual of marriges. They never eat meat or fish because it’s too expensive. About drinking it is difficult even to simply drink water; every morning girls have to walk up to the wells to bring water home, to drink and wash.
What about the school,the professor told as that there are primary and secondary schools, but  they have to pay to go there, so not everyone can go there. The lessons start at 8 a.m and finish at 1 p.m. In the secondary school the students can study Humanities,Art, Science, and Commerce. In Sierra Leone schools there aren’t light and there aren’t any facilities. Prof. Carlini teaches in Makeni’s university and he said us that the Africa’s schools are more difficult. To enter in university the students have to do the WAASCE state exam,which it is very difficult.

In Sierra Leone girls have fun playing volleyball, however it’s too difficult to have a ball to play with; boys usually play football.

People listen to traditional music and guys listen to pop music from Nigeria. Local bands play the traditional music in the celebrations.

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We've started to talk about places:mr Carlini lives in Makeni ,the fifth biggest city of Sierra Leone and he works in an university called Unimak.In Sierra Leone there aren't a lot of hisorical buildings just some colonial style houses.there are also cathedrals an mosques and a football stadium.The capital ,Freetown is the only capital in the wordl without electricity but things are improving.there are two seasons : dry and rainy and there aren't a lot of animals : just some chimpanzee and hippos.there are 12 ethnical groups so there are 12 languages but the official is English. there also three main religions ATR, islam and christanity

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arrived from Sierra Leone. He lives in a town called Makeni, in the central-nord of the country; the population is like Udine, Makeni is the 5th biggest city. In this town there are churches, mosques, football stadium by chinese and cathedrals, there aren't big structure. 
There's a typical colonial style so the houses are in British style.
There are also many school, primary school, upper secondary school and University. University to Makeni is called "Unimak". The boys at Upper secondary school study arts/humanites, science, commerce/business related, there isn't philosophy because beginning at University, and music. The chore subjects are english, maths,science, social studies and french, too. Students are 100 per class, the roof is in sheel metal and there isn't electricity, moreover there aren't books, only rich families can afford books, the school infact is chargeable; in absence of books, students copy from the blackboard. Muslim students don't go to school on Friday, Christian students don't go to school on Sunday while Islamic students don't go to school on Saturday; the 55% of population is under age, a young population.
The country is evolved, developing, and things are improving; there was a very difficult past, 10 years of civil war, the children were involved, too.
The capital is a free town.
Anyway, the country is a Presidential Republic with Parliament; there are 92 reigns with 92 "paramount chiefs", the custodiant of the land, they're the supervisor. That's a traditional system of government. The paramount chiefs take this name because the British have taken away from them the title of king. From the point of view of the languages, there are 12 local languages, like Creole, krio, Arabic... the British left the colonial so the official language of the country became English, also they know Arabic because Sierra Leone is a Muslim country so people learn Arabic.
Talking about clonate, there are two seasons: 6 months of rainy seasons (that finish November) and 6 months of dry seasons, in this period nature soffers because is always fairly hot.
From the point of view of the economy, they coltivate rice, peanuts, mamoca and palm; the rice is baceful food, they cook palm oil, fish and a lot of pepper; anyway, rice is the most eaten and most common food (cooked with palm oil and pepper, or peanut better and fish). Meat is too expensive. Spanish and Chinese fisherman steal the fish from the country.
Ad regards religione, there are three, ATR (African traditional religions), Christianity (many peope) and Islam, that's predominant, there are also a lot of muslim. ATR prays the ancestors because god is considered too high; the marriage ATR celebration take place at home. African people infact don't pray in a churche, they pray at home. 
When a child is born, it's presented to the community and the name is decided by the grandparents. 
The liturgy is in the sacred bush; sacred bush also is the place where people learn. In the sacred bush there's the protecting spirit of women. Here the girls play the drums and dance, celebration with presents...too. Ritual's last three years.
In the African ritual of marriage, the future husbands make an offer in order to thank the family, and he bring the kaladash.
Anyway, generally the population is very friendly, very nice and sociable.
Children prefer Jackie Chan movies to cartons!
Andrea's report
Andrea's report
Andrea's report
Andrea's report
We've started talking about places: the town were mr.Carlini lives is named Makeni and is in the center northand is the fifth biggest city of Sierra Leone.He works in an university called Unimak.In Sierra Leone there aren't a lot of historical buildings but there are some colonial style houses.te cai
Andrea's report
Andrea's report
We've started to talk about places:mr Carlini lives in Makeni ,the fifth biggest city of Sierra Leone and he works in an university called Unimak.In Sierra Leone there aren't a lot of hisorical buildings just some colonial style houses.there are also cathedrals an mosques and a football stadium.The capital ,Freetown is the only capital in the wordl without electricity but things are improving.there are two seasons : dry and rainy and there aren't a lot of animals : just some chimpanzee and hippos.there are 12 ethnical groups so there are 12 languages but the official is English. there also three main religions ATR, islam and christanity
Let's talk abuot Sie
 Let's talk abuot Sierra Leone.
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 2BU Post Event Reports
Elena’s report
Elena’s report
ON 3rd November 2018, a professor who teaches in Sierra Leone came to our school. 
ON THAT OCCASION, our class asked him some questions and from his answers we took these pieces of information.
FIRST OF ALL, Prof. Carlini SAID he saw the war in Sierra Leone because there was a long civil war from 1991 to 2001. DURING THE WAR, there were violence and many attacks; adults and also some children were soldiers.
AS FAR AS THE SOCIETY IN SIERRA LEONE IS CONCERNED, WE LEARNT THAT many children are victims of drugs and starvation because there’s lack of food, and they have only one meal each day, so they don’t eat much. Every day they eat a lot of rice or palm oil, sweet potatoes, papaya, mango, banana. People never eat fish or meat because it’s too expensive.
ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT there isn’t any water at home, so girls have to go to wells every morning and then take it home for the family.
Family is very extended and important in Sierra Leone: there aren’t words for 'cousin' because it’s offensive, you say “this is my brother/sister“, and you must also call your aunt “mother”. 
TALKING ABOUT FAMILIES AND RITUALS, the kalavash is a traditional container used for the ritual of the marriges, where you put cola (that were used when there weren’t money). 
AS REGARDS SCHOOL AND EDUCATION, Prof. Carlini said that
there are primary and secondary schools, but not everybody can have an education because the students have to pay for it. 
The LESSONS start at 8 a.m. and finish at 1 o’clock p.m. In the secondary school students study Humanities, Art, Science and Commerce (Buisness). 
The students don’t have books to study because they are too expensive. 
FOR WHAT CONCERNS SCHOOL BUILDINGS, In Sierra Leone there aren’t lights and there aren't any facilites. Tha teachers ALWAYS write on blackboards, and the students have to take notes.
CONCERNING HIS OWN EXPERIENCE, Professor Carlini said he teaches at Makeni’s university. He started to teach there 4 years ago, SO HE KNOWS THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM QUITE WELL.
To enter university, students have to do the WAASCE State Exam, but it’s very difficult, and you must have five credits to enter university, in the subjects you studied AT secondary school. 
The MARKS are given by the teachers in PERCENTAGE, or from F to A. He thinks African schools are more difficult and challenging THAN ITALIAN ONES. 
FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE COUNTRY'S GEOGRAPHY, Freetown is the capital city and KREO (Creole) is the original language that common people ARE USED TO SPEAKING. HOWEVER, the main language is English. 
AS FAR AS RELIGION IS CONCERNED, we learnt that Sierra Leone is a basically a Muslim country.   
CONCERNING THE LEISURE TIME, People listen to traditional music and young people listen to pop music from Nigeria. Local bands play the traditional music DURING the main celebrations and festivals. 
AS REGARDS SPORTS, boys usually play football and girls like playing volleyball, but IT is difficult to have a ball to play with. 
A RELEVANT ISSUE in Sierra Leone is corruption.

Alessandra’s report
Alessandra’s report
The professor of an University went to our school to talk about the life in Sierra Leone and about some informations about him. We asked him some different and important questions. 
He suffered war in 1992to 2001 , but the worst and terribal was in 1994 , when solders made brain washed to a little children, boys and girls. There was a group who live in forest , which setted a war .
He wasn’t a victim of a racism because people who live in Sierra Leone are very friendly . 
After that we asked him about problems. There are a lot of problems in Sierra Leone , for example access to secondary school . School fees are too high and books are too expensive.
Lot’s of people don’t have  a family. Another problem is food . There is a lack of food . The professor told about the teen iusses. In Sierra Leone werwn’t problems like drugs, because are expensive , or eating disorders, despite people eat one meal a day . 
The man teaches in a University . Maken is a centre of SL Unimark , where there are 100’000 students . There are amongh three subjects in secondary school : arts ( humanities ) , science and commerce ( business) , which lasts three years . There are great University , 100 . The mars are A and B . Was sec is the state exam , from free town ) . You must have 5 credits to enter to University , which include English . 
Live in Africa is more difficult because there are no facilities , books and electricity. 
Many people listen traditional music , with drums . Traditional music is played at celebrations . Many people have phones so they listens with them pop music of Nigeria . There are young artieses. 
Creole is a tipical language that people speak and is similar English . ( es. how di body ?) . 
There isn’t water in house so in the morning , girls must fetch the water , and they have to sweep , clean and do housework . 
Most boys play sports , especially football because isn’t expensive . The Lich Stars is a national football team in Sierra Leone . A few people play volleyball because this sport is too expensive for them . 
The calabash is where you put the money or another thinks , for marrege . 
Tipical food are sweet potatoes , fish . They products also alamonds . 
Agostina’s report
Agostina’s report


Last Saturday a man who teaches in Sierra Leone, in Africa, came to our school and talked about his life.
He saw the civil war in the 1994, when he arrived.
In that period people used children to fight, so they became soldiers (both girls and boys); he also said that there’s a bit of jealousy between him and the locals but he’ve never been bullied.


Freetown is the capital of Sierra Leone, the name derives from the fact that there live free people that in the past used to be slaves.


Then he told us about school: he has been teaching for four years in an university, called UniMak, that’s catholic but still open to everyone, and it’s in the town of Makeni, situated in the center of Sierra Leone.
The professor thinks that the African school is more challenging and difficult than the Italian one because of the absence of books and electricity, indeed you have to pay the school fees and books are very expensive.
He also said that teachers are not well paid.
The school system is quite similar to the Italian one: there are nursery, 6 years of primary school, 3 of junior-secondary school, 3 of senior-secondary school, 4 of university and college;
In the senior-secondary school you can choose between three options: Arts, Science and Commerce.
In the morning there’s the junior school and in the afternoon the upper one, that thing happens because there are not enough classrooms.
You have to be at school at 8 a.m. when there starts an assembly, then they sing the national anthem and some prayers (a Muslim and a catholic one) and then the lessons star; the school finishes at 1 or 2 p.m.


In Sierra Leone there’s traditional music,played with the drums and sang in creole (which is a similar language to English); but young people usually listen to pop and American music.

Rice is very important, and they also eat a lot of tropical fruits such as mangos, bananas and papayas; they never eat meat

The family in Africa is very important and extended, they call “mothers” all the women that helped them in their life and “brothers” their cousins.

A relevant issue in Sierra Leone is corruption.
Alessia’s report
Alessia’s report
Last saturday (3.11.18) our class met Prof.Carlini, a teacher who teaches in Sierra Leone. We asked him some questions about sport,food,music,school and teen issues. 
He told us he teaches in an University, in the centre of Sierra Leone (in Makeni) and he started his work about 4 years ago. 
He saids: teenegers (in secondary school) can choose in 3 branches (art —>humanities, science ,commerce —> buisness). The school system is: 6 years of elementary school, 3 years of junior school, 3 years of high school and 4 years of university. School starts at 8 a.m. and finishes at 1 or 2 p.m. Then we asked him which are the Sierra Leone’s problems : in their school there isn’t lights or books, so the teachers write all on the blackboard and the students must copy the notes; and another problem is the war, Mr Carlini said us; he saw the civil war (from 1991 to 2001) and it was terrible and very difficult. The country unfortunately is poor, and there are many issues, for example, the water because there isn’t in the house;  fortunately drugs aren’t a problem because there aren’t money to buy it. The corruption is a big issue. 
In Sierra Leone the most important music is the traditional music with the drums, but sometimes the young people listen pop music and Nigerian music. 
The official language is English but Creol is the local language. 
The religion is Muslim (about 60%). 
In the country they practice sport: volleyball is the most popular for the girl and football is the most popular for the boys, like in Italy. 
Martina’s report
Martina’s report
On 3rd November 2018 a professor who teaches in Sierra Leone came to our school. Our class asked him some questions and from his answers we took these pieces of information.
Prof. Carlini said he saw the war in Sierra Leone because there was a long civil war from 1991 to 2001. There were violence and many attacks; adults and also some children were soldiers.
Many children are victims of drugs and starvation because there’s lack of food and they have only one meal each day, so they don’t eat much. Every day they eat a lot of rice or palm oil, sweet potatoes, papaya, mango, banana. People never eat fish because is too expensive.
There isn’t water at home, so girls have to go to wells every morning and then take it home for the family. Family is very extended and important. 
Prof. Carlini said there are primary and secondary schools, but not everybody can have an education because the students have to pay it. 
The lessons start at 8 a.m. and finish at 1 o’clock p.m. In the secondary school students study Humanities, Arts, Science and Commerce (Business). The students don’t have books to study beacuse they are too expensive. In Sierra Leone there aren’t lights and there aren’t any facilites. The teacher always writes on the blackboard and the students have to take notes.
Professor Carlini said he teaches in Makeni’s university. He started to teach there 4 years ago. He thinks Africa’s school is more difficult and challenging. To enter the university students have to do the WAASCE state exam, but it’s very difficult.
Freetown is the capital of the country. Creole is the original language that common people are used to speaking, but the main language is English. Sierra Leone is a muslim country.  
People listen to traditional music and young people listen to pop music from Nigeria. Local bands play the traditional music during the main celebrations. 
Boys usually play football and girls like playing volleyball.
Megi’s report
Megi’s report
 
On 3rd November 2018 a man who teaches in a university, in Sierra Leone, came to our school and talked about habits, traditions, rules, and much more there. My class was divide into various groups and each of them prepared some questions to ask. 
The first group asked for teen issues; the professor told us that he saw the war in Sierra Leone between the 1991 and the 2001. In that period the main victims were the children, who were forced to become soldiers, and there were many violence. But now people in Sierra Leone are very friendly , in fact, he himself confirmed us that he had never been a victim of racism. Then we asked him about other problems related to adolescents, such as the drugs abuse; he said it's not a common problem because money is scarce, and drugs cost a lot. In fact even eating can be tiring. At this point we connected to my group which was the topic of food, so we asked him about traditional foods. Actually they always eat rice, palm oil, sweet potaetos, papaya, mango, bananas. Another traditional thing is kalavash, which is used for the ritual of marriges. They never eat meat or fish because it’s too expensive. About drinking it is difficult even to simply drink water; every morning girls have to walk up to the wells to bring water home, to drink and wash. 
What about the school,the professor told as that there are primary and secondary schools, but  they have to pay to go there, so not everyone can go there. The lessons start at 8 a.m and finish at 1 p.m. In the secondary school the students can study Humanities,Art, Science, and Commerce. In Sierra Leone schools there aren’t light and there aren’t any facilities. Prof. Carlini teaches in Makeni’s university and he said us that the Africa’s schools are more difficult. To enter in university the students have to do the WAASCE state exam,which it is very difficult. 
Giorgia P. ’s report
Giorgia P. ’s report 
On 3rd November 2018 a man who teaches in a university, in Sierra Leone, came to our school and talked about habits, traditions, rules, and much more there. My class was divide into various groups and each of them prepared some questions to ask. 
The first group asked for teen issues; the professor told us that he saw the war in Sierra Leone between the 1991 and the 2001. In that period the main victims were the children, who were forced to become soldiers, and there were many violence. But now people in Sierra Leone are very friendly , in fact, he himself confirmed us that he had never been a victim of racism. Then we asked him about other problems related to adolescents, such as the drugs abuse; he said it's not a common problem because money is scarce, and drugs cost a lot. In fact even eating can be tiring. At this point we connected to my group which was the topic of food, so we asked him about traditional foods. Actually they always eat rice, palm oil, sweet potaetos, papaya, mango, bananas. Another traditional thing is kalavash, which is used for the ritual of marriges. They never eat meat or fish because it’s too expensive. About drinking it is difficult even to simply drink water; every morning girls have to walk up to the wells to bring water home, to drink and wash. 
What about the school,the professor told us that there are primary and secondary schools, but  they have to pay to go there, so not everyone can go there. The lessons start at 8 a.m and finish at 1 p.m. In the secondary school the students can study Humanities,Art, Science, and Commerce. In Sierra Leone schools there aren’t light and there aren’t any facilities. Prof. Carlini teaches in Makeni’s university and he said us that the Africa’s schools are more difficult. To enter in university the students have to do the WAASCE state exam,which it is very difficult. 
Erin's report
Erin's report
On 3rd November 2018 a man who teaches in a university, in Sierra Leone, came to our school and talked about habits, traditions, rules, and much more there. My class was divide into various groups and each of them had prepare some questions to ask.
The first group asked for teen issues; the professor told us that he saw the war in Sierra Leone between the 1991 and the 2001. In that period the main victims were the children, who were forced to become soldiers, and there were many violence. But now people in Sierra Leone are very friendly , in fact, he himself confirmed us that he had never been a victim of racism. Then we asked him about other problems related to adolescents, such as the drugs abuse; he said it's not a common problem because money is scarce, and drugs cost a lot. In fact even eating can be tiring.
 At this point we connected to my group which was the topic of food, so we asked him about traditional foods. Actually they always eat rice, palm oil, sweet potaetos, papaya, mango, bananas. Another traditional thing is kalavash, which is used for the ritual of marriges. They never eat meat or fish because it’s too expensive. About drinking it is difficult even to simply drink water; every morning girls have to walk up to the wells to bring water home, to drink and wash.
What about the school,the professor told as that there are primary and secondary schools, but since they have to pay to go there,not everyone can go there. The lessons start at 8 a.m and finish at 1 p.m. In the secondary school the students can study Humanities,Art, Science, and Commerce. In Sierra Leone schools there aren’t light and there aren’t any facilities. Prof. Carlini teaches in Makeni’s university and he said us that the Africa’s schools are more difficult. To enter in university the students have to do the WAASCE state exam,that it is very difficult.

Linda’s report
Linda’s report

On 3rd November 2018 a man who teaches in a university, in Sierra Leone, came to our school and talked about habits, traditions, rules, and much more there. My class was divide into various groups and each of them prepared some questions to ask. 
The first group asked for teen issues; the professor told us that he saw the war in Sierra Leone between the 1991 and the 2001. In that period the main victims were the children, who were forced to become soldiers, and there were many violence. But now people in Sierra Leone are very friendly , in fact, he himself confirmed us that he had never been a victim of racism. Then we asked him about other problems related to adolescents, such as the drugs abuse; he said it's not a common problem because money is scarce, and drugs cost a lot. 
In fact even eating can be tiring. At this point we connected to my group which was the topic of food, so we asked him about traditional foods. Actually they always eat rice, palm oil, sweet potaetos, papaya, mango, bananas. Another traditional thing is kalavash, which is used for the ritual of marriges. They never eat meat or fish because it’s too expensive. About drinking it is difficult even to simply drink water; every morning girls have to walk up to the wells to bring water home, to drink and wash. 
What about the school,the professor told as that there are primary and secondary schools, but  they have to pay to go there, so not everyone can go there. The lessons start at 8 a.m and finish at 1 p.m. In the secondary school the students can study Humanities,Art, Science, and Commerce. In Sierra Leone schools there aren’t light and there aren’t any facilities. Prof. Carlini teaches in Makeni’s university and he said us that the Africa’s schools are more difficult. To enter in university the students have to do the WAASCE state exam,which it is very difficult.
In Sierra Leone girls like to have fun playing volleyball, however it’s difficult to have a ball to play with; boys usually play football.
People listen to traditional music and young people listen to pop music from Nigeria. Local bands play the traditional music in the celebrations. 
 


 
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 1BU: LET'S TALK ABOUT PLACES with Roberto, Miriam, Asia N, Carol, Asia P.
Where is Sierra Leone located in the African Continent?
Where is Sierra Leone located in the African Continent?
PLACES
PLACES
1)Where do you exactly live in Sierra Leone ? 
2)What are the most visited places by tourists in Sierra Leone ? 
3) Where is your university located exactly? 
4)Are there any train stations or airports in your area? 
5)Are there any factors that threaten the ecosystem in your area? 
6)Has the country evolved from the point of view of the economy? 
PLACES
PLACES
1- Which animals characterise the ecosystem in the area where you live?
2- Which is the most useful plant in the place where you live?
3- Are there endangered animals?
MIRIAM
QUESTIONS BY ROBERTO
QUESTIONS BY ROBERTO 
1)In the city where you live, near the houses are there aqueducts or sources of drinking water or do you have to move? 
2) In the city where you live, are there asphalt roads where cars can easily drive? Or are there UNPAVED roads? 
3) Are there any important structures in your city?
Places - by Asia P.
Places - by Asia P.
IS POLLUTION present also in Africa?
Places - by Asia
Places - by Asia
Is there a lot of smog and pollution in the main cities?

1 Are there parks in
 1 Are there parks in the area where you live in?
2 are there a lot of schools in your area?
3 are there places like cinemas?
Asia
WHAT is the climate LIKE in summer and winter in your town?
WHAT is the climate LIKE in summer and winter in your town?
1) what are the most important cities in your country? 
2) are there special celebrations/parties in the area where you live? 
BY CAROL 
Asia N
Asia N

-in your city, are there more skyscrapers and blocks of flats, or more green areas?
-is the city clean? is it without rubbish in the streets?

Places
Places
1) Are there mountains where you can go skiing? What are the most important? 

2) What are the most popular cities in Summer? And inter? 

3) In which period of the year is it better to visit Sierra Leone? 

4) What are the main rivers and lakes in Sierra Leone? 
By Carol 
 
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 1BU: LET'S TALK ABOUT SCHOOL AND EDUCATION with Sara, Francesca, Alessia, Giulia M, Samanta, Giulia N.
📎 UNIMAK - the University of Makeni, Sierra Leone - building a civilisation of love
Francesca P.
Francesca P.
1) What types of Secondary Schools do young people attend in your area? 
2) What subjects do young people study at Secondary Schools?
3) How many students are in one class on average?
Are there any bullyi
 Are there any bullying problems in schools?
GIULIA N.
Sara
Sara
1 What subjects do the students study at hight school? 
2 How many students are there in one class on average?
Francesca p.
Francesca p.
Is there a breaktime in schools in Sierra Leone?
Are there school canteens?
When do students sta
 When do students start going to school?

How long do lessons last?

SAMANTA K.

Sara's report
Sara's report
Sierra Leone is a developing country because in the past there was a war but now the thigs are improving. 
The main food is rice, rice with palm oil and peppers or with peanut butter. 
Talking about languages, the official language is English but in Sierra Leone, people speak Creole, French and Arabic because it is a Muslim country. Sure enough 70% of the population is Muslim. There are 3 religions: A.T.R. (Africa Traditional Religion), Cristianity and Islam. In A.T.R. the people pray the ancestors. 
From the point of view of the school, the upper secondary school consists in: ART humanities, science, commerce/businnes-related, language, mats, social studies, P. E. music and religion. 
The country is Presidential Republic with a parliament traditional system of government. There are 92 reigns with 92 paramount chiefs(the custodian of the Land, the supervisor). 

Francesca p.
Francesca p. 
Sierra Leone is a country in the west of Africa .
Residents in Sierra Leone eat usually fish and rice, the most eaten and common food. There are animals like fishes, elephants and hippos.
English is the official language but there are even 12 different local languages; KRIO is a mixture of languages with english.
The three main religious are the african traditinal religion, cristianity and islam.
Students learn in class composed by 100 persons and they study Arts, Science, Maths, French and social studies.
 
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 1BU: LET'S TALK ABOUT PEOPLE with Noemi, Selena, Sofia, Esteban, Yurany.
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PEOPLE
PEOPLE
WHAT ARE the local people LIKE?

Noemi
1) What are the loca
 1) What are the local people like?
2) Are local people sometimes racist against white people?
3) When you arrived in Sierra Leone, did you find it easy to live in the new society?
4) Are local people open minded?
Yuran
DOES the society where you live and work TOLERATE all diversities?
DOES the society where you live and work TOLERATE all diversities?
Are people very tied
 Are people very tied to culture and tradition?
Selena
Selena
In your experience in Sierra Leone, did the people welcome you warmly during your transfer?

Selena
Selena
Did you notice any big differences between the Italian population and the one in Sierra Leone? Did you  integrate well with the people during your first transfer?
 
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 1BU: LET'S TALK ABOUT TRADITIONS AND CULTURE with Francesca Z, Arianna, Gaia, Beatrice, Silena, Riccardo, Santiago and Sofia T.
📎 Photo
Gaia's question
Gaia's question
What's the typical African food in the area where you live?
What's your favourite African food?
Religion Francesca
Religion Francesca 
What is the religion that is MOST PROFESSED there?
Are there any particular rituals related to religion?
Are people generally DEVOTED or not?
Religion - by Francesca
Religion - by Francesca 
What is the most widespread religion?
Are there any particular rituals related to religion?
 Are people very religious in your area?
Questions:
Questions: 
1 How is a typical Sierra Leone's family structured? 
2 What are the most important celebrations? 
3 Can men have more than one wife? 
Santiago. 
Questions
Questions
- In Italy the favourite food for many people is Pizza. Generally, what's the most loved food in Sierra Leone?
-What do you think about it? Do you like it?

Beatrice's question (language)
Beatrice's question (language) 
What's the most spoken language in Sierra Leone? 
Other questions
Other questions
Are there supermarkets in Sierra Leone?
Are there restaurants or coffes in Sierra Leone?
Are there religious buildings in Sierra Leone?
What are the most important languages in Sierra Leone?
Where do they come from?

 
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 2BU: SCHOOL SYSTEM AND EDUCATION by Agostina, Nicole
-WHERE DO YOU TEACH
 -WHERE DO YOU TEACH IN SIERRA LEONE EXACTLY?
-when did you start teaching there?
-what types of schools are there in the area where you are currently living and working?
-what subjects do teenagers study at school?
-do you think  the Italian school is better than the African one or viceversa?
-is the African teaching and learning method different from the Italian one?
-what’s the most difficult school - between the African and the Italian one?
-are there grades like in Italy?
-do teachers give marks to students like in Italy?
-when do children start going to school in Serra Leone?

 
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 2B / COMPARING FOOD AND DISHES by Megi,  Erin, Giorgia C, Giorgia P, Samantha, Linda.
1. What kind of food
 1. What kind of food do people usually eat? Is there any typical food in the area where you live and work?
2. How often do you go to a restaurant ? Which restaurants do you usually go to?
3. What about traditional dishes in Sierra Leone? And drinks?
4. In the morning, do the local people usually eat sweet or savory food?
5. Do you prefer Italian or African food?
6. Are there Italian dishes and food or Italian restaurants in Sierra Leone?
7. Are there any special spices?
8. Is there a peculiar variety of food in the area where you live - like insects, for instance?
9. We know that there is a lot of fruit in the area where you live and work: is there anyone in particular that teenagers prefer?


 
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 2BU / LANGUAGE AND CULTURE by Elena, Martina, Chiara Vu, Oriana
—What kind of music
 —What kind of music do teenagers listen to in the Country where you live and work?
—Among the youngest people, are there artists or musicians that teens like more than others? 
-Who are the main artists and musicians in your country?
-Are there any musical genres or artistic currents that are also famous in Italy?
—What religion is the most followed by the teenagers or young people?
—Apart from English, what other languages are commonly spoken?
—What kind of habit/routine do teens have?
—What is to live there and return to Italy like? Are there many differences?
 
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 2BU / TEEN ISSUES by Steven, William, Matteo, Beltra, Tella
1. Have you ever see
 1. Have you ever seen the war, in the area you live and work?
2. Have you ever been victim of racism?
3. What kind of problems do teenagers have in the area where you live and work?
4. Do the teenagers have problems with drug abuse?
5. Are there cases of anorexia?
6. Are there people and teenagers, in particular, suffering from eating disorders? Is obesity problem?
7. Do teenagers have problems with alcool abuse?
8. Are there any cases of bulimia?
9. Do teenagers smoke?
10. Are there any problems of bullying or cyber bullying?



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 2BU / SPORT AND LEISURE TIME by Alessia, Giada, Loredana, Chiara T.
1. Is sport an impor
 1. Is sport an important part of the life of people in Sierra Leone?
2. Can sport be a job?Or is it just a game to keep fit?
3. How often do teenagers practice sports in the area where you live and work?
4. Which sport is more practised by teenagers in Sierra Leone?
5. How do people learn to do sports? Do they have a coach - in schools or sportcenters?
6. Do boys and girls practise the same sports?
7. What do young people do in their free time? Do they go out or stay at home? Where do young people usually go?
8. Are there many attractions where teenagers meet their friends? 
9. Have teenagers got a lot of free time in the country where you live and work? 
 
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let’s start talk about Mr Carlini and where he lives.
He is a missionary that teaches in a university in a town of Sierra Leone. first of all Sierra Leone is a state of the west- Africa. its capital is Free Town and it is a a typical british colony. Sierra Leone is a presidential republic with a parlament . there aren’t 92 reigns with 92 paramount chiefs, the custodians of lands.
Mr Carlini lives in a town called Makeni and he works in a university called Unimak.
In the area where he lives there are 2 seasons during the year: the rain season and the dry season. The temperature is always warm.
In this country there aren’t wild ferocious animals, but we can find monkeys, elephants, hippos.
The country is developing, the things are improving since in the past the country was in war.
In Sierra Leone if you want to go to school you have to pay expect the primary school, that is gratis.
there are different types of upper secondary schools like schools of arts, schools of science and maths, schools of commerce and business. The main subjects are english, french, maths, science, p.e., music.
The official lenguage is English and every pearson speak Krio but also there are 12 local languages.
In sierra Leone there are 3 main religions: Atr (african traditional religion), christianity and muslim.
Atr’s celebrations take part at home.
In Makeni, rise is the most eaten and the most common food; peanuts and palms are very coltivated.
Asia N.

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Mr. Carlini lives in Makeni, in Sierra Leone, located in the central-west of Africa has the capital FreeTown (a typical British colonial style).
It's a developing country becouse there was the war in the past.
Now, in the country there is a Presidential Republic, with a parlament but there is a traditional system of governments too: there are 92 Reigns with 92 paramount chiefs whos are the custodian of the Land (they are the supervisor)

In Sierra Leone there is two Seasons:
Rainy Season-( Its rain for 6 months) and the Fairly Warm (so hot). They coltivate rice what is the most eaten and most common food. They cooked (Rice) with palm oli and pepper ecc.. people dont often to eats meat.
In Sierra Leone there are only a few wild animals: chimpanzee, elephants, fawns and fishes.

Talking about languages, local people speak Creole/Krio but English is the official language and they speak most different languages too.
In the Country there are 3 religions:
•Christian (with chatedrals)
•Islam (in the predominant)
•A.T.R = African Tradition Religion, its connected with life. The A.T.R celebration take place at home. People pray the ancestors (who died).
The Secret Bush was the school before the UE helps, and there they do the Initiation Rites: lasts 3 years for boys , for girls only 10 days.

From the point of view of the education system:
the most important University in Sierra Leone is the Athens of West Africa.
There are 3 types of Upper Secondary school:
▪Arts/ Humanites
▪Science
▪Commerce/ Business
Chore subjects are:
•English- Maths- Science
•Social Studies (+French)
•P.E- Music- R.M.E.
There are Muslim schools, Christian schools and State Schools. In a class the students are 50-70.

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Sofia’s reports

On the third of november,the special guest mr.Carlini ,spoke about Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone is located in north-cente of Africa.
It borders Guinea in the south and east and Liberia in the south.
The integration is possible because the people are

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On third of november ,the special guest mr. Carlini,spoke about Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone is located in north center of Africa.
It borders Guinea to the north and east and Liberia to the south.
The integrations is possible because the people are friendly and generous.
The tradizionale sistem of government is baset on 92 reign with 92 paramount chiefs.In all of parts have four nobile family.
A big part of students don’t have money for books because the population is very poor and the school is to payment.
In Sierra Leone there are threen main religions:ATR(African traditional religions),cristianity ,pray in the cathedral and Islam ,pray in the mosques.
The first linguage in the school is english and the second is Krio.
I focused my attention also about the school.
There are three types of school:muslim,cristian and state school;more there are many subjects like mate,science,PE,music,religion and languages (French, English).
In Africa the fish is very primedonne and they don’t eat meat because there aren’t fridge.

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On 3rd November 2018 a man who teaches in a university, in Sierra Leone, came to our school and talked about habits, traditions, rules, and much more there. My class was divide into various groups and each of them had prepare some questions to ask.
The first group asked for teen issues; the professor told us that he saw the war in Sierra Leone between the 1991 and the 2001. In that period the main victims were the children, who were forced to become soldiers, and there were many violence. But now people in Sierra Leone are very friendly , in fact, he himself confirmed us that he had never been a victim of racism. Then we asked him about other problems related to adolescents, such as the drugs abuse; he said it's not a common problem because money is scarce, and drugs cost a lot. In fact even eating can be tiring. At this point we connected to my group which was the topic of food, so we asked him about traditional foods. Actually they always eat rice, palm oil, sweet potaetos, papaya, mango, bananas. Another traditional thing is kalavash, which is used for the ritual of marriges. They never eat meat or fish because it’s too expensive. About drinking it is difficult even to simply drink water; every morning girls have to walk up to the wells to bring water home, to drink and wash.
What about the school,the professor told as that there are primary and secondary schools, but since they have to pay to go there,not everyone can go there. The lessons start at 8 a.m and finish at 1 p.m. In the secondary school the students can study Humanities,Art, Science, and Commerce. In Sierra Leone schools there aren’t light and there aren’t any facilities. Prof. Carlini teaches in Makeni’s university and he said us that the Africa’s schools are more difficult. To enter in university the students have to do the WAASCE state exam,that it is very difficult.
In Sierra Leone girls like to have fun playing volleyball, however it’s difficult to have a ball to play with; boys usually play football. People listen to traditional music and young people listen to pop music from Nigeria. Local bands play the traditional music in the celebrations.

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The professor of an university went to our school to talk about the life in Sierra Leone and about some information about him. We asked him some different and important questions.
He suffered war in 1992 to 2001, but the worst and terribal was 1994, when solders mede brain washed to a little children. There was a group Who live in the forest ,which setted a war. He wasn’t a victim of racism because the peaple in Sierra Leone are very friendly.
Afther that we asked him about problems. There are a lot of problems in Sierra Leone, for example acces to secondary school. School fees are to hight and books are exspensive.
Lot’s of peaple don’t have a family. Another problems is food. There is a lack of food. The professor told about the teen iuses. In Sierra Leone weren’t problems like drugs, because are espensive, or eating disorders , despite peaple eat one meal a day.
The man teaches in a university. Maken is a centre of sl unimark, where there are 100'000 students. There are a mought three subjecs in a secondary school: arts (humanities),science and commerce (buisnes), which lasts three years. There are great university. The mars are a and b. Was sec is the state exam, for fhree town). You must have faive credits to enter to university, which incluse English.
Live in Africa is more difficult because there are no facilities, books and electricity.
Many peaple listen traditional music, with drums. Traditional music is played at celebrations. Many peaple have phones so they listen with them a pop music of Nigeria. There are young artistes.
Creole is a tipical lenguage that peaple speak and is similar English.
There isn’t water in house so in the morning ,girls must fetch the water, and they have to sweep , clean and do house work.
Most boys play sports, expecially football because isn’ t expensive. The Lich Stars is a national football team in Sierra Leone. A few people play volleyball because this sport is too expensive for them. The calabash is where you put the money or another thinks , for marriage.
Tipical food are sweet potatoes, fish . They products also alamonds.

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On 3rd November 2018 a man who teaches in a university, in Sierra Leone, came to our school and talked about habits, traditions, rules, and much more there. My class was divide into various groups and each of them had prepare some questions to ask.

The first group asked for teen issues; the professor told us that he saw the war in Sierra Leone between the 1991 and the 2001. In that period the main victims were the children, who were forced to become soldiers, and there were many violence. But now people in Sierra Leone are very friendly , in fact, he himself confirmed us that he had never been a victim of racism.

Then we asked him about other problems related to adolescents, such as the drugs abuse; he said it's not a common problem because money is scarce, and drugs cost a lot. In fact even eating can be tiring. At this point we connected to my group which was the topic of food, so we asked him about traditional foods. Actually they always eat rice, palm oil, sweet potaetos, papaya, mango, bananas

Another traditional thing is kalavash, which is used for the ritual of marriges. They never eat meat or fish because it’s too expensive. About drinking it is difficult even to simply drink water; every morning girls have to walk up to the wells to bring water home, to drink and wash.

What about the school,the professor told as that there are primary and secondary schools, but since they have to pay to go there,not everyone can go there. The lessons start at 8 a.m and finish at 1 p.m. In the secondary school the students can study Humanities,Art, Science, and Commerce.

In Sierra Leone schools there aren’t light and there aren’t any facilities. Prof. Carlini teaches in Makeni’s university and he said us that the Africa’s schools are more difficult. To enter in university the students have to do the WAASCE state exam,that it is very difficult.

In Sierra Leone girls like to have fun playing volleyball, however it’s difficult to have a ball to play with; boys usually play football.

People listen to traditional music and young people listen to pop music from Nigeria. Local bands play the traditional music in the celebrations.

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On 3rd November 2018 a man who teaches in a university, in Sierra Leone, came to our school and talked about habits, traditions, rules, and much more there.
My class was divide into various groups and each of them had prepare some questions to ask.

The first group asked for teen issues; the professor told us that he saw the war in Sierra Leone between the 1991 and the 2001. In that period the main victims were the children, who were forced to become soldiers, and there were many violence. But now people in Sierra Leone are very friendly , in fact, he himself confirmed us that he had never been a victim of racism.

Then we asked him about other problems related to adolescents, such as the drugs abuse; he said it's not a common problem because money is scarce, and drugs cost a lot.
In fact even eating can be tiring. At this point we connected to my group which was the topic of food, so we asked him about traditional foods. Actually they always eat rice, palm oil, sweet potaetos, papaya, mango, bananas

Another traditional thing is kalavash, which is used for the ritual of marriges. They never eat meat or fish because it’s too expensive. About drinking it is difficult even to simply drink water; every morning girls have to walk up to the wells to bring water home, to drink and wash.

What about the school,the professor told as that there are primary and secondary schools, but since they have to pay to go there,not everyone can go there. The lessons start at 8 a.m and finish at 1 p.m. In the secondary school the students can study Humanities,Art, Science, and Commerce.

In Sierra Leone schools there aren’t light and there aren’t any facilities. Prof. Carlini teaches in Makeni’s university and he said us that the Africa’s schools are more difficult. To enter in university the students have to do the WAASCE state exam,that it is very difficult.

In Sierra Leone girls like to have fun playing volleyball, however it’s difficult to have a ball to play with; boys usually play football.

People listen to traditional music and young people listen to pop music from Nigeria. Local bands play the traditional music in the celebrations.

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Sierra Leone is in the west-centre pf Africa and its capital is Freetown.This place is a british colony .
Is a presidential republic but there are 92 reigns with 92 “

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On 3rd November a missionary from Sierra Leone, Mr Carini, came to school. together we talked about the school system, food, people, territory, and customs of this country.
our group spoke of the school. there are three types of schools: state, Christian, and Muslim. in schools we study: math, English, religion, moral education, physical education and, French. books are rarely used because there is a lot of poverty.
this meeting was very interesting and fun. I liked to know about the different customs of other countries like Sierra Leone.

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Last saturday (3.11.2018) we met a man who is a teacher in Sierra Leone.

We asked him many questions about his life in Africa.

He told us he teaches at the University of Sierra Leone.
He thinks Africa’s school is more difficult.

The people who can enter must pass an exam but it is very difficult.

The theachers also told us: in sierra leone there aren’t books, so the theachers write all on the blackboard and the students must write the notes.

In Sierra Leone the most important music is the traditional music with the drums.

The religion is Muslim.

In the country the practice sport : volleyball and football are very popular in Sierra Leone.

Every day they eat a lot of rice or palm oil, papaya, mango, banana. People never eat

Fish or meat beacuse it’s too expensive

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From te poin of view of places we managed to know that he lives in Makeni, this city is in centre of the country. The University where he teaches is in Makeni too, the “UNIMAK”.The buildings that characterize his area are typical of the “colonial style”, there are Mosques, Churches, football stadiums.Sierra Leone is a developing country, the things are improving.In his area, in Makeni, there are a lot of schools, but from his point of view the schools are not even enough!The climate in Sierra Leone is always fairly warm and hot.There are two seasons that characterize Sierra Leone, the seasons are: -humid or rainy -dry.In Sierra Leone there are only few wild animals left like hippopotamus, scimpanzé, elephant, dear and a good fish.A curiosity is that in Sierra Leone there are not lions.This is what we have been able to know about the places and the enviorment in which he lives.Miriam 

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From te poin of view of places we managed to know that he lives in Makeni, this city is in centre of the country. The University where he teaches is in Makeni too, the “UNIMAK”.The buildings that characterize his area are typical of the “colonial style”, there are Mosques, Churches, football stadiums.Sierra Leone is a developing country, the things are improving.In his area, in Makeni, there are a lot of schools, but from his point of view the schools are not even enough!The climate in Sierra Leone is always fairly warm and hot.There are two seasons that characterize Sierra Leone, the seasons are: -humid or rainy -dry.In Sierra Leone there are only few wild animals left like hippopotamus, scimpanzé, elephant, dear and a good fish.A curiosity is that in Sierra Leone there are not lions.This is what we have been able to know about the places and the enviorment in which he lives.Miriam 

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Sierra Leone (prof Michele Carlini)
Sierra Leone is situeted in west Africa and there are only few animals.
From the point of view of food, we can say that rice is the most eaten and the most common food. It’s cooked with palm oil (from palm trees) and pepper.
Talkin about langueges; in Sierra Leone people speak creole/krio, because there are 12 local langueges, but English is the official languege.
Sierra Leone is a Muslim country so people learn Arabic.

I focused my attention on religions, infact, there are 3 main religions: ATR (African Tradition Religion) that pray the ancestors, Christianity and Islam is predominant.
In ATR the celebration take at home. Sacred bush in the place where people learn how ti pray (initiation rites).
The men’s ritual lasts 3 years, while the women’s rituals lasts 10 days.
From the point of view of school and education, the Upper Secondary Schools are Arts/Humanisties, Science and Commerce/Business-related.
The students studied English, Science, Maths, Music, P.E and R.H.E.
There are 3 different schools for 3 different religions: Muslim schools, Christian schools and State schools.
Talkin about people; the country is a Presidential Republic with a Parliament. There is a Traditional system of Government (92 reings with 92 “paramount chiefs”.
The “Paramount Chiefs” are the custodian of the land, and there’re the supervisor.
Prof Carlini’s lesson is very interesting!

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From the point of view of religion in Sierra Leone there are 3 main religions: Christianity, Islam and ATR (African traditional religion).

Christian people pray in churches, Muslim people pray in mosques and people of ATR pray at home, they pray their ancestors, grandparents choose the names of the grandchildren. weddings in African culture take place in the bride's home. Before marriage the spouses must do an initiation ritual. They have to go to the secret bush and they learn how to pray. Women have to survive 10 days and they have received the mask of their protecting spirit.

As far as food the most important dish is rice. they grow it together , peanuts palm and manioca ( a root also called cassava).

They eat fish whit oil palm, they love peanuts butter and hot pepper

Finally the languages, the are 12 languages in Sierra Leone but 3 are the most important:

English, Arabic, French and 1 more important religion is Krio that is a set of different languages.
I think it was a very educational, interesting and fabulous experience.
I especially liked when Mr Carlini spoke about traditional marriages and when he spoke about the religions and the most important buildings of the makeni. I would like to repeat this experience XD

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the class has met Mr. Carlini, a missionary, who told us about the city in which he lives: Makeni.
he lives in a town call Makeni, it is a city of Sierra Leone. There are some building like typical british houses. In the Makeni there is the 'Unimark', that's the university of Makeni. The capital ofthe Makeni is Freetown, it's a typical colonial style "Hayden british style".
In Makeni there are football stadium, churches and mosques. This country is a developing thibgs are improving but they had difficult because, there was the war in past.
There are many school in his area, even if they are bot enough. There are 2 season, the rain season in November and the dry season in july. The weather is always fairly warm.
FThey don't have many wuld animals, but we can find hippos, monkeys, faws, elephant, etc....
In Makeni, the rice is the most eaten and most common food, the cook it with palm oil and pepper.
From the point of view of language, there a re 12 local language, people speak creole, kirito and english, this is the offical language.
Sierra Leone is a muslim country so people learn Arabic. In Sierra Leone there are 3 main religion:
1) ATR= African traditional religion.
2) CHRISTIANITY (cathedral)
3) ISLAM (is predominat muslim; mosques)
A.T.R. prays the ANCESTORS.
In the A.T.R. the celebration take place at home. Sacred bush is the place where people learn now to pray (initiation rites).
As far as the types of upper secondary school, them are art/humanistic, science and commerce/business-related.
The main subject are English, science, math, french, P. E. and music. Schools can be muslim school Christiane school or state school.
Sierra Leone is a presidential Republic with a parlamant. There is a trafitiobal systen of government. There are 92 reigns with 92 "paramount chiefs", the custodiam of the land, they are the supervisor.

* I think that this experience was very useful because, it is important to know the culture of the people and for this reason they should be redone. *

By Carol.

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On 3rd november 2018, we met a man, prof. Carlini, who teach in a university in Sierra Leone. We ask at him about the issues of this place, like the war that was in 1994 to 2001 and that he saw, he told at us about the soldiers children and the deaths that get; other problems are very much affected by young people, like:
1. The education of the secondary school (where you students can study humanities, art, science, commerce) is at risk, because the books are so expensive.
2. Some people who study at the university have never seen a book before.
3. Daily the teenagers have to go at the water well and take the water needed for the day (for cooking, to wash, ...) and bring it at home .
There aren’t problems of racism and the people are very welcoming, but there are problems of starvation sure enough some people don’t eat fish or meat because is too expensive.
Teenagers in Sierra Leone haven’t the same problems like the teenagers in Italy, sure enough there isn’t too much drug abuse or cases of anorexia and bulimia. But the “routines” are the at least same, like the music.
The traditions are completely different from the ours, like in the weddings there is a bowl called Kalavash where the groom put the berries of “cola”.
The school start at 8 p.m and finish at 1 a.m.

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We met a professor of an University to talk about the life and the problems in Sierra Leone. His name is Carlini and we asked him some different questions.
For example we asked him about the problems there were  and there are in Sierra Leone. One problem is the food, in fact there is a lack of food.
About the teen iusses here there aren’t problems like drugs, alcool or smoke because there are too expensive.
After that we asked him about the war and he tolde us that there was a civil war from 1991 to 2001 where the soldier did a brain whashing in young boys and girls.
The life in Africa is very difficult because there aren’t books for the school, electricity and facilities.
There isn’t the wather in the houses so the girls must fetch the wather, they have to sweep, clean and do the housework in the morning.
The most common food are the rise, sweet potatoes and the fish.
The family is very important; it isn’t nuclear, bue very extended family.
The Creol is the language spoken by common people.
A lot of people listen to music; they have a phone where they listen the pop music ( it is the kind of music they prefer).
The professor Carlini wasn’t a victim of racism because the people in Sierra Leone are very friendly.
A lot of boys play football because it isn’t expensive. The Lich Stars is the national football team in Sierra Leone

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