2. Erasmus Plus 2015-2017 IIS LS Piccolo of Capo D’Orlando Sicily Teachers’ Profiles

3. THE HEADMISTRESS: MARGHERITA GIARDINA I am the Headmistress of IIS LS Piccolo of Capo d’Orlando and I have been a teacher of English Language and Literature at this school for almost thirty years! I adore English and I love Scandinavian cultures and myths. My aim is to give my school the highest cultural, moral and intellectual quality of studying and learning. I am the chief of a big family and I will do my best to make everyone be as if at home everyday!

4. TULLIO RANDAZZO I am a Teacher of Maths and Physics. My goal is teaching my students the beauty of the Scientific knowledge and how it makes life more efficient. I have a dream: to educate my sons and my students with the themes of Science. I like reading poems. I have a great friend: Karol Wojtyla.

5. GUIDO MORREALE I am an engineer and teacher of Chemistry. In my professional career I have also taught Construction, Technical Drawing, Topography, Maths and Physics. I am deeply interested in Science and Technology and I like travelling and meeting new cultures. I love dedicating my time to my family. I avoid unfaithful people.

6. VALENTINA AGLIO I am a teacher of English Language and Literature. My mission is teaching my students that communication opens the mind and the heart to the world and that culture gives freedom. I love travelling and discovering all the nuances of what I see. In my free time I read, write and act in brilliant comedies. My values are love, family and friendship, beyond time and space.

7. MARGHERITA CARUSO I am a teacher of Maths. I love teaching my students and seeing them learning and growing up. In my free time I like listening to music and going out by bike. I am particularly fond of sweets, even if I am not very good at cooking! My satisfaction is helping the others overcome their difficulties and my motto is: “better to give than get”!

8. MASSIMO RAFFA I am a teacher of Latin and Ancient Greek: it allows me to introduce my students to the beauty of the Greek and Roman perennial heritage. I am also fond of opera and classical music. I like swimming, jogging, walking in the woods and I enjoy travelling abroad, making new friends, and trying new foods and drinks: nothing beats an evening spent with lovely people over a pint of good ale. My pet aversion? Boring people and platitudes.

9. NUNZIATA FONTI I am a teacher of Chemistry, Biology and Earth Sciences. I love to walk along the beach and among the trees when the weather is good and sunny. During my holidays, I love going to far countries because I can know people with different costumes and traditions or I can see landscapes that are completely different and new for me. I’ve just one difficulty: I don’t speak English!

10. MARIA PIA COCIVERA I am a teacher of English Language and Literature. I have got a nine-year-old daughter, Martina; she’s all my life. I adore teaching and I love my students. I am a friendly person, keen on making friends; I like travelling, reading and watching movies, especially thrillers! Gardening is my hobby…I always spend my energies with my plants, especially cactus! That makes me relax a lot!

11. MICHELE SOTTILE I am a teacher of English language and literature and I am also a translator. My family is my life: I love being a husband and a father. I also enjoy having lots of friends. I adore summer and everything that goes with it!! In my free time I really like travelling, doing sports and listening to music. I hate: bullies, lazy people, injustice!