We have come across a number of school age groups since we have been here. Talking with several of them we learned that they were from private schools throughout Italy on two-day and three-day field trips. The schools take many one day trips but only one overnight trip per year. The children for the most part pay their own way. If they can not afford it, the school will pay for them. They all were very well behaved and attentive, taking notes, drawing examples of the art, and/or taking pictures on their phones. These children were middle school students (12-13 year olds). There were no parents present; just teachers, 3-4 teachers for up to 75 students.
The group in the posed picture below was from a private Catholic school in Milan. After this picture, they sort of adopted us for a half hour. Insisting that we join them in a group picture (actually several), they were full of giggles and laughter. The teachers were very interested in how schools in America differed from their own (for instance, the music teacher was paid a little over 600 euros per month for working ten hours per week). They wrote down the name of Lori's school and our email address so they could share their pictures with us, and probably to exchange emails. Lori was in her element and her smile went from ear to ear.
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