Thank you to 2023 students Olivia and Talay who shared their experiences and offered valuable advice and hints. Thanks also to Prof Paula O’Donnell who not only has made the Prendiville Catholic College gym available. Thank you also to Prof Paola Gallinaro and all the amazing teachers who helped with the catering and delicious refreshments, enjoyed by parents and students.

 

WAATI wants also to acknowledge and thank the Coordinator of the WAATI Programma di Scambio Prof Fulvia Valvasori, who  for 37 years has coordinated this amazing WAATI programme. A thank you also goes to all the teachers who work so hard and go way above their job requirements, to ensure that both the Hosting and the Sending programmes continue to grow in their schools.

 

The WAATI Programma di Scambio, in collaboration with AFS/ Intercultura, (Italy) not only improves the students’ language skills but also helps them to become more confident, better organised, more independent, open minded and more aware of cultural diversity.

 

A thank you also to Prof Eliza Knapman, who over the past 5 years has assisted Fulvia Valvasori with documentation, catering, assisting travels and has been a great support to Prof Valvasori and all people involved in the programme. We wish Prof Eliza Knapman the very best as she takes over the role of WAATI Programma di Scambio Coordinator for the year 2025 and WAATI is sure that she will gain the gratification which this programme brings. WAATI and

Prof Valvasori know she will continue to strive for its success.