The last full day in Chieri saw a tradition of the St Joseph's College Italy trip - the Thank You Ceremony for the hosting home stay families. Hosted at San Luigi, the Salesian school we had visited a couple of days before, representatives from each family attended.
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| The students and their home stay families |
The afternoon began with some words of thanks from Mrs Bamford, followed by a speech on behalf of the students delivered - in Italian - by Liam Francis. The speech was heartfelt and sincere, and Liam gained many compliments from the many Italians and Italian speakers in the room for his smooth and articulate delivery.
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| Mrs Bamford talks about the importance of the home stay program |
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| Speaking in Italian, Liam thanks all the home stay families on behalf of the boys |
Following this, each student thanked his homestay family, presenting them with flowers and a small gift from the school. There were many hugs as this occurred and some tears, with the affection that had grown between student and family clearly evident to all present.
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| The Liam Family |
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| The Jaxon Family |
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| The Jai Family |
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| The Brenton Family |
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| The Sean Family |
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| The Ryan Family |
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| The Connor Family |
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| The Zaine Family |
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| The Winson Family |
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| Winson's Italian mamma is sad to see him go |
Following the ceremony, each of the families spoke glowingly about the boys an, especially, about what they had brought to their families. Many asked to host students on a subsequent trip, such was the impression our boys made.
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| The Italian families with their Aussie kids |
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