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STUDENT INFORMATION
Name of the student:
Irene Chiodo
Country:
Italy
Sport:
Swimming, Bike & run
SCHOOL INFORMATION
Name of the School:
IIS Rita Levi- Montalcini
School Typology:
Thecnical
Address:
Corso C. Marx 15011 Acqui Terme (Al)
Tel:
0144312550
Fax:
0144311708
Web site:
www.iislevimontalcini.it
E-mail:
CASE STUDY
The Context:
I have always loved doing sport.
I started practicing triathlon when I was six years old and my parents have always encouraged and supported me.
Like my coach has always done, differently from my teachers, sometimes.
Being supported by your family is really important, because you may go through periods of crisis.
Balancing Sport and Education:
Practicing sport helped me with my relationships with other people, and I started having rules to follow.
Unfortunately Italian students aren’t encouraged to do sport.
I train myself six days a week from half past one to five o’clock in the afternoon, and I study at least two hours a day.
I reached high levels in sport and I classified with the first six athletes in the Italian championship.
I also get good school marks and I’m quite responsible, as I always attend lessons.
At the beginning I got not so good results at school, but then I begun to organize my school-life, and now I think it would be worse if I didn’t do sport, my rule and it is never do tomorrow what you can do today!
Future Perspectives:
After high school I’m going to attend university without stopping practicing sport.