Objectives
- To prevent and counteract early school leaving of children aged 11-14
- To validate an innovative teaching method in six Italian communities in order to strengthen the motivation to learn and contribute to a fair, quality and inclusive school.
- To fight against educational poverty using motivational, counselling and inclusive tools so as to allow each student to take ownership of their learning
- To use a student-centered approach, whose effectiveness and sustainability is guaranteed by the support of teachers (professional development courses), parents (guidance courses) and local stakeholders (educational community).
- To coordinate school and extracurricular activities so as to help children develop and strengthen their social, relational, sports, artistic-recreational, scientific-technological skills and improve basic skills for active citizenship.
Activities
- Interdisciplinary workshops complementary to class activities
- Extra-curricular activities aimed at enhancing students’ learning
- Individual and group actions in support of learning
- Guidance courses targeted at students and their families, aimed at raising awareness of their resources and potential
- Professional development courses for teachers
- Interventions aimed at improving school facilities
- Setting up an Educational Community in each area
Results
- Integrated services inside and outside the school targeted at students, teachers and families.
- Set up at least one Educational Community in each area
- Reduced rates of early school leaving, cognitive skills acquisition and opportunities aimed at allowing students to take ownership of their learning
- Student-created audiovisual contents
- Construction of better school facilities
Partners
- CIAI- Centro Italiano Aiuti all’Infanzia (Milan, coordinator)
- Associazione Nahuel (Palermo)
- Associazione Officina Creativa Interculturale (Palermo)
- Associazione Solidarietà Paesi Emergenti (Cantù)
- Centro Laici Italiani per le Missioni – CELIM Onlus (Milan)
- CESIE (Palermo)
- Cinemovel Foundation (Rimini)
- Comune di Città di Castello
- Comune di Palermo
- Comune di Rovellasca
- Comune di Sansepolcro
- Ed-Work (Milan)
- Faber City Cooperativa di Comunità di Alberobello (Alberobello)
- Fondazione Hallgarten Franchetti Centro Studi Villa Montesca (Città di Castello)
- Fondazione per l’Educazione Finanziaria e al Risparmio (Rome)
- Gnucoop Società Cooperativa (Milan)
- ICS AMARI RONCALLI FERRARA (Palermo)
- ICS ROVELLASCA (Rovellasca)
- ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO 16CD CEGLIE – SM MANZONI LUCARELLI (Bari)
- ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO GRAZIE TAVERNELLE (Ancona)
- ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO STATALE GINO CAPPONI (Milan)
- OPERA Società Cooperativa Sociale ONLUS – Società Cooperativa per Azioni (Urbino)
- PROGETTO SOCIALE Cooperativa Sociale (Cantù)
- SCUOLA SECONDARIA I GRADO “ALIGHIERI-PASCOLI” (Città di Castello)
- SEND (Palermo)
- Università Commerciale “Luigi Bocconi” (Milan)
