SOCRATES
PROJECT FOR THE EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION AT "CABRINI"
In the week from 21 to 25
October 2008 the Institute "FS CABRINI" hosted a delegation of
teachers and students from partner schools in
A three years’project
for teachers training, research / action methodology, focused on a cross subjects module of
teaching/learning European citizenship.
The main aim
of the project is to encourage
young people to active citizenship in general and European citizenship in
particular through the examination and comparison of the values and forms of
organization of democratic nations in the participating schools to provide
students with real opportunities to be
active citizens "through knowledge, awareness and participation in social,
political, cultural European dimension.
The activities of the project meeting were held in five days and marked by various themes either
related to the themes of the project, or specially chosen to enhance the
traditions, the history of our city and the archaeology, in order to strengthen
students' understanding of their culture and social identity.
In particular, our region has become a classroom, laboratory, training place at
the Museo Archeologico MARTA where pupils from 5 ^ B Tourist Services have accompanied visitors on
a journey to the discovery of our past in a precious place of great cultural
value, as tourist guides in English.
The itinerary
included a visit to the most important places of art
in the old town and an environmental trip on the Mar piccolo and
Our school proposed also the tasting of typical products of our area and a show
"Pizzica-Pizzica" by students of the school. We thank
prof. Anna Netti,Francesca Laneve,Nicla Bruni,Ciro Petrosillo,Adalberto Napolitano,
For the pupils of the
school, which also hosted foreign students, the experience has become a real
cultural exchange.For teachers a significant moment of comparison,
exchange of best practices, teaching methodologies and professional growth.
The week of European meeting ended with the participation of a foreign
delegation to the conference "The ABC of European Citizenship"
organized by our
Institute within the program for the celebrations of the 60
Anniversary of the Italian Constitution at the hall of the Province.
The real challenge of the European project of citizenship education implemented
by Cabrini is to educate young people through a highly innovative approach to
teaching
It has also created
a network based on cooperation and practical application of among our school,
local authorities and institutions in order to contribute to the construction
of a conscious active citizenship of young people and our common feeling among
the people in Europe.
Project Coordinator
Maria
Luisa Cusumano