THAT’S ITALIAN SCHOOL

ITALIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

TYPES OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS

• CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL (LICEO)
• SCIENTIFIC HIGH SCHOOL
• LINGUISTIC HIGH SCHOOL
• DANCE HIGH SCHOOL
• SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL
• HIGH SCHOOL HUMANITY

OTHER TYPES OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS

- TECHNICAL INSITUTES (commercial, industrial)

- PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES (mechanics, computer technology, chemistry…)

SCHOOL YEAR

IN ITALY WE HAVE A REGIONAL CALENDAR TO FOLLOW

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USUALLY THE SCHOOL STARTS IN MID SEPTEMBER AND ENDS WITHIN THE FIRST DECADE OF JUNE.

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WE HAVE TWO WEEKS VACATION FOR CHRISTMAS AND ONE WEEK VACATION FOR EASTER

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ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO �“DON BOSCO” TOLENTINO�

Our institute is composed by two kindergardens for children between 3 and 5 years, three primary schools for children between 6 and 11 years, and a secondary school for children between 12 and 14 years;�about 800 pupils devided in three different buildings, located in different parts of the town.

OUR SCHOOL SITES�

DANTE ALIGHIERI

Secondary school

GRANDI

Kinder garden and Primary school

DON BOSCO

Primary school

SCHOOL TIMES

In our school we have different school-times:

• kindergarden from 8.00 am to 4.15 pm

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• primary school
• Full time (mon-fri) from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm
• Ordinary time (mon-sat) from 8.30 am to 12.30 am, with one long day on Tuesday till 4.30 pm
• Special time (mon-fri) from 8.30 to 12.30 am, with two long days on Monday and Thursday till 5.00 pm

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• secondary school
• Ordinary time (mon-sat) from 8.15 am to 1.15 pm
• Full time (mon-sat) from 8.15 am to 4.15 pm

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Our Training Offer Plan includes some main projects

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•Music at school that involves all our pupils in preparatory activities with expert music teachers.

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•Sports and Games in which our students experience several sport activities such as swimming, volleyball, basketball, football, etc.

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•Biblio.doc which enhance pupils‘ love for reading and their listening and reading skills. Meetings with famuos writers and readers are planned during the school year.

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•Inclusion Projects provide activities aimed at inclusion for children with special education needs: workshops, theatre, ceramic, cookery project.

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•Intercultural Project take care of children from other countries in orther to help them to learn Italian as second language.

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Some of our school projects

SPORT AND GAMES

MUSIC

INCLUSION

INTERCULTURAL PROJECTS

BIBLIO.DOC

During lessons we often use Interactive whiteboard to access to digital contents�

INNOVATIVE TEACHING

In our school teachers carry out:

• CLIL
• COOPERATIVE LEARNING
• PEER EDUCATION
• FLIPPED CLASSROOM
• BRAINSTORMING
• USE OF DIGITAL TOOLS

Some of our school work

Classes take part in exciting guided tours

EDUCHANGE

MAKING KNOWLEDGE TOGETHER

For the second year our school has subscribed this international project that involves all classes.

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Volunteers (AIESEC) from extraeuropean countries come to our Institute to improve pupils’ knowledge about UNO goals regarding climate change.

Pupils’ families host the volunteers for several weeks.

Thanks for your attention!