1. Comenius Project: 2010-2012
“European Youth – The Citizens of
Tomorrow”
The Italian School System
by the students of
Scuola secondaria di 1° grado „Padre Pio‟
Altamura - Italy
http://www.scuolapadrepioaltamura.org/
2. Comenius Project: 2010-2012
“European Youth – The Citizens of Tomorrow”
Hello everybody!
We are Maria, Lucia, Tommaso,
Alessandro, Rosanna, Anna.
We would like to tell you something about
The Italian School System to find out the
differences among the School Systems of the
other partner schools from Spain, Scotland
and Germany.
Thanks for your time.
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3. The school year
Usually the school year begins in mid-September
and ends at the end of June.
It consists of at least 200 days of class.
Christmas holidays are the longest ones,
lasting about 15 days.
To commemorate All Souls‟ day there are only
2 holiday days and at Carnival 3 days.
The school week runs from Monday to
Saturday depending on the school.
At the end of each term students receive
a 'report card„ with marks in all subjects. They take it
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4. State school Private school
Same levels
• Nursery school 0-3 years old (asilo nido)
• Infant school 3-6 years old (scuola dell‟infanzia)
• Primary school 6-11 years old (scuola elementare)
• Lower secondary school 11-14 (scuola media inferiore)
• Upper Secondary school 14-19 (scuola superiore)
• University
Education in Italy is compulsory from 6 to 15/16
The Italian school system also features the „scuola serale‟
(evening school) for adults and working students.
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5. Nursery school
• Aims:
identitity, autonomy,
development of skills,
Exploring and
experiencing through
creativeness, intuition,
imagination.
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6. Infant school
Aims
• To improve language
• To learn simple arithmetic concepts
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7. Primary school
Subjects:
• Italian, English, Maths, History,
Geography, Natural Sciences, Music,
Arts, Religion (optional), Physical
Education.
Aims:
developing and deepening knowledge,
capabilities and competences in
human and scientific areas.
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8. Lower secondary school
3 years – final exam .
It provides further education on the
subjects studied at scuola primaria,
with the addition of ITC and of
Modern Languages: Spanish, French,
German.
Outside the normal time-table there are
many activities in which the children
may take part: sport, drama, music and
so on.
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9. At the end of elementary school
you get the Licenza Elementare
At the end of the middle school ,
you take a final state exam and
you get a diploma.
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10. 5 years Hupper secondary school
At the end of the Lower secondary school students decide
which school they want to attend on the basis of interests and aptitude
(an aptitude test is administered in the last year of middle school).
After the five years they take a final state exam and they get a
diploma.
This exam takes place every year between June and July and
grant access to University.
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11. There are several types of schools
differentiated by subjects and
activities.
Students may opt for:
1. Licei
2. Technical Institutes (Istituti tecnici)
3. Professionals Schools (Istituti Professionali)
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12. Licei
.Classico ( Latin, ancient Greek, Italian,
History, Philosophy are the most important subjects)
.Scientifico (the same subjects as the liceo
classico even if it is oriented towards Maths, Physics,
Chemistry, Natural Sciences.
.Linguistico ( it puts emphasis on language
learning)
.Artistico (it is oriented towards arts
teaching – both in practical (drawing sessions) and
in a theorical (Art History) way.
.Scienze Umane ( the emphasis is more on
Pedagogy, Psychology, Sociology and Law).
.Coreutico musicale (dance and music)
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13. Technical schools (Istituti Tecnici)
Economic area (Settore economico)
1. Management, finance and marketing
2. Tourism
Technological area (Settore tecnologico)
1. Mechanics
2. Trasport and logistics
3. Electronics
4. Computers and telecommunications
5. Graphics and comunication
6. Chemicals and materials
7. Fashion system
8. Agriculture
9. Environment and territory 13
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14. Professional schools (Istituti Professionali)
Service area (Settore dei servizi)
1 . Agriculture and rural development
2 . Wine and food, hospitality
3 . Trade
Industry and crafts (Settore industria e artigianato)
1. Industrial production craft
2. Maintenance and Technical Support
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15. University
At the end of the Secondary High School
Students can go to University or they can go to work.
Students attend a particular facoltà, a division of the university that is
usually housed in its own building.
Facoltà are often scattered throughout the city.
For studio art and music, one can attend an art school
(Accademia delle belle Arti) or music school (Conservatorio di musica)
rather than University.
Each Facoltà contains department and Istituti.
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16. University
Most large Italian Cities have a public University. The fees (tuition) are very
expensive.
There are private Universities too.
Two of the most famous are the University Cattolica and
La Bocconi which specilizes in business subjects.
Both of them are in Milan.
University graduates receive the title Dottore or Dottoressa.
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17. University education
It is organized according to the European model in a
three-year base and a further two years (except for
certain faculties such as medicine).
After the first 3 years you get a „Three year degree course‟,
after the last two years you get a „Specialist Degree Course‟.
Then you have higher qualifications such as Masters and
Doctorates.
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18. Scuola secondaria di 1° grado „Padre Pio‟
Altamura - Italy
Guidelines
- Pursue the educational success of all the students through an individual, personal and
original training.
- Promote the integration of „diversity‟ in the school.
- Strengthen school-community integration. Aims of education
-Promoting dialogue and co-responsibility
Methodological approaches
with the families.
- Exploit the experience and -Respect for the fundamental rights and
knowledge of pupils. freedoms, equal rights and opportunities
- Implement appropriate actions between men and women.
against diversity. -Tolerance and freedom within the democratic
- Encourage exploration and principles of coexistence. Solidarity, legality,
discovery. environmental protection.
- Encourage collaborative -Preparation for citizenship and active
learning. participation in economic, social and
cultural life.
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19. This is the P. O. F. - Plan of Training of our school
Weekly timetable
Expansion of the educational Plan of Training
The school also organizes educational and teaching
activities related to:
citizenship education, environmental, health, affectivity,
feast of the trees, sport.
-Reading Project: Meeting with the author.
-the newspaper in school: newspapregame
- young people remember the Holocaust .
-foreign language theatre.
cross-path projects
Comenius projects extra-curricular projects
Laboratory of history -Latin - Theatre
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20. PON - PROGRAMMI OPERATIVI NAZIONALI
Financial instruments are managed by the European Commission to achieve economic
and social development of all regions of the Union.
They are designed to support innovation and the quality of education.
Their specific objectives are:
-Develop the capacity and diagnostic devices for the quality of education.
-Improve the skills of school staff and teachers.
-Improving levels of knowledge and skills of young people.
-Promote academic success, equal opportunities and social inclusion.
-Improve learning systems.
-Increasing the technological equipment and networks of educational institutions.
-Increase the number of laboratories to improve the learning of key skills, particularly
mathematics, science and language.
-Improving the quality of school infrastructure, ecological and safety of school
buildings.
-Strengthen capacities to ensure the participation of disabled people.
-Promote the transformation of schools into learning centers accessible to all multi-
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