1 - Teachers' Training on new digital skills for innovative teaching and the reorganization of a more inclusive and stimulating learning environment for teachers and students. 2 - Sharing of projects in the scientific field and STEAM development to improve the Institute mathematical logic skills. 3 - Learn new approaches and educational dimensions such as OUTDOOR LEARNING, PBL and NFL to re-motivate teachers and students, encourage inclusion for everybody and develop Soft Skills. 4 - Strengthen the English language of teachers to improve and rethink the training proposal of our Institute (CLIL for secondary school). 5 - Develop active and democratic citizenship skills through respect for differences, inclusion, dialogue, the assumption of responsibility, care of the community and common goods.
IC ALTO CASENTINO covers vast de-populated and isolated mountain territory (National Park) across 3 municipalities. It has of 3 nurseries, 3 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. It is suffering of a strong demographic decline; decrease in enrollments and foreign students (32% in 2001/2002 today at 19%). The integration process has been favored by linguistic projects to enhance individual learning and cultural differences, the use of linguistic facilitators and cultural mediators. Families background (ESC index) is Medium – Low SNV, with various cases of non-Italian parents with almost no schooling (mothers in particular). Post DAD it has been necessary to recover motivation and sociability in students, involve them in active teaching that is closer to their everyday life, more inclusive and implement tools more relevant to them (laboratories and project-based learning) The school opens up to the territory to encourage the process of integration with the older population who remains isolated; is committed to developing the training offer and extracurricular activities. It participates in projects such as Le Avanguardie Educative, il Debate, Active Citizenship; Bullying prevention and others on sustainability.