Youth Educational Systems Comenius Regio An example I

Youth Educational Systems Comenius Regio An example: I. P. S. S. C. T. ELSA MORANTE

ü Our school • Commercial and tourist services • Evening school for adults • Vocational training school for the hotel trade ü Our territory • Highly industrialised and economically developed area • Heart of the ceramic tile production district • Immigration and economic crisis ü Our students • • Poor social and cultural background High number of foreigners Relevant number of disabled Learning difficulties

ü Key figures

VOCATIONAL COURSES ECONOMICS and COMMERCIAL SERVICES TOURISM, LEISURE, HOSPITALITY AND FACILITIES SERVICES POSSIBILITY OF 2 YEARS IN COLLABORATION WITH A VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL FOR THE HOTEL TRADE

OUR VISION OF EDUCATION LEARNING Ø from practical challenges (school + work placement from the third year on) Ø in order to attain key competences and cross abilities Ø through increasing motivation Ø together with others (local companies, local authorities, international partnerships)

SCHOOL GOOD PRACTICE KEY WORDS: v social inclusion v self esteem v self confidence v learning to learn v motivation to learning v development of basic abilities v education to European citizenship

HOW TO REACH OUR GOALS? effectiveness of informal education • teaching strategies • counselling activities • projects •

PROJECTS ü projects for integration and social inclusion: § Course of Italian foreign students § Theatre - Music - Art craft labs ü projects for developing the European citizenship awareness • Learning about European Community • Education to health, environment and civic behaviour • Leonardo Pass for job • Comenius