ARION STUDY VISIT 2007

The prevention of violence against and among schoolchildren in a European dimension in education - How to make schools safer homes.

Ascoli Piceno – Le Marche – Italy

Institute for Foreign Languages and Biological Sciences – “G. Mazzocchi”

November 26th – 30th 2007

The Organizers

Prof. Alfredo Mazzocchi

Principal

Ascoli Institute for Foreign Languages and

Biological Sciences

Prof. Gianna Prapotnich

Reference Person for European and International

Programmes

Regional Head Office for Le Marche Schools

Ascoli Institute for Foreign Languages and Biological Sciences

“G . Mazzocchi” Le Marche: a Region as a Laboratory

The Project

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Exchanging experiences and best practices is central in the Call follow-up activities aimed at enhancing Lisbon’s strategies.

The Call reached in Italy a wide success through the 2006 campaign “Education and Training 2010”, in which ITSAS “G. Mazzocchi” was involved as a school in the “Education to Europe” network for the process “Europe for Education”, along with USR Marche, LLP National Agency in Florence and DGAIIS of MPI.

The proposed theme could lead to a profound re-examination of Lisbon’s objectives (OBJECTIVE 2.3: SUPPORTING ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIAL COHESION), with an eye to reinforcing the social dimension in education through a more intensive fight against all forms of exclusion, isolation, solitude and abuses.

The focus will be on the comparison between different multinational realities, with a special attention for the peculiarities of the different European educational systems, which should lead to a positive analysis of the concept of “violence” from a social and educational viewpoint.

The Project

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The study visit central topic will be promoting the integration of programmes on violence and the positive actions to improve school climate, fight absenteeism and early school leaving, favour synergies between schools and social-psycho-pedagogic services.

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Presentation of best practices from the territory;

exploitation of publications and websites; class lessons, seminars, workshops and training courses;

meetings with regional educational authorities (Head Office for Marche Schools and DGAIIS of MPI) and local authorities, universities, research institutes, press;

visits to cultural and welfare institutions, territorial resource centres, other places of cultural and institutional interest.

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Sets of validated prototype programmes and training activities;

guidelines for the integration of programmes;

a kit of educational and training material;

the components of an effective evaluation system;

an interactive permanent website, with blogs and fora.

The participants

6 experts and decision makers from 4 European Countries and 1 Non-European Country

Renate Auberger, Principal, Austria Ioanna Stefanidi-Molou, Lower

Secondary Teacher, Greece Inga Daugvilaitë, Head of

Department, Lithuania Ewa Walczak, Principal, Poland Jolanta Michalek, Principal, Poland Duygu Dinçer, Teacher Trainer,

Turkey

The programme

Days 1 and 2

Saturday 24th Sunday 25th 2007

Ascoli Piceno

Arrivals and Hotel AcommodationAscoli Piceno

Hotel Palazzo Guiderocchihttp://www.palazzoguiderocchi.com

The programme

Day 3

Monday

November 26th 2007

Ascoli Piceno

Morning – 09:30 Alfredo Mazzocchi

“Introducing the 2007 Ascoli ARION Study Visit” “A project to prevent bullism in a European dimension

in education (1)” Gianna Prapotnich

“The new Life Long Learning Programme” Videoconference

“How to make schools safer homes”Lunch – 13:30

Ascoli Institute for Agriculture – “C. Ulpiani”Afternoon – 15:30

WorkshopEvening 19:30

Petit Gala at Ascoli City Club

The Programme

Day 4

Tuesday

November 27th 2007

Ancona

Morning – 10:30 Meeting the Director General of

The Regional Head Office for Marche Schools Meeting the Regional Observatory on Bullism

Lunch – 13:30Loreto (AN) Institute for Hotel and Restaurant

Services“A. Eistein – A. Nebbia”

Afternoon – 15:30Workshop

Evening 20:30Dinner at Meletti’s Cafe

The Programme

Day 5

Wednesday

November 28th 2007

San Benedetto del Tronto (AP)

Morning – 09:30Meeting the press at

San Benedetto del Tronto Institute for Hotel and Restaurant Services – “F.

Buscemi”“Bullism and media”

Lunch – 13:30

Afternoon – 15:30Workshop

Evening 20:30Dinner at Meletti’s Cafe

The Programme

Day 6

Thursday

November 29th 2007

Pesaro e Urbino

Morning – 10:30Meeting Teachers and Students

At Pesaro State School for Music “G. Rossini”“No bullism in schools for music”

Lunch – 13:30Pesaro Institute for Hotel and Restaurant Services

“Santa Marta – G. Branca”

Afternoon – 15:30 Meeting Teachers and Students

at Urbino Comprehensive School “P. Volponi” Visiting Urbino’s Ducal Palace

Evening 20:30Dinner at Meletti’s Cafe

The Programme

Day 7

Friday

November 30th 2007

Ascoli Piceno

Morning – 09:30 Alfredo Mazzocchi

“A project to prevent bullism in a European dimension in education (2)”

Participants: final report presentation (1)

Lunch – 13:30

Ascoli Institute for Agriculture – “C. Ulpiani”

Afternoon – 15:30 Participants: final report presentation (2) Guided tour of Ascoli Piceno - Free time

Evening 19:30

Farewell dinner at Meletti’s Cafe

Programme

Day 8

Saturday

December 1st

2007

Ascoli Piceno

Leaving Hotel Palazzo GuiderocchiDepartures