Italian partner introduction: Our schools

In Italy, primary school has 5 classes, from year 1 to year 5, with pupils aged from 6 to 11. In our institute there are three primary schools involved in this Comenius project.

Rignano sull’Arno primary school Troghi primary school Incisa in Val d’Arno primary school

Troghi school is dedicated to Don Lorenzo Milani, an Italian Catholic priest, best known as an educator of poor children. In this school there are 8 classes, with 140 pupils. Class 5 is involved in Comenius project.

Incisa in val d’Arno school has the name of a very important writer: Francesco Petrarca, who lived in Incisa when he was a child. In this school there are 10 classes, with about 180 pupils. Five classes are involved in Comenius project

Rignano sull’Arno school has the name of another very important writer: Dante Alighieri, the father of Italian language. In this school there are 11 classes, with about 250 pupils. All of them are involved in Comenius project.

Let’s enter in our schools!

In the hall there are painted walls and the posters of Comenius project.

In our classes we study and learn. There are many desks and shelves where we put books and copybooks.

Besides classes, in our school there are rooms that are used for various activities. In the library, we can read and borrow books.

In the computer room we surf the net, write stories, send e- mail, use learning games…

We have also a big room with television and a big screen. Here we can have assembly, watch movies, have video-calls with Comenius friends.

The canteen is large and there are many tables and many chairs. Here we have self-service lunch.

In the gym we play and have lessons of physical education. There are many tools: baskets, mats, skipping ropes…

After lunch we go outside, to play in the school yard. There are a slide, drawing tables, a space where you can run and a space where you can play with the soil.