1. ITALIAN TERRITORY AND SCHOOL SYSTEM ORGANISATION

2. Our town, Montebelluna is very close to the Montello hill and Prealps mountains.MontebellunaMontello The river Piave flows through our province, Treviso.Piave Treviso. Venice, Venice, the capital of our region, is situated at approximately 50 kilometres from our town.

3. INCLUDED: 2 INFANT SCHOOLS (age:from 3 to 6)INFANT SCHOOLS 4 PRIMARY SCHOOLS (age: from 6 to 11)PRIMARY SCHOOLS C.T.P. LONG LEARNING CENTER ( only adults) SCHOOL CALENDAR 2008/2009

4. PRIMARY SCHOOL CAONADA: 101 PUPILS PRIMARY SCHOOL PEDERIVA: 66 PUPILS PRIMARY SCHOOL BIADENE: 93 PUPILS PRIMARY SCHOOL SAN GAETANO: 203 PUPILS INFANT SCHOOL PILASTRONI FELTRINA: 103 PUPILS INFANT SCHOOL MERCATO VECCHIO: 79 PUPILS C.T.P: 2000 ADULTS ENROLLED IN A YEAR

5. Teachers and parentsOnly teachersOnly parents Institute committee Single School Committee Specific commissions that deal with all the school’s needs Teachers meetings Single School Committee Planning teams Commissions Parents committee Parents assembly Institute Committee (Consiglio di Circolo) General Teachers Committee (Collegio dei Docenti) Organise educational and didactic planning. Interclass Teachers Committee (Consiglio di Interclasse) Propose and share the educational and didactic planning. Establish general criteria, school regulations and extrascholastic activities Take part in management and administration. SCHOOL’S STRUCTURES At the school,teachers and parents collaborate inside of the Collegial Body of the Institute

6. PUPILS HEADMASTER DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR REPRESENTATIVE TEACHERS SCHOOL COORDINATORS TERRITORIAL ENVIRONEMENT SCHOOL CARETAKERS ADMINISTRATION STAFF TEACHERS PARENTS

7. He is the manager of the Institute He supervises and coordinates all the didactic services He is the guarantor of the educational and didactic proposals He carries out functions of public official. He is the legal representative of the Institute He Presides the Executive Committee, the College of the teachers and the Council of Interclasse/Intersection

8. TEACHERS’ AREAS OF COMPETENCE INCLUDE: DISCIPLINARY COMPETENCE EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCE COMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

9. keep contacts with the headmaster and the administrative director Receive and give indications to the teacher of new nomination and to the substitutes Keep relationship with the Communal Administration for the specific problems. Support and coordinate the activity of programming and didactic organization

10. GATHER IDEAS AND TAKE CARE OF PEDAGOGICAL AND DIDACTIC SUGGESTIONS FROM THE COLLEAGUES

11. He is in charge of and coordinate administration and financial accounting

12. CARRY OUT PRACTICAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL DUTIES.

13. RECEIVE AND WATCH OVER THE PUPILS CLEAN SCHOOL SPACES AND TAKE CARE OF THE FURNITURES

14. They participate in school activities through class assemblies and meetings (organi collegiali) as well as in an individual way

16. Treviso is often compared to Venice, the capital of the Veneto region, for its numerous canals.

17. Venice rises on the Veneta lagoon into a harmonious bay and it is situated at approximately 28 km from Treviso and 30 from Padua

19. Piave river is a sacred place for the local population because of the historical events that happened during the first world war: it became the line of defense against the Austrian and German armies who, after many attempts, failed to cross the river. The line resisted until October 1918 when, as a result of the battle of Vittorio Veneto, the adversaries were defeats and an armistice was signed immediately after.

20. Infant School The Infant School, addresses to all the children from 3 to 6 years of age. It is not a compulsory education, but a free choice from the families. It has its origins in the municipalities and around the churches. This school start as local attendance, but now most of them are public. The children can stay at school for 40 hours. They are working in small groups, making workshop activities according to selected items

22. PRIMARY SCHOOL The primary school addresses to the children from 6 to 11 years of age. This cycle of studies is compulsory and in Italy ends at the age of 16.The primary school attends to fundamental knowledge and abilities. The primary school is organized on two models: full time system with two teachers for class. " Moduli“system, introduced ten years ago, with three teachers for two classes of children at the same age. There are eleven compulsory subjects. Only religion is the parents’ choice.Children stay at school for 27 hours every week. Some of them can choose to attend the optional workshop for 3 additional hours. Most children who attend our school are Italian, especially from the local community, but some come from different parts of the world. Children with special needs are included in our school, they work inside the class with special planning and are supported by specialised teachers.

24. SCHOOL SUBJECTS WEEKLY TIME TABLE 1 class2 class3 class4 class 5 class LINGUISTIC TOPIC italian 9 8 7 7 7 english 1 2 3 3 3 music 1 1 1 1 1 art 1 1 1 1 1 sport 1 1 1 1 1 HISTORICAL- GEOGRAPHICAL TOPIC history 2 2 2 2 2 geography 2 2 2 2 2 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL TOPIC maths 6 6 6 6 6 science 1 1 1 1 1 ICT 1 1 1 1 1 religion 2 2 2 2 2 FOR THE CHILDREN THE OBLIGATORY TIME IS TWENTY-SEVEN HOURS EVERY WEEK. SOMETIMES THE PARENTS CAN CHOOSE THREE HOURS MORE( 30 HOURS) FOR OPTIONAL WORKSHOP. IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL THE WEEKLY TIME TABLE IS THE FOLLOWED :

25. CTP – eda: Educational courses for adults The Permanent Territorial Centre for Adult Education (CTP - eda) is a national entity that was created with the purpose to offer educational activities for the adult population. The centre provides the necessary instruments to generate knowledge in specific areas, particularly as a result of the complex issues surrounding multicultural and technologically advanced societies. Our centre offers the following subjetcs: YEARLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ITALIAN ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN SPANISH CHINESE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

26. S C H O L A S T I C C A L E N D A R a.s.2008/2009 PRIMARY SCHOOLS LESSONS START: Monday:september 15th LESSONS END: Tuesday june 9th COMPULSORY FESTIVITIES:november 1st, december 8th,april 25th,may 1st June 2nd Local festivity: february 14th School holidays:october 4th Christmas holidays: from december 24th to january 6th Carnival holidays: from february 23rd to february 25th Easter holidays: April 9th to april 14th May 2nd