PARENTS

HOW CAN THEY “CONNECT” WITH SECONDARY SCHOOL?

PARENTS …

➲ AT THE END OF LOWER – MIDDLE SCHOOL THEY CAN ENROL THEIR CHILDREN (AGED 14) AT ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL (ACCORDING TO SCHOOL CAPACITY)

➲ NEITHER ADMISSION TESTS, NOR ASSESSMENT OF ABILITIES ARE REQUIRED

PARENTS …

➲ THEY CAN FORM COMMITEES/ASSOCIATIONS EVEN WITHIN SCHOOLS;

➲ THEY CAN HOLD THEIR OWN ASSEMBLIES REFERRED BOTH TO CLASS, COURSE, SECTION AND THE SCHOOL ITSELF:

➲ AT THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR PARENTS' ASSEMBLIES FOR EACH CLASS ARE HELD TO ELECT PARENTS' RAPPRESENTATIVES WITHIN EACH CLASSE COUNCIL;

➲ PARENTS ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF SCHOOL COUNCIL.

IN OUR SCHOOL

➲ PARENTS CAN HAVE ACCESS TO ON-LINE REGISTERS TO CHECK THEIR CHLDREN'S MARKS, DAYS OF ABSENCE OR LATE ADMISSIONS;

➲ IN SOME SCHOOLS TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE IS ALSO AIVABLE IN CASE OF PUPILS' ABSENCES/LATE ADMISSIONS

AS USUAL

➲ EACH TEACHER IS AVAILABLE TO MEET PARENTS FOR ONE HOUR A WEEK IN THE MORNING;

➲ TEACHERS PARENTS GENERAL MEETINGS ARE HELD TWICE A YEAR IN THE AFTERNOON

TODAY'S ITALIAN PARENTS

➲ MANY OF THEM ARE NOT SO “PRESENT” IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES, SO SCHOOL PLAYS A CENTRAL EDUCATING ROLE.

A MULTIETHNIC SCHOOL

• 1 MARCH 2010 / CIVIL STRIKE / ONLY RACISM IS “ALIEN” TO US

AND NOW ?/ WE LEARN TO BE PARENTS

LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC POINTS OF REFERENCE

AS A MATTER OF FACT A FEW YEARS AGO …

• IMPRESA FAMIGLIA / A SCHOOL FOR PARENTS / TERNI

EVEN THROUGH SUCCESSFUL TV PROGRAMS

PARENTS CAN PARTECIPATE...

➲ ITALIAN “RIFORMA GELMINI”, EDUCATION ACT, HAS PRODUCED PARENTS' PROTEST MOVEMENTS, ABOVE ALL, BUT NOT ONLY, FROM THOSE WITH ELEMENTARY/PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

SCHOOL IS OURS!

HANDS OFF STATE SCHOOL (STATE EDUCATION) MAKE YOUR VOICE BE

HEARDI DON'T WANT MY SCHOOL TO GO TO

THE DOGS

OUR FUTURE LIES IN PRIVATE SCHOOLDEPRIVATED (OF ANYTHING) YOU MEAN …

?• SCHOOL IS OVER

DIFFICULTIES ARE MANY

ANY SOLUTIONS?

THE FUTURE➲ PARENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF AND

PUPILS: PLAYING SPECIFIC AND CLEAR-CUT ROLES;

➲ SHARING SPECIFIC, CLEAR VALUES AND TEACHING EDUCATING METHODS EVEN THROUG INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE.

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION