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Italian school today …Italian school today …

• In Italy,  education is compulsory from 6 to In Italy,  education is compulsory from 6 to 16 years of age.  Italy has both public and 16 years of age.  Italy has both public and private schools. The school year usually goes private schools. The school year usually goes from mid-September until mid-June and from mid-September until mid-June and common school holidays are: Christmas common school holidays are: Christmas holidays, Easter Holidays and summer holidays, Easter Holidays and summer holidays. Education is divided into: holidays. Education is divided into:

• Nursery School Nursery School

• Primary School Primary School

• Lower Secondary School Lower Secondary School 

• Higher Secondary School Higher Secondary School 

• University.University.

NURSERY SCHOOL

For children aged 0-3 years, there are Daycare Centres (crèche) . In general daycare centres are public or private. Attendance requires a monthly payment depending on the selected timetable and family income.

Nursery School is not compulsory. It is attended by children from 3 to 5 years old. In general schools operate from Monday to Friday with flexible timetables. The main educational activities provided are: body and movement, speech and words, space, time and nature, music, physical activity, arts and crafts, etc..

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Primary School: It is compulsory and it is attended by children from 6 to 10 years old. It lasts five years. The curriculum includes: Italian, English, Geography, History, maths, science, technology, music, art, physical education and Catholic religion (optional for children of different religions).

LOWER SECONDARY LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOLSCHOOL

Lower Secondary Schoolt is compulsory Lower Secondary Schoolt is compulsory and it is attended by children from and it is attended by children from 11 to 13 years old. It lasts three 11 to 13 years old. It lasts three years. The curriculum includes: years. The curriculum includes: Italian, English, an alternate foreign Italian, English, an alternate foreign language, history, geography, language, history, geography, science, math, technology, art, science, math, technology, art, music, physical education and music, physical education and religion (optional for children of religion (optional for children of different religions). Students must different religions). Students must pass an exam before moving up to pass an exam before moving up to Higher Secondary School.Higher Secondary School.

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLHIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL• on to the University.on to the University.

Higher Secondary School is Higher Secondary School is compulsory until 16 years old. It lasts 5 compulsory until 16 years old. It lasts 5 years. There are several types of years. There are several types of schools according to the curricula schools according to the curricula proposed. The main division is between proposed. The main division is between “Liceo” (Classical, Scientific, Fine Arts, “Liceo” (Classical, Scientific, Fine Arts, ecc…) “Technical Schools” ecc…) “Technical Schools” and “Vocational Schools”.and “Vocational Schools”.At the end of the Higher Secondary At the end of the Higher Secondary School, students must pass another School, students must pass another exam in order to receive their “Diploma exam in order to receive their “Diploma di Maturità”. Then, they can begin their di Maturità”. Then, they can begin their careers in their professions or movecareers in their professions or move

UNIVERSITY

• University: Entry tests are compulsory in most faculties. After three years, students get a Bachelor's Degree.They have to attend two more years to get a Master's degree

Our schoolOur school In 2000 our school becomes “Istituto Comprensivo” and hosts students from the three orders of school:•Nursery•Primary•Lower secondary school.

Our present hedmaster is Dott.ssa Roberta

Guzzardi.

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