FA.C.E. – Farsi Comunità Educanti

“The Istituto Comprensivo Marino Santa Rosa in Ponticelli has put its neighbourhood at the centre of this project. Starting to speak the same language all together and involving parents, mothers in particular, in the path of growth of their children is the ultimate goal of the project because, the sooner children are placed in educational contexts, the sooner they are protected and safeguarded from marginalization.”

Annamaria Palmieri Councillor for School and Education of the Municipality of Naples

«In the area of Sperone FA.C.E has generated engagement, energy, passion and skills to ensure that the demand for early childhood education services is accompanied by parents’ active participation and awareness. Our commitment in the project will be constant, convinced as we are that educational practices should be shared with parents.»

Giovanna Marano Councillor for School of the Municipality of Palermo

“The FA.C.E. project identifies school as a point of reference for the area, according to the philosophy that the Municipality of Reggio Emilia has developed and applied for quite a long time. With an innovative proposal to families, the project enables a dialogue between school, families, neighbourhoods that, beside responding to the needs expressed by parents, can lead to the expansion of access and gives life to a real educating community.”

Raffaella Curioni Councillor for Education and Knowledge of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia

“It was a demanding work that, however, first of all gave us a snapshot of the area with its potentialities and shortcomings. Then, we understood what could actually be done for Teramo in favour of early childhood. An ambitious project, therefore, but extremely interesting, which aims to create educating communities at the centre of which we have families and parents, supported by administrations and institutions.”

Lia Valeri Head of I.C. Zippilli-Lucidi

“We believe in school as a common good, as a place of dialogue, participation and promotion of the whole territory. The FA.C.E. project confirms once again that suburbs can offer new spaces for social relations, hope, and possibilities. The school consolidates and further develops its role as the beating heart of the neighbourhood, listening to and serving the territory, orienting and supporting new territorial educational policies that respond to needs and desires.”

Antonella Di Bartolo Head of ICS Sperone Pertini