Apprendere, vivere, costruire a scuola ogni giorno la nostra Europa di armonia e di pace. “Gioia bella Luce Tu sei scesa dall’Elisio…” Un’interessanteApprendere, vivere, costruire a scuola ogni giorno la nostra Europa di armonia e di pace.
“Gioia bella Luce Tu sei scesa dall’Elisio…”
Un’interessante attività di Laboratorio di Educazione alla Cittadinanza Europea si è svolta mercoledì 30 settembre 2009, dalle ore 14.15 alle ore 15.45 presso il Laboratorio di Tecnologia e Informatica della Scuola Primaria Internazionale “San Filippo” di Città di Castello, Alta Valle del Tevere, provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italia centrale.
Il Laboratorio è stato condotto dal dott. Matteo Bruno, Università di Perugia della Facoltà di Scienze Politiche – Diritto dell’Unione Europea con l’aiuto della dott.ssa Diletta Paoletti e vi hanno partecipato trentuno studenti e tre insegnanti – Stefania Ferrini, Sabrina Ferrini e Andrea Mennella - delle due Classi Quinte Sezione A Tempo Pieno e Sezione B Tempo Normale.
L’iniziativa è stata programmata sin dallo scorso anno scolastico nel quadro del Progetto del I Circolo ‘Cosmopolis – D.eur.e’, progetto dedicato alla promozione e allo sviluppo della dimensione europea dell’educazione, al dialogo interculturale, alla fratellanza universale tra le Comunità del Mondo. Il dott. Matteo Bruno, con la supervisione del Prof. Raspadori (Università di Perugia) ha messo a punto un interessante piano di sensibilizzazione e di comunicazione sulle tematiche riguardanti l’Unione europea rivolto ai giovani studenti e alle scuole della Provincia di Perugia. La prima tappa di questo percorso ha avuto luogo proprio presso la scuola di Città di Castello e proseguirà nei prossimi mesi in altri istituti secondari.
Il Laboratorio si è articolato in tre fasi distinte ed ha previsto l’impiego della Lavagna Multimediale. Nella prima, Matteo e Diletta hanno mostrato alle Classi una serie di slides e illustrato il significato della nascita delle prime Comunità europee, i Padri e gli Stati fondatori, i Trattati, i momenti fondamentali, la cittadinanza come volontariato e dono di sé, le prospettive future. Gli alunni del “San Filippo” hanno cantato le strofe dell’Inno europeo – l’Inno alla Gioia nella versione di Donato Franco: ”Gioia bella luce / tu sei scesa dall'Elisio, / pien d'ardore o divina / noi veniamo al tuo altar. / Col tuo nodo tu affratelli / chi disgiunse vanità, / tutti al mondo siam fratelli / quando aleggi su di noi / Col tuo nodo tu affratelli / chi disgiunse vanità, / tutti al mondo siam fratelli / quando aleggi su di noi”.
Nella seconda fase, le classi hanno potuto approfondire e riflettere grazie alla proiezione di brevi ‘cartoons’ educativi tratti da EU Tube, il canale informativo dell’Unione europea presente su You Tube. Solidarietà, dialogo interculturale, parità di diritti, uguaglianza tra i generi, valori, atteggiamenti e comportamenti rispettosi verso la natura e il nostro ambiente di vita,: questi gli argomenti proposti all’attenzione dei ragazzi e degli insegnanti.
Nella terza fase dell’attività gli studenti hanno posto varie domande ai loro interlocutori: dal significato della diversità culturale europea, al plurilinguismo, dalla protezione della natura ai diritti dei bambini e dei giovani al problema delle droghe, dalle Istituzioni dell’U.E. all’esplorazione dello spazio.
Notevole la partecipazione e il coinvolgimento dei giovani allievi che hanno dimostrato di apprezzare l’iniziativa invitando Matteo e Diletta a ritornare a far loro visita magari in occasione della Primavera d’Europa 2010.
Il nostro grazie a Matteo e Diletta che hanno voluto interagire con noi e condividere con la nostra scuola il loro percorso di studio e di ricerca.(more)(less)
Martine and three other students from St Dorothy’s Convent, Zebbug, Malta won third prize in a competition organized by the European Commission to promoteMartine and three other students from St Dorothy’s Convent, Zebbug, Malta won third prize in a competition organized by the European Commission to promote Childrens’ Rights. After winning first prize from Malta, they were invited to participate in a European Award Ceremony in Brussels where they placed third from over 2200 entries.(more)(less)
Katryna talks about her time in Ireland as a student on the Erasmus programme. Her enthusiam comes through to the viewer as she describes her experienceKatryna talks about her time in Ireland as a student on the Erasmus programme. Her enthusiam comes through to the viewer as she describes her experience as a wonderful once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to discver life and study in another country, to meet new people, and to be immersed in a wealth of lasting memories that she will cherish forever.(more)(less)
As part of the RWE UK debate we asked young people whether we know enough about Europe in the UK, and how should we learn about it? They felt that it hadAs part of the RWE UK debate we asked young people whether we know enough about Europe in the UK, and how should we learn about it? They felt that it had to start at primary school, and be part of the education curriculum – it’s important to know that there’s a world outside where you live. Emily talked about an event where she asked children and young people to identify the EU member states on a map – some young children knew all of them, but some only knew the UK and Ireland and couldn’t even find France! She thinks it’s awful, because France is our closest country. But the participants thought that they could do it themselves ………..we hope so!(more)(less)
Debbie Croucher, facilitator of the RWE UK workshops and focus groups, reflects on the experience of RWE in the UK. We tried to find effective ways toDebbie Croucher, facilitator of the RWE UK workshops and focus groups, reflects on the experience of RWE in the UK. We tried to find effective ways to engage with young people in the EU, to create a better understanding about the EU and the involvement of young people in its future. We talked to young people from a wide range of backgrounds and abilities; to community organisations which already involve young people a lot; and to local decision makers, who want to get young people more involved and encourage them to speak up. We wanted to involve young people with disabilities; they identified some key issues, in particular the need for better, and more accessible, communication. There’s a huge agenda around social inclusion – but if we want to be truly inclusive we have to find ways of involving young people who are hard to reach. Ultimately we are talking about citizenship for all young people. We still have more questions than answers, but we hope that this project is the start of a process, not the end…..(more)(less)
Italian university students seem to be optimistic about the future of the EU. They think the EU is a big project that can give youth a hope, and ItalyItalian university students seem to be optimistic about the future of the EU. They think the EU is a big project that can give youth a hope, and Italy can take advantage of having good examples to follow. They hope a real union between European citizens and a real integration also in the university field.
I giovani universitari italiani sembrano generalmente ottimisti riguardo al futuro dell'UE, ritengono che sia un progetto che possa dare speranza, soprattutto ai giovani e che l'Italia possa trarre vantaggio dal far parte dell'UE, soprattutto in termini di recepimento di validi modelli. Auspicano però che si realizzi una vera e propria unione tra i popoli ed una maggiore integrazione, anche relativamente al mondo universitario. Soprattuto nelle facoltà scientifiche, ci dicono gli studenti, si respira già un'aria europea, ma è necessario che le normative amministrative e didattiche siano maggiormente concordate a livello europeo e siano più omogenee ed agili.(more)(less)
Mike says: the EU should be taking action in 4 areas: recycling, pollution, carbon emissions and the sustainability of environmental habitats; it is importantMike says: the EU should be taking action in 4 areas: recycling, pollution, carbon emissions and the sustainability of environmental habitats; it is important to hand down legislation in these areas because ithelps people’s morale – people will join in if there’s a perception that everyone else is doing something. If one country is polluting but another is making cutbacks people lose morale and feel like it’s pointless to take action
Harsheek says: the EU should regulate pollution, carbon emissions, and the protection of species within member states, because these are issues which affect everybody in the world; whereas issues like recycling can be dealt with on a more local level.(more)(less)
Rohit says: the EU should take action about pollution, carbon emissions, and the protection of rare species; whilst actions like recycling can be encouragedRohit says: the EU should take action about pollution, carbon emissions, and the protection of rare species; whilst actions like recycling can be encouraged by member states, countries don’t necessarily want to encourage reduction in carbon emissions because they want to boost their own economy. The EU should be able to take sanctions against member states who don’t take action in these areas, as an incentive.
Lisa says: the EU should make policies on issues like carbon emissions, pollution, and protection of natural habitats, and take action against member states which don’t abide by these policies. But she says that poorer countries should be supported with these issues because they may not have in place the infrastructure to tackle them.(more)(less)
Harsheek says: it’s really difficult to find out about sustainable living; when I decided to become vegan I had to do a lot of research and wouldn’tHarsheek says: it’s really difficult to find out about sustainable living; when I decided to become vegan I had to do a lot of research and wouldn’t expect everyone else to do the same. There needs to be information that people can find more easily; especially since we are bombarded by the media with important issues of the day which makes it difficult to distinguish the really important ones, which leaves people confused. We need an independent body to provide factual information which is backed by the scientific community.
Lisa says: there is a lot of information out there but it can be difficult to access and quite confusing; this is because the issues are tied up with commerce, and companies and governments don’t want to tell the truth because they are afraid about the impact on profits and the economy. There should be funding for non-governmental bodies to promote sustainability issues, which are not connected to for profit organisations.(more)(less)
Rohit says: what’s sustainable is really common sense on the whole; for example I can make the choice to take a train or plane to Glasgow, it’s commonRohit says: what’s sustainable is really common sense on the whole; for example I can make the choice to take a train or plane to Glasgow, it’s common sense that it’s more environmentally friendly to take the train. But other things aren’t so obvious such as being vegetarian, because you’re not part of the massive resources being used to feed cattle.
Mike says: at the moment it’s difficult to know what’s sustainable and what not – mainly because of ‘greenwash’: companies using pretend green policies as a marketing tool. Carbon offsetting is a good example – this is an idea where companies basically pay someone else to save energy on their behalf eg giving away low energy lightbulbs, while they continue to pollute as much as they want. We need legislation to hold companies to account for this kind of misinformation, with an independent body to impose fines.(more)(less)
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