(M. Gandhi)
education, in fact, must help young people to face reality without bias, to examine with a critical eye and the "ideal school" would help them participate actively in the transformation of the world around them. The Rights of the Child, solemnly enshrined in the International Convention of 20 November 1989, UNICEF indispensable foundation of any intervention for the Improvement of Living and development of children and adolescents, were the focus of our training activities through
education for knowledge and action, spread the knowledge of distant realities and adopt behaviors aware of solidarity are two sides of that commitment. Several initiatives have been undertaken under the project in communion with those who have ideas for fundraising UNICEF has always carried out in Italian schools.
MARKET Orchid
The sale of orchids, which occurred in the very first school term has seen the Institute, on par with other local schools, active protagonist of a successful act of solidarity that is was a sign of a more participatory involvement of the entire school community to the UNICEF project on tiptoe took off.
20 YEARS UN CONVENTION: THE TREE OF RIGHTS
On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Convention Rights of children, after a brief opening address of Mr voluntary. Luisa Casamassima, in the presence of the mayor, lawyer. Italo D'Alessandro, president of the prof. Ludovico Antonio, Councillor for Education Anna D'Ettorre, councilor of Social Services Alfredo Cellammare, pupils and teachers of primary school of our Institute, grandparents civic planted a tender sapling in the school gardens. Invited, the children gave voice to their emotions by reading a letter of thanks to UNICEF, "the angel with wings," and with joyful putting transport on slender branches of the great colorful flowers on which they themselves had shown some symbol of the rights of the "rights" previously developed in the educational curriculum.
You plant a "tree rights".
... And now we await the fruits!
ICS "Filippo Surico" Party for UNICEF.
Christmas in
With the approach of Christmas, then, the atmosphere became playfully busy: while the children competed in the creation of beautiful designs that have adorned the prototype of the 2009 calendar produced in collaboration with the Primary School "G. Pascoli, whose play has been generously sponsored by the City for purposes beneficial pro UNICEF (sale calendar), the other mothers, showing commendable availability, have joined the initiative "a pigotta for life" packaging with extreme care and creativity beautiful dolls for the market, offering, so their children a valuable example of what can be solidarity in concrete actions.
SALE CALENDAR
The term Lombard "pigotta" means a toy common to all cultures of the world, a soft cuddly stuffed doll or to give that over the Christmas period, is prepared by students in collaboration with their families, and sold to the public in order to raise funds for the global campaign of vaccination. That's why the slogan: "Carrying out an Pigott, save a child." Pigotta a package is not difficult: it takes the white fabric, pink or light brown for the body of cotton to stuff, stoffette of the dress, wool for hair and lots of creativity and love. The useful model to its packaging and materials needed can be obtained at UNICEF headquarters with a minimum bid of 20 €, then you can take a small Pigotta made by our volunteers and enable UNICEF to provide a child of an African country targeted interventions that reduce the risk of mortality in its first five years of life.
CITY COUNCIL OF CHILDREN
Also as part of UNICEF initiatives, was created a training program that covered the very interesting initiative, "The CFC and the boys" that arises from the objective to bring the focus of the policies of cities, the rights of children and adolescents, and among these, the right exercise of active citizenship, the prospect of a renewed quality of urban life, environmental and social.
This project was aimed at:
maturing the ability to read social and cultural reality of its territory;
participate in community life through the creation of joint initiatives;
to introduce and experiment with democratic forms of participation and decision
"The children speak"
The themes identified to begin the work were as follows:
third took part in all classes of primary and secondary grade 1 of the Institute together with some fourth class of primary school "G. Pastures "and the third middle school classes" Giovinazzi. "The meeting was preceded by regular meetings of the baby-tips with the help of teachers contact to discuss the points of the program, the organization of special initiatives, the task of reconciliation with the school authorities and institutions locali.E 'was an opportunity to take stock and re-launch policies that contribute to the design of truly sustainable city and childhood friends and then friends of elderly, the disabled, the entire comunità .In April 23 municipal councils were held for girls and children who have been key players and supportive care while respecting the socio-relational rules underlying a calm and balanced exchange of views supported by all valid proposals rigorously adopted unanimously.
FESTIVAL IN THE SQUARE "Smiles Party"
... And among the great games of yore, dance rhythms and sweeping explosion of art in its most diverse forms, from photography to painting, from plastic to comics to design more creative or the most colorful here take the form "festival of smiles." On May 3, all to celebrate in the streets, young and old, to testify in a loud voice that is beautiful and good can be done by the force of a soul leaving the voluntary gentile.Grazie UNICEF reality on our unique and irreplaceable territory, thanks to the school authorities and institutions for their valuable cooperation and availability, thanks to colleagues in a spirit of selflessness that have spent their time and their expertise to such a noble cause, thanks to you guys ... you who are our future hope that you can keep intact your enthusiasm and his colors to paint a better world.
Ins. referent progettoAngela Brisacani
GROUP OF BOYS ICSI SURICE 
