IISS ‘Ricciotto Canudo-Galileo Galilei ’ is an Upper secondary School formed by Liceo Classico and Liceo Scientifico and ITIS ‘Galileo Galilei’ it has 1300 students and 120 teachers and other members of staff. It is situated in the southern part of

Italy, in Puglia, between Bari and Taranto. It is formed by two Upper Secondary Schools 'Licei' one with subjects concerning classical languages (Greek and Latin) and the other one with either classical and scientific subjects (Philosophy, Science, Physics, Astronomy, Biology) and a Vocational School.  In the schools English is the foreign language taught to students aged 13-19. Students belong to families with

various economical backgrounds, but all share the desire to have a good preparation in order to face the difficulties of beginning a successful University life or start a good job. Students attending the ‘Licei’  live their school life without any particular social involvement, they tend to study in order to reach good results but they show no social commitment and above all they seem unaware of the economic problems or the

work market around them. Many students of the Vocationa School ‘Galilei’ are at risk of social exclusion especially when they start having problems with learning, understanding and social interaction with teachers and the other students. Living in a strict social context, they are accustomed to exchange ideas and share

experiences only with the restricted group of their class so they live a limited experience of school life and they have little exchanges with young people living in different parts of Europe. In addition, students usually don’t use all their abilities and competences to understand better not only the reality they live in, the opportunities in term of personal growth and economic development, but also their traditions, the elements of strength present in their region and above all they are not accustomed to

think in terms of personal contribution to their community. The experience in the European project could be useful for improving their knowledge of an outer reality, interact with students using technology, realize products, bettering their approach to school, school-life, territory and above all to understand the world they live in. In the end the experience could give them the opportunity to understand better the social, economic condition of their area and of other territories in Europe and the importance of youth commitment in improving the community life and their self- realization.

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