Educational support, active citizenship, hands-on workshops and school space regeneration are at the heart of the initiatives proposed by the winners from Lazio, Campania and Lombardy
Educational support, active citizenship, hands-on workshops and school space regeneration: these are the core focuses of the projects awarded in the third edition of the “A School for the Future” call promoted by Fondazione CDP to tackle early school leaving and address its root causes by supporting targeted initiatives at the most critical stages of education.
"Tackling early school leaving means investing in the country’s future by giving every young person the chance to build their own path with dignity, skills and awareness”, said Giovanni Gorno Tempini, Chairman of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and of Fondazione CDP. “With the ‘A School for the Future” call, Fondazione CDP reaffirms its commitment to supporting projects that deliver real impact in local areas, underscoring the school’s role as an educational and community cornerstone. The four selected projects are positive models of collaboration between organisations, families and institutions capable of placing a spotlight on the school experience and fostering inclusion, participation and growth”.
The programmes target students from the fourth year of primary school to the second year of upper secondary school. The initiatives take place both in schools and across local areas, involving young people, teachers, families and local communities, and include the regeneration of school and urban spaces to promote social interaction and informal learning.
The projects were identified through a rigorous evaluation process designed to ensure the quality and sustainability of the proposals, also involving representatives of the previous year’s winning organisations for the first time.
Specifically, the projects selected are as follows:
RISE – Risorse per l’Istruzione e il Supporto Educativo (Resources for Teaching and Educational Support), promoted by Il Cammino Cooperativa Sociale Onlus (Rome - Lazio), introduces innovative tools such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence in schools to foster critical thinking, creativity and active citizenship. The initiatives planned include summer camps, self-managed spaces, counselling desks, teacher training on inclusive practices and research aimed at defining a multidimensional risk index.
Bell’ Buon’ e Giusto (Beautiful, Good and Fair), organised by Fondazione Valenzi ETS (Naples - Campania), builds a network between schools, the third sector, artisanal workshops and local communities to offer artistic, craft and sports workshops, extracurricular education and urban and school regeneration projects, with special attention to the most vulnerable neighbourhoods.
Cantiere dei Pirati 2.0 (Pirate Workshop 2.0), organised by Cantiere Giovani Soc. Cooperativa Sociale Onlus (Frattamaggiore, Frattaminore, Caivano, Casandrino - Campania), connects schools, local institutions and educational centres to tackle educational poverty and youth hardship. The programme includes creative and STEM workshops, physical and emotional education, English summer camps, empowerment pathways and teacher training in collaboration with UNISOB.
R.G.G. – Rivoluzione Gentile Giovani… Ci sta! (Gentle Youth Revolution... I’m in!), organised by Consorzio SOL.CO Cremona Società Cooperativa Sociale (Crema, Cremona – Lombardy), aims to strengthen students’ sense of belonging to the school environment and support the reintegration of those who have dropped out, through hands-on workshops, educational coaching, guidance and inclusive practices inspired by community-based restorative models.