26th - 27th - 28th April 2010, Emilia-Romagna

From the the 26th to 28th April 2010 the second Workshop of the EU project "Youth EducationalSystems", funded through the LLP Programme of DG Education and Culture of the European
Commission, was held in Emilia Romagna.

The delegation of the Regional Consortium of Iasi (Romania), composed of representatives of the Teacher Training Centre and of the headmasters of the partner schools, involved in the project: " Costache Negruzzi" College, Railway Technical College, “Alexandru Vlahuta" High School, came to Bologna to take part in the project activities planned for these three working days.

The main theme of this workshop was "The comparison of the educational systems of theEmilia-Romagna Region and that of Iasi County”

During the first day of activities the work has focused on exchanging information, experiences and best practices on the following topics:

• The Italian educational system: general over-view, the new educational reform,school autonomy, admission and types of exams
• The organisation of the School institution and the collaboration with the localbodies: financing, collaboration with the local community, security in schools
• The teachers and the teaching methods: teachers’ evaluation and training, theteaching strategies, the role of the teacher
• The role of the students inside the school: the students’ motivation, the sanctions,the participation in the collegial bodies, the internships, the participation at contests,Olympics
• The role of the parents: their implication and participation in the school’s activities

During the second day of this project meeting the activity "School Headmaster for a day inEmilia-Romagna"was scheduled. This activity was attended by the headmasters of the Romanian schools, called to assist in the development of daily activities of the of headmasters from "ITC Rosa Luxemburg" of Bologna and from ITC “G. Ginanni" of Ravenna, getting to know the role and the specific functions of a headmaster in Emilia-Romagna.

The representatives of the Teacher Training Centre followed the activities of AIPI (Association Intercultural ethnic Pole) at the Documentation Centre - Laboratory for intercultural educationCD/LEIand participated in the and extracurricular and educational support activities at the GuinizelliMiddle School.

The articulation of the project’s activities has seen a moment of institutional meeting with the President of the Provinceof Bologna, Beatrice Draghetti, and the Executive Manager of the Education and Training Department of the Province of Bologna, for a debate on the role of the Province in the regional school system.

The programme of the workshop