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Being a student in Italy

Being a student in Italy. What a foreigner might like to know about our school system. The school system in Italy Elementary school from the age of 6 to the age of 10 ‘Middle’ school from the age of 11 to the age of 13 High school from the age of 14 to the age of 18.

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Being a student in Italy

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  1. Being a student in Italy What a foreigner might like to know about our school system...

  2. The school system in Italy • Elementary school • from the age of 6 to the age of 10 • ‘Middle’ school • from the age of 11 to the age of 13 • High school • from the age of 14 to the age of 18

  3. Types of High schools ‘Liceo’ a general preparatory school that can be: Scientific the most important subjects are Maths, Physics, Science… Classical the focus is on Latin and Greek

  4. Languages with three foreign languages, generally English, French and German Art and Design for very creative students… Psycho-pedagogical which focuses on children’s education And a few more…

  5. The word ‘Liceo’ is a Greek word (Lykeion) that originally refers to Aristotle’s school of philosophy in Athens (4th century b.c.). In English the translation of ‘Liceo’ as a school of philosophy is ‘Lyceum’, while ‘Liceo’ as a school is ‘Lycée’, a French word – Just to make things more complicated!

  6. Other types of High schools in Italy Technical schools where students prepare for jobs such as accountant, building surveyor, research chemist, I. T. expert,…

  7. Professional schools where students prepare for jobs such as electrician, plumber, even bricklayer!

  8. In Italy we don’t have big comprehensive institutes with different curricula in the same building, like at Partille.

  9. The choice of high school at the age of 14 is a turning point in a student’s academic life and will affect his future achievements.

  10. Very important! In Italy any student who has got a Final High School Certificate (once called ‘Maturità’) can go to College. Of course University is (much) harder for those who did not attend a Liceo.

  11. What do students actually study in a Liceo? • Italian literature • Maths • Physics • Chemistry and Biology • History • Philosophy • Latin • English • German or French (only in the language branch) • Art History • P. E. • R. E.

  12. Some of these subjects are obviously the same in schools everywhere in the world, but others sound mysterious and meaningless to those who are not familiar with them: What is Philosophy all about? What kind of language is Latin? Who are the most important writers in Italian literature? You’ll soon learn…

  13. The word philosophy means ‘love of knowledge’ and refers to the desire to discover the origins of every thing in a rational way.

  14. For example Thales, one of the first philosophers, said that the origin of everything must be water, since there is water in everything that is alive. And since life comes from gods, water is also divine.

  15. This rational way of thinking was originally quite simple, but has led to the most complicated questions about the very nature of things and about what is right and what is wrong to do in every situation of life. Philosophy is an open search that will never find definite answers to its questions.

  16. Do you study philosophy in any school in Sweden? In what way? Who are the most important Swedish philosophers?

  17. ‘Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur…’ (Julius Caesar, De Bello Gallico) Latin is the language that was spoken by the Romans centuries ago. It has got a very complicated grammar in which every word has different endings according to its function in the sentence. For example:

  18. Rosa means ‘the rose’ (subject) Rosae means ‘of the rose’ Rosae means ‘to the rose’ Rosam means ‘the rose’ (object) Rosa means ‘o rose’ Rosa means ‘from the rose’ Rosae means ‘the roses’ (subject) Rosarum means ‘of the roses’ Rosis means ‘to the roses’ Rosas means ‘the roses’ (object) Rosae means ‘o roses’ Rosis means ‘from the roses’ First declension

  19. And this is only the first of 5 declensions! If you think this is crazy, most Italian students will agree with you!

  20. In the Middle Ages Latin became the language of poetry, philosophy, politics and was used by intellectuals everywhere in Europe. How about Sweden ? Do you know of any Swedish writer who used Latin?

  21. In Italian literature we begin with the study of Dante and his Divine Comedy.

  22. It is a poem written in the year 1300 which consists of 100 cantos telling the story of the poet’s journey through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven.

  23. Italian students have to study this poem for three years! For them too it can be hell, purgatory and heaven! It starts like this:   “Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vitami ritrovai per una selva oscura,ché la diritta via era smarrita.”

  24. Do you know the names of other Italian writers? Are you familiar with any of their works? What are the most important Swedish writers that you study at school? Do you have to read any of their works?

  25. How about school timetables? As you’ve probably seen already they are quite different from other countries. This is an example of a 4th year class like 4^D in the language branch of our Liceo.

  26. Points to note • Students (and teachers) do go to school on Saturday. • We finish at 1.00 p. m. every day, so there is no school canteen. • Once or twice a week, according to different classes, we finish at 1.50.

  27. Students always stay in the same classroom and always have the same classmates.

  28. There are no options, in fact • every subject is compulsory, but there are free extracurricular activities in the afternoon • like drama, the choir, archeology,…

  29. We don’t have sofas at school…

  30. Don’t forget there is also homework and studying to do. A lot of homework and studying! At least 3 hours a day!

  31. And now the most frightening part:

  32. Passing or Failing?

  33. At the end of every school year students are evaluated by their teachers in a meeting that we call ‘scrutinio’.

  34. This is the evaluation system in Italy:

  35. By the way, why don’t you ask your Italian peers what their grades are in the different subjects ? You might be surprised…

  36. Students with good marks in all subjects don’t need to worry: they will pass with flying colours

  37. Students who are weak in one or two subjects may not worry too much either… They will probably pass too, if their teachers are not too strict…

  38. Students who do not do well in several subjects • during the school year and\or the summer • have to attend special courses • called ‘corsi di recupero’; • in September have to take an exam that • will assess if they have passed or failed • may have to repeat the school year if they haven’t improved enough!

  39. Students who have problems in three or more subjects will definitely fail. Have you wondered why in 4^D there are only 16 students? Ask your Italian peers how many students the class had in the first year and where the pupils who are not here any more have ended up.

  40. Probably in some private school…

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