The
Association FENICE- Federazione Nazionale Insegnanti – Centro di iniziativa per
l’Europa draws its inspiration from Gaetano Salvemini and believes in the
vital importance of a “lay” state school, and is now setting to itself the
goal to start a European educational space, as stated in the documents of
the European Commission. This is why the Association wants to support all those
initiatives which favour the integration of the intellectual resources of
schools in the cultural growth of society, help to change educational systems
and professional or vocational training and increase the chances for young
people to be trained according to the needs of modern society.
OBJECTIVES
To increase the
European dimension in education in the hope of a peaceful coexistence among
nations to be achieved thanks to the collaboration of associations in other
countries;
To highlight the
educational and formative value of state schools, favouring and promoting
initiatives which may help to meet the growing demand for education and
training;
To ensure freedom
against dogmatism, intolerance, violence, so that schools may play a great
part in the civil and cultural growth of Italian society;
To stress the
importance of state schools as they are for all citizens, so that
the right to education may be ensured and minority cultures and
languages may be effectively safeguarded, as written in our Constitution;
To promote and plan
initiatives, training projects, refresher courses, the cultural improvement of
teachers as well as research
and experimentation in the teaching field, so that teachers may be better
equipped to meet the needs of modern society;
To promote all those initiatives which may increase the professionalism of teachers having the help of other associations, political parties and Trade Unions to achieve this objective;
To promote all those initiatives which may be of guidance when one has to enrol at University or start work;
To promote what is necessary to allow all citizens – no matter age and social class – to enter the world of education or vocational training;
To take part in research and development of technologies aiming at making learning easier, education and vocational training more easily available thanks to the modern means of communication.
ACTIVITIES
To
reach its objectives – in collaboration with Universities, public, private,
national and international institutions and bodies – FENICE
Carries
out projects funded - either completely or partially – by the
European Community;
Produces
and publishes all sorts of teaching materials which aim at improving mutual
understanding among European countries at historical, anthropological and
environmental levels;
Holds
in-service courses and training courses for teachers;
Carries
out projects aiming at integrating schools and the world of work;
Offers
vocational and school guidance;
Carries out research, gives advice and trains
people on curricular or cross curricular and on relevant issues;
Gives
advice on projects aiming at changes in teaching styles;
Organises
meetings, courses, guided tours, stages abroad , teacher and/or student
exchanges.
THE TEAM
The team of the Association comprises of school and University teachers and trainers. Staff members work both on a full-time and on a part-time basis. They are highly motivated, team oriented and open-minded people, with experience in international project management.