Agrigento high school students awarded for the competition on the theme of water

Awards ceremony in the Sala Zeus of the PalaCongressi for the high school students who participated in the competition on the theme of water

In the suggestive setting of Zeus Hall of the PalaCongressi in Agrigentoan awards ceremony was held for the city’s high school students who participated in the competition entitled “Water that creates, water that destroys: between myth and reality”. The project was promoted and coordinated byINNER WHEEL of Agrigento, a club committed to promoting cultural and social initiatives in the area. The event saw the participation of many students, teachers, local authorities and institutional representativescreating an atmosphere of celebration and sharing of ideas and values.

After greetings from the club president Lea Ceseranispoke via electronic connection Governor of District 211 MARA-TOCCO-ROMEOwho underlined the importance of educational initiatives that raise young people’s awareness of the issue ofwaterfall and his sustainable management. An interesting contribution was made byArchaeological Park Authorityrepresented by Patrizia Di Giovanniwhich highlighted the link between water and the historical-cultural heritage of the area.

Particularly appreciated was the initiative ofAICA (Local water distribution company)whose president Septimius Cantone offered three deserving students the opportunity to carry out a training internship at the company, thus promoting training and youth employment in the water sector. The director and journalist presented the projects developed by the students Domenico Vecchio, who gave the floor to the students to express their ideas and reflections on the topic of water. Next, the club secretary Marcella Riccobono read the reasons for the awards given to the winning students. The sponsor of the event they offered prizes, thus contributing to valorising the talent and commitment of the young participants.

The projects presented by the students highlighted a creative and multidisciplinary approach to the theme of water, ranging from history to geology, from art to technology. The papers highlighted the importance of water as an essential resource for life and the ecosystem, as well as the need to promote responsible and sustainable behavior towards this precious resource. In particular, the students of theLeonardo Sciascia Technical, Economic and Technological Instituteof theIISS E. Fermiof theIPSCEOA Galloof the Leonardo Scientific High Schoolof the Scientific and Human Sciences High School “R. Politicians” he was born in Empedocle Classical and Musical High School, for the quality and originality of their projects. The initiative demonstrated once again the great value of environmental education and the active participation of young people in the protection and enhancement of the natural resources of their territory.

INNER WHEEL is an international service and charitable organization made up primarily of women. It is affiliated with Rotary International and was founded in 1924 in Manchester, United Kingdom. INNER WHEEL promotes friendship, mutual assistance and assistance to the less fortunate through a variety of charitable projects and initiatives both locally and internationally. Its activities include fundraising for humanitarian causes, social work, and promoting world understanding and peace.

Here are the reasons:

TET L. SCIASCIA
In the proposed video the students ofLeonardo Sciascia Technical, Economic and Technological Institute they stood out for the laboratory approach with which they presented water as an essential element that connects and separates, in an organic system of chemical and environmental factors. Reminding us that water is an irreplaceable good and that the water emergency concerns both the local context and the countries of the South of the world, they have also demonstrated how the school can become a place for experimenting with an approach to environmental, social and economic sustainability, stimulating participatory experiences in which students become promoters and responsible for renewal, investigation and improvement actions.

IISS E. FERMI
The students’ work aims to stimulate more responsible behavior towards water resources and to lead humanity – through a path of awareness – to understand water better, in order to respect and safeguard it, avoiding polluting it and to waste it. The hands of man, from which this irreplaceable source of life for the ecosystem flows, are taken up in an act of great protection to underline that water is a fundamental element that belongs to all the inhabitants of the Earth and, therefore, is It is necessary to implement actions for its protection and safe and sustainable management.

IPSCEOA-N. ROOSTER
Lively and colorful graphics characterize the work of the students of the IISS Gallo, which tell us how since ancient times water has been a precious resource and common good of humanity, a fundamental and irreplaceable source of life. A look from the hydrogeological point of view of our complex territory, both for its geomorphological structure and for the anthropic interaction and the modifications that human activities have brought about on the water cycle. The topics addressed by the students had the aim of promoting the values ​​of protection of the water heritage and environmental sustainability, pursuing policies of progress and encouraging habits and behaviors of saving, protecting and respecting the environment of one’s territory.

LEONARDO SCIENTIFIC HIGH SCHOOL
Innovative project idea, the blog created by the students of Leonardo Scientific High School it is characterized by a refined use of technology, completeness of information and quality of interviews. Anyone who accesses the blog embarks on an exemplary journey along the paths of information regarding water in its many forms, presented by a young editorial team capable of enthusiastically involving users thanks to creativity and exhibition balance.

HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENTIFIC AND HUMAN SCIENCES “R. POLITICS”
Created in contemporary digital graphics, the brochure created by the students of the Scientific and Human Sciences High School “R. Politicians” it is characterized by expressive effectiveness, formal originality, creativity and completeness of information. From myth to philosophy, from history to art, from science to natural beauty, the theme of water has been addressed from an interdisciplinary perspective. The work also stands out for the educational value of the laboratory methodology followed.

EMPEDOCLE CLASSICAL AND MUSICAL HIGH SCHOOL
Of great evocative capacity, the video proposed by the students of Empedocle Classical and Musical High School It stands out for the wealth of geohistorical and literary research, for the effective setting of the places, as well as for the formal elegance of the filming and editing which also enhance the interpretative skills of the young actors. Of strong emotional and visual impact, the video is also characterized by its significant civil and educational value which is summarized in the final slogan “Act united in an ideal circle to safeguard our territory”.