Wep, a leading organization in the sector of cultural and linguistic exchanges in the world, has also offered scholarships throughout the Italian territory for the school program abroad for the 2024/2025 school year to the brightest and most deserving students.
In the last two months, 4 Wep scholarships have been awarded between Varese and the province: the first was awarded at the “Ernesto Cairoli” classical high school in Varese to the student Francesco Pizzitola. The second scholarship was awarded to the student Alfonso Censabella at the “Galileo Ferraris” State Scientific High School in Varese, in the presence of the Principal Marco Zago and Barbara Tulli (Wep contact person). At the IS Giovanni Falcone of Gallarate, in the presence of the principal and professor Carolina Parmigiani, the third was awarded to Leila Gharbi, while at the ITE Enrico Tosi of Busto Arstizio the student Martina Forner received the fourth Wep scholarship awarded in the Varese area and province
For the next school year, the students Leila and Martina have both decided to spend a one-year study program in the United States, while the student Alfonso will leave to spend a year in Germany and Francesco has chosen to study in Canada.
Study trips abroad are recognized by both students and teachers as an excellent opportunity for personal growth and broadening the horizons of young people leaving.
«I am very happy to receive this scholarship and I am very excited about the idea that I will leave for Germany next year. I can’t wait to learn more about a new language and get to know and experience a reality that is completely different from mine” comments the winner of the scholarship Alfonso Cesanbella.
«Cultural exchanges and student mobility represent not only an enrichment of one’s knowledge and an opportunity to enhance linguistic skills, but above all a path of personal growth that develops autonomy, given that students find themselves facing new experiences every day outside their “comfort zone”” says Carolina Parmigiani, teacher and mobility contact at the IS Giovanni Falcone in Gallarate.
With the Wep High School Program, students have the opportunity to improve their knowledge of a foreign language and live for a year, a semester or a quarter abroad, in close contact with a culture different from their own. For the entire duration of their stay, in fact, the children are hosted by a family and follow courses in a local school: a perfect opportunity to learn about the habits, customs and habits of a country different from their own. For young people, spending a period of study abroad is a real challenge that requires adaptation and respect for the host country, and which allows for all-round growth: personal, linguistic and cultural.
In view of the summer departures, the delivery of 115 Wep scholarships is expected throughout Italy with the addition of another 27 in anticipation of the winter departures, for a total of 142 Wep scholarships awarded at national level during 2024. They are Furthermore, registrations are already open for study trips abroad for the 2025/2026 school year with 70 scholarships made available by Wep.
