Awards evening in the Salesian oratory of Andria for the project “My school is different”. Here are the winning schools

Sensitivity and attention towards the environment have won. “My school is different”, the project promoted by the Environment Department of the Municipality of Andria, extended to all schools of all levels in the city, closes its first edition with the boom in numbers. The participation of the schools in the awards evening, in the Salesian oratory of Andria, was very great, the number of papers received was high, the sensitivity shown by the little ones who gave lessons in civility to the older ones was very high. The project involved the creation of educational courses designed, in each school, with the pedagogical aim of stimulating particular sensitivity in the field of the environment and separate waste collection in very young people. The activity of communication: from paper to digital, exploiting the most original formats in the creation of the products, the jury noted that the common denominator of the works was the diffusion and multiplication of virtuous behaviors within their families. Some of these, in fact, may be selected for subsequent “Andria Differenzia” communication campaigns.

The military authorities, including the doctor, also participated in the demonstration Saint Menneadirector of the Anti-Crime Police Office of the Bat Police Headquarters, the deputy provincial commander of the Carabinieri, lieutenant colonel Pasquale De Coratothe commander of the Carabinieri of Andria, Dr Pierpaolo Apollothe doctor Iolanda Balzanelli, deputy commissioner of the Local Police, the school managers, the teachers of the various schools, the parents. Thanks to everyone from the municipal administration for accompanying the children and young people on this path of professional growth. The jury was composed of the mayor Giovanna Brunoby the Environment Councilor of the Municipality of Andria, Savino Losappioby Dr Mirko Malcangimunicipal councilor and creator of the project, by Dr. Giancarlo Cannone, director of the Hygiene and Public Health Service of the ASL Bat, by the psychologist and teacher Marilena Tota and by the teacher and journalist Nunzia Saccotelli. Here are the winning schools of this first edition:

• Childhood: “Saccotelli School”, ex aequo, for two classes of the same school. Reason: They were able to tell in the most original, complete and engaging way the process of transformation of paper, cardboard, plastic and other compostable materials through a parade of clothes accompanied by the background music of the orchestra of budding musicians, who played musical instruments also made from recycled materials.
• Primary: Oberdan School Motivation: To make the theme of the environment attractive through the rules of the game. This is what they created with the UNO game cards, in an eco-sustainable version. The children of a second A class in Oberdan with the ALL FOR ONE, A PLANET FOR ALL project, created to raise awareness on the issue of separate waste collection, adapted the rules of the traditional board game to those of the rules of civil life. The result went beyond all expectations. They won in terms of legality and respect for the rules.
• Lower secondary school: Vaccina School Three first classes (A- and I) who worked with the teachers of their respective classes and in different disciplines to create practical works, the result of recycled material. This multidisciplinary journey was accompanied by the musical notes of unpublished instruments, because these were also made from reusable material. The children also demonstrated a skilled ability to construct and propose convincing work to the recipients. Organicity and cohesion, Effectiveness in the descriptions which are detailed and suggestive. With a particular style, flowing and engaging, also from a musical point of view.
• Upper secondary school: ITT ONOFRIO JANNUZZI Waste as a resource. With a video that invites us to reflect on the importance of separate waste collection, the students demonstrate, in their work, how with a little imagination, waste can be transformed into a resource. Hence the idea of ​​a lamp holder created through a simple plastic bottle, easily available at school. The project made it possible to deepen some skills acquired during the school year with the study of STEM disciplines. The final slogan “Let’s make a difference and separate” is a clear warning to act in a concrete way and without further delay to protect the environment.