Of Raffaele Vallone. –
The Convittiadi were held in Catanzaro from 28th April to 5th May, i.e. the ‘Olympics of National Boarding Schools and State Educandates’ in which, through sports competitions with tournaments in Qualifying Groups, Semifinals and Finals, semiconductor students and boarders of the educational institutions of the national territory. In particular, all the students enrolled in the various sports are placed in two categories: the Small one where the students of the first and second classes of the lower secondary school participate and the Large one where all the students belonging to the two years of secondary school. This welcome and awaited event for all students takes place on an annual basis and is a traveling project perfectly in line with the ministerial directives relating to the diffusion of the culture of Sport, since its objectives concern the process of harmonious development of the student in which he must be inserted , in the part relating to ethical training, self-awareness and respect for others, the prevention of youth discomfort and the valorisation of excellence. The event, in addition to being a further stimulus for an open discussion between students, is placed at the top of the fields of educational training for teaching to clarify, make known and increase, through behavioral models, the values of civil coexistence. The guidelines underlying the sporting and artistic activities of the initiative in which the entire event is included, which is at national level, lead all students to always keep in mind, during all competitions, peaceful participation, active involvement, motivational support, acceptance of defeat, generous “cheering” which must never be aggressive. The President of ANIES Dr. Anna Maria Zilli also confirmed for the 2023-24 school year, like the previous 15th Edition, at the “Pasquale Galuppi” National Boarding School in Catanzaro the organization of the 16th Edition of the National Boarding Schools which they represent, for educational institutions, the greatest multi-sports event of the school year. In her farewell speech she stated that: “the Convittiadi were created to spread and make concrete the spirit of identity and belonging between schools that have common paths, addresses, human and professional resources. The main objective is to create an opportunity to bring together the territorial realities present throughout the national territory. All the students in competing, or “going, heading together” is the true element of value deriving from the principles inherent to the team spirit made up of collaboration, cooperative learning, sharing of the efforts undertaken, of the goals achieved and of the successes obtained together with others”. The Rector of the National Boarding School “Pasquale Galuppi” of Catanzaro, Dr. Stefania Cinzia Scozzafava, in her initial greetings declared: “also for the 2023-24 school year the organization of the 16th edition of the Boarding Schools, for the second consecutive year, has been assigned again in Catanzaro which, due to the number of participants i.e. 35 Educational Institutions, 1894 participants and 204 educators, proved to be an even more complex challenge than last year and this is an honor for us and makes us responsible for offering everyone a week truly unforgettable, not only for the comparison of technical skills, but above all it constitutes a further opportunity to get to know the place and can create lasting bonds and wonderful memories that are precious over time”. For those who don’t know Catanzaro, here is a brief profile. It is a capital of Calabria, also calledThe City Between Two Seas it’s a pearl nestled between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ionian Sea whose origins, legendary references trace it back to an ancient Greek colony founded by the hero Ulysses. Catanzaro is also the place from which the name Italy derives, in fact the Greeks called the term Italói the population of the Vituli or Viteli, who lived near its current territorial position and, as a simulacrum, worshiped a calf, vitus in Latin. The settlement of the population occurred in the 9th century AD. C. as a fortified village that was built by the Byzantines to defend the Calabrian territory from the continuous incursions of other peoples. In the historic center there are numerous historic buildings, monumental villas and 17 churches from various eras and different architectural styles. The logo of this 16th Edition was designed on cardboard by Margherita Giacchetti, a student of the Convitto Nazionale “Vittorio Emanuele II” in Rome, which was subsequently reworked in digital graphics by ITIS “Scalfaro”.
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