BENEVENTO – Marianna Pace, at 93 years of age, is the oldest student in the entire Provincial Adult Education Center (CPIA) of Benevento. After eighty years, the lady has fulfilled her dream of obtaining the diploma concluding the first cycle of education, a qualification better known as a middle school diploma.
«I have always been curious in life and I consider myself quite cultured – comments the new graduate – but, unfortunately, I lacked the so-called “piece of paper” which today I obtained in an environment that welcomed me with great affection and serenity».
Marianna, originally from Canosa di Puglia, arrived in Benevento in 1950, after marrying a Samnite.
At a young age, her father, who soon noticed the fervent and curious spirit of his daughter who achieved brilliant results in all school subjects, promised to let her continue her studies, but the war and some unpleasant family vicissitudes upset the plans, forcing her to stop in fifth grade. elementary. Over the years, however, she obtained a cutting and sewing diploma and then, when she became a mother, she followed the school progress of her children with passion and zeal, with that drive and motivation typical of those born with an insatiable thirst for learning and, aware of the power of knowledge, takes care in disciplining his loved ones.
“Mrs. Anna – adds the school director Antonella Gramazio – represents a precious point of reference and a stimulating source of inspiration for teachers and students, as well as a figure of charm, friendliness and refinement with her distinctive way of relating, expressing herself and smiling ». Mrs. Marianna has no intention of stopping here: all the staff of the Cpia of Benevento are waiting for her in September for a further training course (second teaching period) because even for the high school diploma it is never too late.
