The first study on bullying in Rome schools shows that 29 per cent of those interviewed had suffered some form of bulling but that 74 per cent had never spoken about it before. The sample was made up of 12 to 15 year old...
Rome state schools will be opening their doors to students on 14 and 15 September. Infants, primary pupils and secondary school pupils in grade one will start on 14 September. Secondary pupils from grade two and up will...
The American Academy in Rome (AAR) is looking for a new director to replace Dr Carmela Vircillo Franklin, who will be stepping down in the summer of 2010. Requirements include fluency in Italian language, a record of out...
After the previous controversy over school menus "going ethnic", a new one has exploded over the imposition of a menu served to schoolchildren during the period of Lent. The Rome city department for educational and schoo...
The 60th anniversary of the Fulbright Commission and the 30th anniversary of the American Association of College and University Programs in Italy (AACUPI) were celebrated on 20 November at the US ambassador
Finding suitable childcare in the Lazio region will soon be much easier with the introduction of the "Casa Nido" project. As of late December, women who have undergone the training scheme to become so-called "tagesmutter...
Protests are building across Italy against proposed government reforms, which could radically transform the primary, secondary and higher education sectors. Students, teachers and university professors have occupied lear...
According to a survey carried out by the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) together with the Studenti Magazine, Erasmus students studying in Italy are unhappy about many of the aspects of their experience.
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Registration at city-run nursery schools and other services for children between 0 and 3 years for the 2008-2009 school year opens on 3 March and continues until 4 April. Children born after 1 January 2006 and babies due...
Rome city council has published a guide to Italian schools in the city for immigrant parents ahead of registration for the next academic year. The guide has been translated into eight languages
School starts again in the Lazio region on Thursday 13 September, bringing with it the usual increase in traffic due to parents on the school run. Special school kits sponsored by Federcartolai (the national federation o...
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