(ANSA) - ROME, 09 NOV - 1,500 students between 9 and 16 years at risk of dropping out of school achieved thanks to the Save The Children 'Volunteers for Education' program which guarantees support for distance learning in the most deprived territories and neighborhoods.
In a recent consultation promoted by Save the Children with over 1,000 teachers, mostly from primary and lower secondary schools, 6.5% reported at least one case of dropping out in their school, and the latest Invalsi figures show evident growth of the "implicit dispersion", the insufficient level of preparation in Italian, mathematics and English at the end of the education, which increased from 7 to 9.5% on a national basis. For these students, recovering the lost learning in one or more subjects in which they have lagged behind, or being able to prepare for the eighth grade exam, an often insurmountable obstacle, also means, and above all, regaining confidence in themselves and in school, and therefore in one's future. This thepositive experience lived in the second semester 2021-21 by over 1,500 students between 9 and 16 years in 16 Italian regions who, thanks to the recommendation of 100 schools and dozens of associations active in the area, had access to guaranteed support for distance learning by 950 Volunteers for Education, who joined the national program of the same name launched last December by Save the Children, in collaboration with the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI) and the Network of Universities for Sustainable Development (RUS) .who joined the national program of the same name launched last December by Save the Children, in collaboration with the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI) and the Network of Universities for Sustainable Development (RUS).who joined the national program of the same name launched last December by Save the Children, in collaboration with the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI) and the Network of Universities for Sustainable Development (RUS).
Coming from 43 different Italian universities and higher education schools, the volunteer tutors, mostly women (84%), after a dedicated training course, put their skills in the most diverse disciplines, available to students recommended by the schools because risk, accompanying them, with the support of educators, in a support path after 36 hours, individually or in small groups and on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. The subjects included in the support programs are the humanities, the so-called STEM subjects, second level Italian and foreign languages.
Among the 1,500 beneficiary students who, thanks also to this program, were able to make significant progress in their preparation, 47% were of foreign origin, a slight majority of male sex (58%), with a prevalent distribution in the primary secondary school. grade (68%), followed by primary school (29%) and, to a very small extent, by upper secondary school (3%). The program relaunched today, which already makes use of 2,700 enrollments of volunteer tutors and more than 300 new requests relating to beneficiary students, aims to reach thousands of girls, boys and adolescents in the next two school years (2021-22 and 2022-23) at risk of dispersion, "We are building together a real community of young volunteers who strongly believe in the value ofeducation and want to be alongside the children and adolescents most affected by the Covid-19 emergency. It is an experience of training and motivation that is proving to be very positive also for the volunteers themselves "declared Daniela Fatarella, Director General of Save the Children Italy. Save the Children and Crui will today sign a memorandum of understanding, which aims to promote the dissemination of scientific and technological culture and of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the area, for the implementation of the so-called "third mission" which wants universities to be protagonists of civic engagement in the territories.declared Daniela Fatarella, Director General of Save the Children Italy. Save the Children and Crui will today sign a memorandum of understanding, which aims to promote the dissemination of scientific and technological culture and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the area, for the implementation of the so-called "third mission" that universities want. protagonists of civic engagement on the territories.declared Daniela Fatarella, Director General of Save the Children Italy. Save the Children and Crui will today sign a memorandum of understanding, which aims to promote the dissemination of scientific and technological culture and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the area, for the implementation of the so-called "third mission" that universities want. protagonists of civic engagement on the territories.
During the event at the Politecnico di Milano, the four universities that have contributed most with their students to the success of the program up to now will be awarded: the University of Milan, the University of Salento (Lecce) , the Roma Tre University of the capital, and the L'Orientale University of Naples.
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