24 Apr 2015

Italian Intercultural Reading Day

Country: Italy   

Name of partner organization: Tecnopras s.a.s.
 
Number of participants: 24
 
Target group: Disadvantaged adult learners, migrants
 
Date: 23 April 2015
 
Location: Rome
 
Duration: 6 h
 
Description of activity:

In occasion of the World Book Day the 23rd of April, we have organized in Rome the National Reading Day of the project. The event started at 10:00 and concluded at 17:00, with 1-hour break for lunch at 13:00, for a total duration of the work of 6 hours. During the Reading Day we organized several activities for the participants, included an exhibition of pictures and drawings of the learners on the topic “Migration and Interculture” that went on from Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 of April. The Reading Day was hosted in the Conference Room of the private school S. Maria in Rome. The exhibition housed in the portico of the former convent's cloister where the school is located.
Agenda of the Reading Day:
h. 10:00 – Welcome, presentation of the project Read-Over, presentation of the Reading Day
h. 10:30 – Ice breaking and team building activity
h. 11:30 – Workshop about the importance of literature and reading for development of self, of social skills and of intercultural competences. Selection of novels and tales regarding “Migration and Interculture” and discussion on educational issues
h. 13:00 – Lunch (sandwiches and drinks offered by Tecnopras)
h. 14:00 – Workshop on story telling: personal stories of migration told by the participants.
h. 15:30 –Dramatization games
h. 17:00 – Closing and greetings by representatives of educational staff
The participation to the activities was without charge of a participation fee, but we requested a subscription until the day before.