ITCG Deffenu

ITCG Deffenu has worked since 1970 as a technical school, adding in the last 10 years newvocational studies, such as Aeronautics, Nautical Sciences, IT and Chemistry. Our school has adaptedto changes, proposing new fields for the actual labour market. It offers quality in all training fields and equality of chances for all the students in the area, in accordance with their social and professionalwishes. A large number of students studying in our school come from rural areas (85%), with socialand financial needs,with one or both parents left to work abroad. 5% students have special educational needs. The Total number of students is 826 and 145 staff. ITCG Deffenu” High School wants to be a competitive school and to offer to its students a professional and moral of students and ensure their insertion in the labour market. The social challenges this generations are called to face ,include the relevant aspect of the increasing number of migrants and refugees arriving on Sardinian shores and the attitude they might have towards this “social alarm”: it is very important that they do not develop a racist attitude towards the refugees, but that they know the reasons of this huge and dramatic crisis.This is why our school decided to host some young refugees with the aim of acceptingnew cultures from a far-away world, which has become more and more close to our remote island. The team of the project is made up of teachers who have managerial competences, language level, motivation, personal development, time resources. STEFANIA MURRU is an English teacher succeeding in developing good relationships with her students. She is always concerned with improving her professional skills, as well as her human interrelations abilities. She has experience in eTwinning projects and at the moment she worked at “Stories to be told” which aims, through the art of telling stories, an understanding of different individuals, embracing the diversity and showing respect to the social and cultural diversity. The project got a national and european quality label in 2018. She will be the coordinator of the project in “ITCG DEFFENU” high school. MARISA MANDRAS is an English teacher, an active school counselor, providing social-emotional competencies to students and helping them in their personal/social development. She will be the assistant coordinator. ANNARELLA PES is a teacher of Italian literature and History, who has contributed to the eTwinning project “Stories to be told”. VALERIA DEIANA, Italian Literature and History teacher, has a wide experience in school projects promoting inclusive education, which have showed her great ability to deal with the social challenges of today. She will be helpful in coordinating the students in the writing process. SALVATRICE ENRICA SCUDERI is the headmaster. She is a highly professional and at the same time, she is always willing to maintain good relationships with his colleagues and students and a great supporter of innovative projects.