WENZHOU UNIVERSITY 2015 november 4 th THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION “from a gap to a win” Barbara Degl’Innocenti Dirigente Scolastico IIS Sassetti Peruzzi - Firenze

THE SCHOOL The School offers three different courses: ● Business, Accounting, Trade (3 years local degree -5 years national degree) ● Social and Educational Works (5 years) ● Tourism and In/Out Coming Services (5 years)

There are in Florence a lot of Chinese guys, attending our school. So the balance between Italian and Chines students marks the whole school life, from teaching to free time. FIRENZE 27 CLASSES 569 STUDENTS 227 ITALIAN 342 FOREIGNERS

THE CHINESE STUDENTS SCHOOL YEAR FOREIGN STUDENTS CHINESE STUDENTS BORN IN ITAL Y BORN IN CHINA NEW IMMIGRATED (62%) 86 (40%) 125 (60%) (64%) 69 (32%) 143 (68%) (65%) 46 (21%) 171 (79%) (60%) 31 (18%) 143 (82%) (46%) 21 (25%) 64 (75%) 12

Comparing the last five years data, we can look : 1) the percentage of born in Italy (Second Generation) is grown up; all those students attended the italian school and there are few “rientrados”. 2) the most of Chinese guys born in China and then immigrated in Florence (First Generation) attends almost 1 or 2 years at secunday school before; the percentage increased since 59 to 70%. 3) there are less new immigrated because the immigration wawes from '90 are quite stopped; the percentage is now the half (since 12 to 6); only in threre were exceptionally 53 arrivals.

FROM WELLCOMING TO INCLUSION Beeing so many Chinese students, school staff approached during last years a critical though about teaching/learning path and about social inclusion of own guys.

TROUBLES FOR CHINESE GUYS Breack of school path: they often go and come from Italy to China; the guys attend high school without any linguistic competence neither in Italian nor in Chinese. Different contents and skills between elementary/secundary Chinese and Italian school. Different curricolum between Chinese (3 years- not compulsory) and Italian (5 years- compulsory) High School. Poor selfconsciousness to choose and implement own school and life project.

TROUBLES FOR ITALIAN TEACHERS Hard control on school attendance because most guys stay abroad from school and work in local Chinese enterprises. Hard control on truant guys; they often attend forbidden game room secretly but there is a “wall” on communicating between school and families. Strong counseling to remotivate uninterested guys missing any family support about a school and life project.

LOCAL NETWORK AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS REGIONE TOSCANA Progetto “Ragazzi in movimento” COSPE AICIC Maria Omodeo Pan Shili Rete di Scuole “Scambiando s’impara” QIAO BAN Zheijang

April the project for an experimental course on Chinese language is introduced to the Minister Stefania Giannini at the National Meeting MIUR in Prato Maggio Principal's journey to China to subscribe exchange and teaching collaboration agreements with two important High School in Zhejiang.

June subscription of a long time agreement with AICIC and COSPE offering n° 2 hous for week tought in Chinese language by motherthongue teachers. - September 2014 the first experiemental class starts on Business, Accounting and Trade course - September 2016 a new experiemental class will start on Turism and In/Out Coming Services.

* con docenti madrelingua della Scuola Cinese di Firenze * ore nelle quali sono presenti due docenti in copresenza

to develop job and vocational skills (business and management, law) + partnership with local enterprises dedicated to international trade and tourism between Italy and China to implement vocational training = high linguistic and professional specialization of the next graduates = qualified job or university in both countries. WISHES AND EXPECTATIONS