1. Maria Ausiliatrice Institute was born in 1944.
It was strongly requested by the citizens from Soverato.
First of all, the oratory and play centre born as a free time space.
Then, the nursery and needlecraft lab followed for young ladies.

2. The junior high school and the College for girl students born in 1945.
They lasted till 1999.
The junior high school became legally recognized through the ministry decree D.D.G. of 07/12/2001. It became the comprehensive school.

3. On 25 of October 1948, the teachers’ school (called Magistrale) born.
It became recognized on 1953.
It has been training many primary school teachers for ages.

4. Young people from all parts of Calabria attended the College.
So, it became one of the main important schools on the territory.

5. Then it was changed in an Experimental School.
Since 1983/1984 until now the school has been living various experiment processes.

6. In 2000/2001 the primary school born and was recognized through a decree D.D.G. 30/07/2002.

7. Since the 70s’ the Institute began to host the Professional Training Centre (VET) called CIOFS/FP.
The Centre is existing nowadays, too and it is strongly active.

8. Today, the school is considered Omni Comprehensive because it also includes the kindergarden.
It hosts children from 2 years until the young of 19 years old.

9. The Social Sciences Liceum and the Foreign Languages Liceum represent the final part of the studies.

10. The Institute is not very big
The Institute is not very big. It has got 250 students more or less becoming from all over the region. They belong to the middle class. Some of them face difficult social and economic situations too.

11. The school follows the principles from Don Bosco consisting in being more closed to whom are poorer and disadvantaged.

12. Don Bosco schools are all over the world and constitute a huge network also in other countries.

13. The structure of the Don Bosco school network is based on family congregations and associations offering the educational method to as more people as possible.

14. Bon Bosco used to say ‘mettici il cuore’ (give love)

15. The Nuns of Maria Ausiliatrice follow the teaching of a young girl, Maria Domenica Mazzarello whom Don Bosco met and he considered to be the leader of the area dedicated to the girls education.

16. The main principles of such method are:
THE IMPORTANCE OF STAYING CLOSER AND SUPPORTING THE YOUNG IN THEIR LEARNING PROCESS

17. THE CONSTANT DIALOGUE AMONG THE ADULT AND THE YOUNG HELPING THEM TO BE ORIENTED, FREELY MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE TOWARDS THEIR FUTURE CHOICES

18. THE OPENED WELCOMING

19. THE CENTRALITY OF THE REASON WHICH SUSTAIN THE RESEARCH AND THE ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP

20. LOVE IS EVERYTHING FOR CHILDREN AND THE YOUNG

21. Today, in the course of each school year, many events are organized
Today, in the course of each school year, many events are organized. The Director Suor Ausilia, in according with the Dean Suor Paola and the teachers, promotes occurrances involving people from other schools such the Laura Vicuna contest and that of ‘the Giovani Talenti’.

22. The first one lasts until the end of school when ‘The Young Talents’ Festival takes place.
The Laura Vicuna contest involves works, such poems or pictures, of pupils from all over Italy regarding particular themes as the taking care of the environment concerning to the the young participants.

23. In the course of the ‘Festival of the young Talents’ prizes are awarded to the winners of Laura Vicuna contest.
The Festival involves the young concerning music, organized alone or in bands.
The spirit of the two initiatives is to welcome young people and promote their sensitivity and creativity towards themes that concerning them directly.

24. The strategic cooperation with JUMP association
JUMP Gioventù in riSalto was born in 2012 from a team of young people who now are adults experts in
European project design and management
Projects development
Non Formal Education
Organization of learning events and activities
Organization of different kinds of training
JUMP WEBSITE

25. Between 2012 and 2014 JUMP developed 2 Youth in action projects with youngsters of IMA school
The project S.P.O.T. (Studenti Promotori di Opportunità per il Territorio) – STUDENTS promoters of opportunites for the local territory financed by Youth in Action Programme action 1.2 Youth initiatives
Free training sessions for students among 14 and 18 on communication, digital journalism, Web TV with external experts and professionals of local and regional medias

26. Between 2012 and 2014 JUMP developed 2 Youth in action projects with youngsters of IMA school
The project R.Eco.R.D. (Regole Eco- municate per la Raccolta Differenziata) on environmental education. Teaching students how to recollect garbage in the proper way financed by Youth in Action Programme action 1.2 Youth initiatives
ACTIVITIES: No formal education labs for children thanks to a puppet called “Record Man” who animated learning moments on Environment and civic education

27. Bringing European projects into schools and improve Non Formal Education

28. From 2014 with Erasmus Plus – JUMP involved the school in different activities and events
TEACHERS TRAININGS ON:
Coaching&mentoring, innovative technics
European project design&management
School living theatre
Outdoor Education
Erasmus Plus and the European dimension of teaching
Pietro Curatola and Erika Gerardini
JUMP coordinators

29. Our method always includes the cooperation with teachers and involvement of students
Pietro Curatola, JUMP president
Expert in European funds and project design

30. Outdoor activities and a contact with the outside reality
Outdoor activities and a contact with the outside reality . Training sessions and work on the field
Labs in local libraries

31. KA1 projects – mobility of teachers coming in Soverato for structured trainings

32. School living theatre – using the big saloon of the Institute
Portuguese teachers attending a KA1 Project
with a professional trainer in English working theatre

33. JUMP team of trainers covers different topics and gives to our activities the necessary expertise
Francesca Casadonte,
Nutrition biologist
By the Institute for JUMP she organized
Workshops and labs on
«Nutrition, health and prevention of
obesity and chronic deseases»
Jess Mc Murray from UK
Lawyer and researcher,
writer and chef
By the Institute for JUMP
She conducted
Workshops on
Communication strategies
And methods
To improve teachers
Competences