REPORT of the SHORT
TERM TRAINING in FLORENCE- ITALY
Host organisation: Arca
Cooperativa Sociale
Date: 17.10.2022-21.10.2022
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1st
day Florence |
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Travel Day – Arrivals of participants 19.00 Address: Piazza delle
Murate, 50122 Firenze FI -
Meeting at Caffè
le Murate for program meeting
presentation -
Common dinner at 20.15 |
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2nd
day |
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9.15-15.00 Address: Viale Talenti, bus station, Firenze FI -
Trip to Vinci,
to visit at Nursery
“Piccino Picciò” (half
participant) -
Trip to San
Casciano to visit
at Nursery “Fiordaliso” (half participant) |
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3rd
day |
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9.15-12.30 Address: Viale Talenti, bus station, Firenze FI -
Trip to Calenzano, to visit at Nursery “Alberonido” (half participant) Trip
to “Farfalla” Nursery by foot (half
participant) 15.00-18.00 Address: Piazza S.Annunziata, Firenze FI -
Visit the museum
of Istituto degli Innocenti -
Visit the garden
of Istituto degli Innocenti -
Visit 0-6 Center
“Girandola” |
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4th
day |
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15.00-19.00 Address: Via Ferdinando Martini, 27b, 50135
Firenze FI -
Visit the “Spazio Libro” -
Workshop 19.00 Address: Largo Pietro Annigoni, 9, 50122 Firenze
FI -
Common dinner at pizzeria “Largo
9” |
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5th day |
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10.00-12.00 Address: via Monsignor
Leto Casini, 11, Firenze FI -
Visit of ARCA LAB -
Presentation of Arca
Lab project 11.00-12.00 -
Coordination meeting -
Professional discussion about
Final Publication -
Evaluation of the
training -
Conclusion and common
reflections -
Closing of the
LTTA and departure of participants |
DAY 1 - Monday
17 October 2022
The first day was dedicated
to the arrival of the participants.
At dinner time (7 pm), it was scheduled the first meeting to present
the week program, to meet each other
and to enjoy lunch together
at “Le Murate” cafè.
DAY 2 - Tuesday
18 October 2022
The morning was dedicated to visit the nurseries. The
group of participant, were slip into
two groups: one group went to Vinci town (a small town near Florence) to visit Piccino Picciò nursery
and the second group went to San Casciano
town (another small town near Florence) to visit Fiordaliso nursery. To reach the two town, Arca provided the
mini bus to accompany all the participants.
In both services, local professionals introduced to their mission, activities, methodologies and good practice for the
acclimatation period.
Visits included also the possibility to watch directly
the work of educators with children.
After the visit to the nursery, the two groups had the
possibility to visit the two towns and joying lunch
together.
At Piccino Picciò nuersery, in Vinci
At Fiordaliso nursery, in San Casciano
The lunch times were a common lunch in two easy cafès, to taste
Italian food and enjoy the Tuscan landscape together
DAY 3 - Wednesday 19 October 2022
The morning of the third day was structured like the day
before. The group of participant,
were slip into two groups: one group went to Calenzano town (a town near Florence)
to visit Alberonido nursery and the second group went to Farfalla nursery in Florence. In both services,
local professionals introduced to their mission, activities,
methodologies and good practice for the acclimatation period.
To get to Calenzano, Arca provided again a mini bus for the first group, while to get to Farfalla nursery the second group got there by foot.
At Alberonido nuersery, in Calenzano
At Farfalla
nursery, in Florence
After the free time for lunch, in the afternoon the
participants were invited to visit
the “Istituto degli Innocenti” in the Santissima Annunziata square, in Florence.
Here, the the head of early childhood services of the
IDI, Cristina Gabbiani, presented the
project of the entire institute and then accompanied the group to visit
the 0-6 center Girandola, where kids from 0
to 6 y.o where welcomed.
DAY 4 - Thursday
20 October 2022
On day 4, participants met at “Spazio Libro”, a place
where kids and family can come for
afternoon activity with expert educator in Media Education or simply come to take a book to read together.
During this day, Arca Cooperativa proposed some
activities that are usually carried out with families
in nursery schools.
These activities involved
all the participants in the training and were also greatly appreciated, prompting many questions and reflections.
At the end of the day, almost all the participants had a
common dinner in the city center,
eating pizzas.
DAY 5 - Friday
21 October 2022
Day 5 was dedicated to the Coordination Meeting in the
morning, at Arca Lab space.
Arca presented ArcaLab project, leaving the participants
the opportunity to ask questions and
exchange opinions about all the aspects of the early childhood education.
At 12.00 the meeting ended and all the
participants said goodbye.
