Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "G.A. Pischedda"

The Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “G.A. Pischedda” is a General Secondary school, consisting in 96 teachers, 57 people work in the administration, assistants, technicians; students are 600, the age range is between 14-19; it includes several addresses: classical, scientific, technical, administration, finance and marketing, vocational services, restaurants and hotel accommodation; vocational for agriculture: also has a boarding school and a small farm. Situate in the urban part, many students are coming from socioeconomically disadvantaged background and small suburban areas. Many teachers have been working here for many years and they need to deal with other realities, in Europe and in the world, to compare their methodological approach to teaching and renew their experiences of job and life. Our school is involved in many cross-border activities, but a problem still exists, both for teachers and students: communication in a foreign language and computer skills. The project activities are part of a more complex development plan of the School that aims to build a most modern educational plan, trying to meet needs of education, training and the labor market. School is equipped with modern technologies: computer rooms, LIM in all classrooms, wifi network in all areas, tablet for students and teachers; has actively participated in the European programs for education and training projects like Comenius, Linguistic projects, Cultural projects and of School development projects; FSE Projects for the ECDL license and FESR for informatics infrastructure. Currently is participating in the Erasmus program with action KA1 and KA1 VET; KA2 Strategic Partnerships. In the future we plan to be able to play an important role for the economy and society of this city and this area giving services for training and placement, in the perspective of lifelong learning programme