This document provides information about the Circolo Didattico 'Amiternum' primary school located in L'Aquila, Italy. The school is named after the ancient Roman town of Amiternum, where archaeological sites are located near the school. It is also named after Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian scientist who discovered radio waves. Last year, 500 jazz musicians played in town after an earthquake, and this year they returned to play for Amatrice after another earthquake, showing how music brings solidarity. The school hosts various programs and academies for students, including reading and writing, coding, robotics, citizenship through Erasmus+ and Cambridge exams, and innovative language teaching. Last year, fourth year

1. L’AQUILA – ITALYL’AQUILA – ITALY
CIRCOLO DIDATTICO ‘AMITERNUM’CIRCOLO DIDATTICO ‘AMITERNUM’

2. THE CITYTHE CITY

8. MUSIC AND CULTUREMUSIC AND CULTURE

13. Last yearLast year 500 jazz500 jazz
musiciansmusicians played inplayed in
town after thetown after the
earthquake…..earthquake…..
This year they cameThis year they came
again to playagain to play forfor
AmatriceAmatrice, after, after
anotheranother
earthquake…..earthquake…..
Music andMusic and
solidarietysolidariety

15. The name of ourThe name of our
school comes from theschool comes from the
ancient roman town ofancient roman town of
AMITERNUM. ThereAMITERNUM. There
are archeological sitesare archeological sites
not far from where wenot far from where we
are, with an arena (seeare, with an arena (see
picture), a theater andpicture), a theater and
some villas.some villas.
THE NAME OFTHE NAME OF
OUR SCHOOLOUR SCHOOL

16. The second name isThe second name is
due to a famousdue to a famous
italian scientistitalian scientist
GUGLIELMOGUGLIELMO
MARCONI, whoMARCONI, who
discovered the use ofdiscovered the use of
RADIO WAVES inRADIO WAVES in
comunication at thecomunication at the
beginning of the 20°beginning of the 20°
century.century.

24. This school is atThis school is at
850 mt above sea850 mt above sea
level in thelevel in the
National Park ofNational Park of
‘Gran Sasso-Monti‘Gran Sasso-Monti
della Laga’.della Laga’.
Primary School ‘C.Primary School ‘C.
Taranta’-ArischiaTaranta’-Arischia

25. Accademy of reading andAccademy of reading and
writingwriting

26. OUR SCHOOLOUR SCHOOL
MAGAZINEMAGAZINE
‘‘IL SOGNALIBRO’IL SOGNALIBRO’
made by our studentsmade by our students

27. Accademy of Sciences:
oCoding
oEducational Robotics
PROJECT
S

28. Accademy of
Citizenship:
oErasmus+
oCambridge Exams
oLanguage Teaching
innovation

30. Last year the fourth-yearLast year the fourth-year
students have acted in a shortstudents have acted in a short
film in local medieval dialect,film in local medieval dialect,
playing the music trackplaying the music track
themselves, with their flutethemselves, with their flute
orchestra and their symphonicorchestra and their symphonic
orchestra.orchestra.

34. …………there is much more….there is much more….

35. Our school online - www.amiternum-scuola.gov.itOur school online - www.amiternum-scuola.gov.it