According to Save the Children’s perspective, participation is when children and adolescents can think by themselves, express their ideas and points of view and interact in a positive way. How can school ensure students' wellbeing?

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YOUTH PARTICIPATION
AGAINST SCHOOL LEAVING:
FUORICLASSE’S ADVISORY
COUNCILS

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Participation right (or to freedom of opinion)
Article 12:
States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of
forming his or her own views the right to express those views
freely in all matters affecting the child, either directly, or through
a representative or an appropriate body, in a manner consistent
with the procedural rules of national law.
(Convention on the Rights of the Child, United Nation Assembly, 1989)
Child is a right holder and the adults must ensure that his/
her opinion is taken into account for all important decisions
concerning him/her

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According to Save the Children’s perspective,
participation is when children and adolescents can
Ø Think by themselves
Ø Express their ideas and points of view in an
effective way
Ø Interact in a positive way
Ø Be responsible for other people

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The main purposes are
Ø To empower children and adolescents as
persons as well as member of civil society
Ø To make them able to influence decisions
concerning their lives
Adult is responsible about the decision procedure but
it is enriched by the child or adolescent point of view

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PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL
WELL-BEING
SCHOOL LEAVING
When students feelthey are the mainactors of school life,they strenghten theirsense of belonging toschool community, aswell their sense ofresponsability and
solidarity

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From 20 to 71 advisory councils
From 400 to 1420 students directly involved
2015 2016

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Advisory councils were
initially born in order to
help some students with
school difficulties.
Actions are elaborated
by taking suggestions
from students into
account
Students and teachers
discuss on the
wellbeing at school, or
causes of school leaving
and elaborate strategies
for preventing/
contrasting this
phenomenon
From 2011 Untill today
Advisory council is a permanent organization of
participation within the school, a dialogue space
between students and teachers

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REPRESENTATION OF STUDENTS
AND CLASS INVOLVEMENT
REPRESENTATION OF TEACHERS
AND ORGANIZATION PROCESS
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT

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RELATIONSHIP TEACHING STRUCTURE
ADVISORY COUNCILS CONCERN ABOUT

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STUDENTS’ PROPOSAL BECAME REALITY
Emotional education
La scuola è anche mia!
Video against bullism

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Renovation of school
spaces

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School vegetable garden
Hygienical kit
Recreation time outside of
the classroom

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From 2016 Save the Children is
creating a national movement made
of teachers, school heads,
educators, school and social
workers, associations
The main purpose is to create
a network that promote school
well-being, participation actions
and children rights in the
school life
Good practices for a high
quality school
Network would be made
up of 100 schools in 2018
Fuoriclasse in movimento

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Don’t ask to a child “ What you would like to do when you grow up?”
but
“What’s the problem you would like to solve right now?“