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July 27 - August 3,2003 |
Travelling around the Belpaese
Youth from Toronto's Centro Scuola e Cultura visit Italy in credit-earning trip
Originally Published: 2003-06-15
Italy is just round the corner for 250 students and 30 teachers and escorts who will fly out on July 5 and will stay there until July 31.
This fair-sized group will visit Atri, Pineto, and Roseto in Abruzzo, San Vito al Tagliamento in Friuli, and Briatico and Tropea in Calabria, in the framework of a language instruction trip that will give them an academic credit (the programme is recognized by the Ontario Ministry of Education).
But academic credits aside, the kids are glad to discover some beautiful places in a beautiful country. Through the rediscovery of the immense cultural and linguistic patrimony of Italy, these ethnically Italian children will discover their origins. The challenge of getting new generations involved on both the cultural and human side sees the full commitment of the Director of Centro Scuola e Cultura Italiana, Alberto Di Giovanni.
"Italy is a beautiful country and it exports its culture, charm and products all over the world," says Di Giovanni. "These are all aspects of the same reality: Italy is a great nation. No wonder, then, that our youth, after a first trip there, often decide to return and further their knowledge of our roots."
That's why, year after year, Di Giovanni and his staff have accompanied over 5,000 kids all across Italy. "My greatest satisfaction derives from knowing that most of those kids, later in life, went back to Italy and visited the places they remembered from our travels," adds Di Giovanni. "I'm truly enthusiastic about this programme, because these kids visit Italy and do not stop at their places of origin but also see the cities of art and the most important cultural attractions of that country. They fall in love with Italy and its treasures, and in many cases their whole attitude towards Italy changes."
These trips are very important for teenagers, and will always remain in their memories. "If we manage to motivate these youth at such an important moment in their lives, they'll stay close to Italy forever," concludes Di Giovanni.
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