Scuola Svizzera di Roma

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Scuola Svizzera di Roma
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Scuola Svizzera di Roma
Via Marcello Malpighi 14

Rome
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Italy
Coordinates 41°54′35″N12°30′23″E / 41.90972°N 12.50639°E / 41.90972; 12.50639
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Established1946
DirectorMarc König [1]
Website www.ssroma.it

Scuola Svizzera di Roma (German : Schweizerschule Rom, translation: Swiss School of Rome) [2] is an international school with a holistic pedagogy that leads to the Swiss Matura.

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The high school offers two profiles, with students choosing between a major in economics and law, and a major in physics and applications of mathematics.

History

The school was founded in 1946 by members of the Swiss community in Rome after the collapse of Italian fascism. It is currently one of 18 Swiss schools abroad that have joined the umbrella organization Educationsuisse. It is officially recognized both in Switzerland [3] and in Italy. [4]

The school is neutral from a political and religious point of view. The Federal Department of Home Affairs, through the Federal Office of Culture, exercises the financial supervision, while the Canton of St. Gallen, as patron canton, is responsible for the pedagogy and curricula. The association “Swiss School Rome” is the body that runs the school in the narrow sense of the term.[ clarification needed ] Every three years, the members of the association elect a board of directors, which – together with the principal – is responsible for the strategic management of the school.

Pedagogical principles

The Swiss School of Rome promotes the development of each student according to the Swiss pedagogical model and Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi’s basic concept. The school encourages adolescents to develop their own independence and a sense of responsibility.

The Swiss School Rome taught most subjects in German and according to the curricula of the Canton of St. Gallen. [5] The school community has people from about 20 different nationalities.[ citation needed ]

Teaching languages

From the kindergarten level on, the students are taught the German language, which is the main language in the following school levels. In primary school, in addition to the Swiss curricula, the children take the “esame di idoneità” at the end of primary school (esame di idoneità al termine del quinto anno di scuola primaria, ai fini dell'ammissione al successivo grado d'istruzione) and the “licenza media” (esame di Stato conclusivo del primo ciclo d’istruzione) at the end of middle school. From the third school year onwards, English is added as a third language.

In middle school, in the sixth school year, French is added as a fourth language, and in high school, from the ninth school year on, students can additionally take Latin as an elective.

Alumni association

In 2021, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the school, the Swiss School of Rome's alumni association was founded.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Schulleitung". www.ssroma.it. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Home". Schweizer Schule Rom. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Scuole Svizzere in Italia". www.eda.admin.ch (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  4. ↑ "Elenco delle Scuole e degli organismi didattici e/o educativi stranieri funzionanti con atto di assenso o autorizzazione nella Regione Lazio" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Lehrplan Volksschule". sg.lehrplan.ch. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
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