Laboratorio del Cittadino English

Where we are

Castiglione del Lago is located in the Region of Umbria, the Green Heart of Italy.It is origin are medieval but also during the Renaissance Period period was a very important town. The town is surrounded by the Trasimeno Lake, the lake of the Hannibal Battle (II Punic war).Historically was a fisher town but today it become a very important tourist place. A section of the lake is today a natural oasis, good for bird watching, excursion, natural path and natural workshop.From the point of view of the culinary the best products are represented by the fishes and a particular bee called “Fagiolina” that grow up only in this area. During the summer the Municipality in collaboration with local associations organizes a lot of different food festival. It’s an important place also for the wine, located at 20 km from the Chianti area (Montepulciano, Cortona, Arezzo) the Trasimeno zone is a D.O.C. wine region.

About usLaboratorio del Cittadino ONLUS is an association, NGO, born in 1994 that works in the field of non-formal education and environmental education, recognised by the Ministry of Environment. It participates actively in the development of projects about the European Lifelong Learning Programme.

Laboratorio del Cittadino designs and produces workshops and educational projects with the primary and secondary schools, with publics and privates in national and international level.

What we do:•Educational courses and training: using multimedia, video, animation, publications, exhibitions and e-learning.•Educational projects: environmental education, safe of landscape, art and science, scientific theatre.•LLP European projects (Comenius, Grundtvig, Leonardo, Comenius Regio, ITC).•Project implementation of natural history museums, school gardens, paths.•School Workshop about Botany, Chemistry, Zoology, Nutrition Education, Geology, Recycling…•Seminaries: about Etruscan Culture and heritage, the influence of Renaissance in the land of Trasimeno, the artistic landscape of Trasimeno area,

The staff is composed by:BiologistGeologist

Architect of landscapeExpert in theatre

Expert in Conservative of Cultural HeritageChemicalsZoologist

AgronomistExpert in Botany

ArchaeologistExpert in cooperation and communication

GeologistDietician

Touristic and naturalistic guide

Chemical Lab and Exhibition

Chemical Exhibition made by students between 12 and 16 years old.

Our activities

Art workshops with paper, ceramic and clay

Initially students study the subject to reproduce (animal, landscape, three) through paint, photo, movie and real; and then start the manual work (modeling, firing and color).

Excursions and reproduction ofanimals and footprints sighted with wooden art

Didactical project made in collaboration with Umbria Region about Renewable Energy

20 classes involvedClass Session

Workshop sessionExcursion

Role game about environmental protectionin collaboration with Civil Protection and Umbria Region

1- Students study the characteristics of natural disasters, with our geologists.2- Debate on what they have experienced and seen in their area.3- Explanation how citizens and responsible work during the disaster.

4- Distribute the cards with the subject and description of their role during emergency time and in normal time. (15 min to study their role).5- Play role game.6- Final consideration and question.

1- Taking care of garden and recycling lab.

Botanic Lab

2 - excursion to discover typical nature

4 - cataloging 5 - creating a herbarium

3 - collection of leaves

1 - Introduction with easy software made in collaboration with University of Trieste

Cartoons, Short Film, Short Tutorial, Comics, Theatre with students between 8 and 16 y.o.

“Colonnix”Primary school Castiglione del LagoHistorical comics

“Storia di un’ammonite”

Primary school Tuoro Stop-motion Cartoon

“Viaggio di un atomo di carbonio” Project made in occasion of the International Year of Chemestry, inspired by the Primo Levi’s Book: “The Periodic Sistem”Primary school Second levelI Year

Archaeological laboratories

Archaeo-puzzle:archaeological reproduction using stone and clay like materials.Introductory lesson on ancient pottery:representation of myths and history and daily life.

Projets EuropéenComenius Regio

Comenius Regio Project:C.E.V.I.P. 2009 – 2011

http://www.laboratoriodelcittadino.org/joomla/ComeniusRegio/Regio_CEVIP/Home.html

Developed in collaboration with the municipality of Dinant, the schools and associations of the city and the Umbria

region Educational Department, the NGO Laboratorio del Cittadino the schools of Castiglione del Lago.

E.V.E.I.L. 2011- 2013http://www.laboratoriodelcittadino.org/joomla/Eveil2020/Eveil2020/HOME.html

Runned with the same partner of Dinant, the new project is developed in collaboration with the Environmental

Department of the Umbria Region, the project is focused on the environmental education using non-formal

education.

Hefore 2010-2012 http://hefore.blogspot.it/

Eu Treasure Hunt 2011-2013 http://eutreasurehunt.blogspot.it/

Regards d’Europe Croisés 2012-2014 http://regards-europe.atspace.eu/

IST Comenius/Grundtvig Course

“Grand Tour en Europe: Art, Paysage, Jardins, Créativité, Innovation”

Amsterdam 2011 http://www.laboratoriodelcittadino.org/joomla/it/component/flippingbook/book/5

Paris 2012 www.grandtourparis2012.blogspot.com/

Roma 2012 http://www.laboratoriodelcittadino.org/joomla/ROMA2012/ROMA2012/Carnet.html

Tours 2012 www.grandtourtours2012.blogspot.com

Workshop and Study Visits

Atelier - Hyperpaysages d’Europehttp://hyperpaysages.blogspot.com/

Visite d’étude – Parcours Croiséehttp://www.laboratoriodelcittadino.org/joomla/it/progetto-europa/grundtvig

Via B. Buozzi, 48 - 06061 Castiglione del Lago (PG) - Italy

Tel. (+39) 075 96 52 651 mob. (+39) 333 1253900

fax. (+39) 075 96 52 269 http://www.laboratoriodelcittadino.org