Technical School for Surveyors“ Luigi Vanvitelli ” Luigi Vanvitelli

Cava de’ Tirreni (SA)

Sede Centrale –Via Giovanni XXIII – Cava de’ Tirrenitel. 089-341936 fax:089-340061E-mail: vanvitelli@microsys.it

Sede staccata –Vi B tti li i R i tVia Bottiglieri – Roccapiemontetel. 081-9368246

www.itgvanvitelli.itwww.itgvanvitelli.it

a.s. 2008/09

OUROUR

SCHOOLSCHOOL

WE ARE HERE IN CAVA DE’ TIRRENI

IN THE PROVINCE OF SALERNOIN THE PROVINCE OF SALERNO

IN CAMPANIAIN CAMPANIA

IN ITALYIN ITALY

OUR HISTORYOUR HISTORYThe Technical School for Building Surveyors ing yCava de’ Tirreni was founded on October 1st,1962.Cava Economic Society “had already beensuggesting for some years to found a HighSchool” to prepare the young for TechnicalStudies and Commerce.It was possible to carry out that idea founding aProvincial Technical School thanks to thesupport of our local authority and the financialsupport of our local authority and the financialaids of the Province of Salerno.

Th h l b h f th T h i lThe school was a branch of the Technical School “Genovesi” in Salerno.At first it was located in Della Corte Palace (foto) in Corso Umberto I and it was(foto) in Corso Umberto I and it was named “Matteo Della Corte”.It offered 5 year courses of studies in two areas:AccountancyS iSurveyingwith five classes for each area.with five classes for each area.

Later when the school population encreased itLater when the school population encreased, itreceived extra classrooms in the 17th centuryConvento delle Clarisse di San GiovanniConvento delle Clarisse di San Giovanni.As years went by, the school grew in size and itwas necessary to move it from the city centre towas necessary to move it from the city centre tothe outskirt in San Lorenzo Road and later in1967 to build a new building in Prolungamento1967,to build a new building in ProlungamentoMarconi.O 23 d N b 1980 i l t E th kOn 23rd November 1980 a violent Earthquakedestroyed part of the school so classes wered l t d i diff t l l h ldelocated in different local schools.

It was redeveloped and since the schoolIt was redeveloped and since the schoolyear 1989/90 the course for Surveyorswas separated by the one for Accountantswas separated by the one for Accountants.It was then that the Technical Institute forb ildi t t d tibuilding surveyors started operating as anautonomy school.It was located inG l L i i P i i St tGenerale Luigi Parisi Street.At the beginning of the 1990’s the schoolg gwas named “Luigi Vanvitelli” to honour thefamous architect who had built theimposing Royal Palace in Caserta andmany other important works.y p

LUIGI VANVITELLILUIGI VANVITELLI

Luigi Vanvitelli (1700 – 1773) was ang ( )Italian engineer and architect. The most

i t i ht th t hit tprominent eighteenth-century architectof Italy, he practiced a sober classicizingy, p gacademic late Baroque style that made

i i N l i ian easy transition to Neoclassicism.

Vanvitelli was born in Naples, the son of aDutch painter of land and cityscapes whoDutch painter of land and cityscapes whoalso goes by the name Vanvitelli.

He was trained in Rome by the architectHe was trained in Rome by the architectNicola Salvi, with whom he worked onconstruction of theTrevi Fountainconstruction of theTrevi Fountain.

Following his notable successes in thecompetitions for the facade of the Basilica diSan Giovanni in Laterano(1732)San Giovanni in Laterano(1732)

and the facade of Palazzo Poli behind theand the facade of Palazzo Poli behind theTrevi Fountain, Pope Clement XII sent him tothe Marche to build some papalprojects.

In Rome, Vanvitelli stabilized the dome ofIn Rome, Vanvitelli stabilized the dome ofSt. Peter’s Basilica when it developed

k d f d ti t i t f icracks and found time to paint frescos ina chapel at Saint Cecilia in Trastevere.

B i i i 1742 V it lli d i dBeginning in 1742 Vanvitelli designed(along with Nicola Salvi) the Chapel of(along with Nicola Salvi) the Chapel ofSt.John the Baptist for King John V ofPortugal. It was built in Rome,disassembed in 1747 and shipped todisassembed in 1747, and shipped toLisbon, where it was reassembled in theChurch of St. Roch.

It was completed in 1750 although theIt was completed in 1750, although themosaics in it were not finished until 1752.B ilt f i bl d thBuilt of many precious marbles and othercostly stones, as well as gilt bronze, it washeld to be the most expensive chapel inEurope up to that time.u ope up to t at t e

Vanvitelli's technical and engineeringVanvitelli s technical and engineeringcapabilities, together with his sense of

hi d l d Ch l VII fscenographic drama led Charles VII ofNaples to commission the great Palaceof Caserta, intended as a fresh start foradministering the ungovernable Kingdomad ste g t e u go e ab e gdoof Naples.

Vanvitelli worked on the project for therest of his life for Charles and for hisrest of his life, for Charles and for hissuccessor Ferdinand IV.

In Naples he designed the PalazzoIn Naples he designed the PalazzoReale (1753) and some aristocraticpalaces, and churches.

.

His engineering talents were exercised asHis engineering talents were exercised aswell: for Caserta he devised the great

d t t th t b ht t taqueduct system that brought water to runthe cascades and fountains.

CASERTA PALACE

The Palace of Caserta, in Italian Reggia di Caserta, is a, gg ,former royal residence in Caserta, constructed for theBourbon Kings of Naples. It was the largest palace andprobably the largest building erected in Europe in thep y g g peighteenth century.

In 1996, the Palace of Caserta was listedamong the World Heritage Sites on the

d th t it "th f thgrounds that it was "the swan song of thespectacular art of theBaroque, from which itadopted all the features needed to create theadopted all the features needed to create theillusions ofmultidirectional space

The Park Actaeon sculptural group

The stairsThe throne room

The stairs

Nowadays the Technical High School LuigiNowadays the Technical High School LuigiVanvitelli is in Via Papa Giovanni XXIII inCavaCava.

NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING THE SCHOOL

fToday our school has twenty-four classesand it offers two traditional Courses andthree Experimental ones.It has its own branch in RoccapiemonteIt has its own branch in Roccapiemontewith twelve classes and it is 7 kilometersf Cfrom Cava.

THE TYPES OF CURRICULA IN OUR SCHOOL

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF CURRICULATHERE ARE TWO TYPES OF CURRICULA IN OUR SCHOOL:

EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUMEXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM (PROGETTO CINQUE);ORDINARY CURRICULUM.

SUBJECTS I II III IV V TESTS

ORDINARY CURRICULUM

SUBJECTS I II III IV V TESTSITALIAN 5 5 3 3 3 s o

HISTORY 2 2 2 2 2 o

ENGLISH 3 3 s oENGLISH 3 3 s o

LAW 2 3 o

MATHEMATICS 5 4 4 3 s o

PHYSICS 2 2 3 o

SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY

4 4 o

CHEMISTRY 2 3 2 o

TECHNICAL DRAWING AND

4 4 2 4 3 sg oDRAWING AND TECHNOLOGY

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

4 4 7 sg o

TOPOGRAPHY AND 4 8 7 sg o pTOPOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY

4 8 7 sg o p

BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

4 o

ECONOMICS AND CC N NCY

3 2 oACCOUNTANCY

ASSESSMENT VALUE

2 5 s o

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

2 2 2 2 2 pEDUCATION

RELIGION OR ALTENATIVE ACTIVITIES

1 1 1 1 1

EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM (PROGETTO CINQUE)SUBJECTS I II III IV V TESTS

ITALIAN 5 5 3 3 3 s o

HISTORY 2 2 2 2 2 o

ENGLISH 3 3 2 2 2 s o

LAW 2 2 2 2 2 o

MATHEMATICS 4 4 3 3 2 s o

PHYSIC 4 3 o

SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY

3 4 o

CHEMISTRY 4 3 o

DRAWING AND BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

4 4 3 3 4 sg o

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

2 5 5 5 sg oMANAGEMENT

TOPOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY

5 6 5 sg o p

SYSTEMS 3 2 3 sg o

GEOPEDOLOGY AND 5 5 5GEOPEDOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT VALUE

5 5 5 s o

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

2 2 2 2 2 p

RELIGION OR 1 1 1 1 1RELIGION OR ALTENATIVE ACTIVITIES

1 1 1 1 1

SOMETHING ABOUT THE SUBJECTS THAT ARESUBJECTS THAT ARE

CHARACTERISTIC OF OURCHARACTERISTIC OF OUR SCHOOLSC OO

Technical drawing is a form of graphiccommunication. This type of drawing isyp gused in the transforming of an idea intophysical form Today the mechanics of thephysical form. Today the mechanics of thedrafting task have been greatly

l t d th h th f CADaccelerated through the use of CADsystems.

Geopedology refers to the study ofenvironmental management, geologicalhazard evaluation and antropic impact.

C t ti M t f ithConstruction Management refers eitherto the study and practice of the managerial

d t h l i l t f thand technological aspects of theconstruction industry.

Building technology refers to the studyand use of the building materials and theand use of the building materials and thetechniques to construct a building in

ti l th t t l d i t i fittiparticular the structural and interior fittings

(Topography (topo-, "place", andgraphia, "writing") is the study of Earth'ssurface features It specifically involvessurface features. It specifically involvesthe recording of relief or terrain, thethree-dimensional quality of the surfacethree-dimensional quality of the surface,and the identification of specificlandforms. It is often considered toinclude the graphic representation of thelandform on a map by a variety oftechniques.

Systems is the study of the Electricalsystem, the Plumbing system, the Heatingy , g y , gand Air conditioning systems.

Extra curriculum and supplementary activities for the

school year 2008-09school year 2008-09They regard activities for:They regard activities for: • teachers • administrative personnel• studentsstudentsThe teaching body has approved:Refresher courses for teachers and administrative Refresher courses for teachers and administrative personnel concerning:“the English Language” “Computer Science applied to Didactic”

Projects for students in partnership with other schools:

“Open Schools” in partnership with the Scuola Media “Balzico”“Comenius” in partnership with Portugal RomaniaComenius in partnership with Portugal, Romania, Turkey and the Italian ITIS “A. Pacinotti” in Scafati and with the following associated partners: Public Authority ( The Town g p y (Major office), Public authority for Public Education, Health Department Salerno 1

Projects for students together the ASL SA1:“Pegaso”Pegaso“Emotional and Sentimental Education”“Elios”“Bully Problems”“Melanoma Prevention”“D ti Bl d”“Donating Blood”“Onlus Project”

Projects for students together external experts:• “The Leather both as Fashion and Art”• “The Window for Psychological Help”• “Staging a Performance”• Staging a Performance• “Surveyor Profession”• “Design and Landscape”• “Dental Hygiene Course”• “Lithuanian Course”

Projects for students together internal teachers:Projects for students together internal teachers:• “Surveyor Project”• “Let’s speak English”

“P t d P ”• “Poetry and Prose”• “Interior Technical design in Autocad”• “Interior Design”• “Reduce and recycle, producing energy”• “Food and Health”• “Introduction to Multilingual Languages”g g g• “Composite Materials”• “The Computer in the Curriculum Learning”• “Getting aware and organizing one’s Territory”Getting aware and organizing one s Territory• “CAD Project”• “Safety in Building Sites”• “Cadastral Registers”• Cadastral Registers• “Badia Award”• “Patentino (Licence to ride mopeds)”

THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUNDS ACTIVITIESPON (Operative National Project) - a.s.2007/08PON (Operative National Project) a.s.2007/08

To improve comunication

skills in English languageskills in English language

To improve Italian language

skillsskills

To improve Maths skills

PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES DEVELOPED IN THE COURSEDEVELOPED IN THE COURSE

STUDIESSTUDIES

Building surveyors provide professional adviceand services to building owners.Once qualified, the students can work in a widerange of different areas including the design ofg g gnew buildings, refurbishment, specification andsupervision of construction work, alterations andpextensions to existing buildings. They may alsobe involved in negotiation with adiacent propertyg p p yowners when building work affect their legalrights.g

AFTER SCHOOLSC OO

Leaving students are granted admission t It li U i it d t tto any Italian University department.

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FOOD AND HEALTH TEAM

Teachers Students

Mrs Gianna Barrella Fifty students from different classesMrs Paola Guarino Responsible StudentsMr Izzo Volfango Giovanni Di Domenico IV CMr Michele Perone Gabriella Memoli V EMr Michele Perone Gabriella Memoli V EMrs Rosa RoccoMrs Agnese SalernoMr Andrea SergioMrs Annamaria Salsano

Administrative personnelLaboratory TechniciansLaboratory Technicians

Responsible TeacherMrs Gianna Barrella

HeadteacherMrs Matilde Piselli