ITALY
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The capital city

Rome

Location: Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia Mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands

Population : 57,998,353 (July 2003 est.)

Main languages : Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)

Area : 301,230 sq km

Highest point: Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur 4,748 m (a secondary peak of Mont Blanc)

Climate : predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south

Some sights:

Pisa

Cinqueterre

Calabria

Alps

The aschool is 50 years  years old.

Number of students: 730

Number of school staff: 90

Pre-primary: (3-5 years old): 170 children

Primary (year 1 to year 5): 560 children (6-10 years old)

Adult Education: (a) Primary and Middle school qualifications; b) Italian for Foreigners (immigrants); Life Long Learning (English, Spanish, ICT, Arabic, Creative Writing, Photography): 1.000 adults

Some snapshoots from the school

school hall

Headmistres (in the centre)

classes

As it is located in the North West of Rome (15 minutes from the Vatican) - the working-class area of Primavalle, a quarter built by Mussolini during Fascism – the school, opened from 7 a.m to 8 p.m can be considered the main cultural centre in the Local Community.

Rome is a big city. It's the capital city of Italy.

Inhabitants:

(some short info about the city - history)

Important sights:

Coloseum

Piaza Navona

Fontana di Trevi

Primo Circolo Didattico school