In Florence, young pupils from the Italian Air Force High School took part in the educational initiative “Apprentice Cicerones” promoted by the Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano.
Sunday 24 March, on the occasion of FAI Spring Days, 28 pupils of the Military Aviation School “G. Douhet"”in Florence participated in the Apprentice Cicero Project“, an initiative promoted by The Italian Environment Fund and allows students from all over Italy to accompany the public in discovering some of the national historical and artistic heritage.
Accompanied by their Art History and Technical Drawing teacher, the students of the Ursa Course (in their second year at the Douhet School) guided the numerous visitors who came to discover one of the many beauties of the Florentine capital: the Buontalenti Palace. also known as the Medici Casino of San Marco and currently the seat of’European University Institute The Buontalenti Palace (EUI) was commissioned by Grand Duke Francesco I de’ Medici in the second half of the 16th century, and it houses a large cycle of frescoes depicting the first four Grand Dukes of Tuscany.
Included among the many projects that the Educational Offer Plan offers to students, “Apprentice Ciceros”responds to Douai's will to foster a complete and balanced education for its students, strengthening their cultural profile while simultaneously involving them in the cultural and social life of Florence, thereby increasing their awareness of national artistic heritage.
The educational path, carried out in collaboration with the Delegation FAI Florence has allowed young boys and girls from the Air Force Military High School to further enhance their communication skills and their ability to work in a team.
The Military Aviation School “Giulio Douhet”, which depends on the’Air Force Military Sciences Institute, It currently hosts 93 students and is a secondary school that offers the final three years of study in classical and scientific tracks, admission to which is via public competition.
The Humanistic and scientific training scheduled by the Educational Offer Plan, in adherence to the ministerial programmes provided for the final three-year period of the Classical and Scientific Lyceums, is supported by multiple cultural, sporting and educational activities. The Institute's aim is to foster the balanced growth of its pupils, from a human, cultural, moral, physical and character perspective, so that they have the necessary skills to face the challenges of tomorrow.
