Engaging AGIR: Empowering School Communities through Parent Participation and Commitment
AGIR, representing Associazione (organization), Genitori (parents), Istituto (school), and Rosmini, is a proactive movement aimed at fostering parent involvement, supporting schools, and fundraising for special projects. The organization conducts expert meetings, events, and courses for parents and students, focusing on holistic development and extracurricular activities. One key initiative involves addressing specific educational needs, such as epilepsy awareness in schools, to promote inclusivity. AGIR's mission is to create a collaborative learning environment beyond traditional teaching methods, enhancing growth for both adults and students.
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Whats for AGIR? All in a name A for ASSOCIAZIONE (organization, association) G for GENITORI (parents) I for ISTITUTO (institute/school) R for ROSMINI and AGIR is also a verb meaning TO ACT
AGIR key words We need to ACT as a COMMUNITY upon PARTICIPATION with EFFORT with COMMITMENT by SHARING
Our mission Developing parents participation and commitment Supporting the school in different aspects of school life (also issuing and addressing social, pedagogical, civic inputs) Fundraising in order to help the school develop specific and special projects (e.g. labs, school libraries, workshops, etc.)
Main activities Meetings with experts (parenting, education, SEN, nutrition, bullying, cyber-something issues, childhood, teenagers) Events (music events, school fairs, book fairs) Courses for parents After-school courses for pupils
After-school courses for pupils Conceived to meet different needs BENEFITS: Improving personal and specific skills Developing potential Extending school time Providing children with extracurricular activities that would not be possible without family additional funding
Wh guideline What? Who? side, pupils on the other one Where? School facilities (primary/secondary) When? After school hours How? Identifying key interest areas (music, sports, drama, arts & crafts, languages) WHY? Among the different goals, it mainly gives the opportunity to grow and learn together, adults and pupils, beyond the formal context of school teaching and didactics After & extra school activities/courses Local organizations, teachers, parents on one
Specific educational needs/inclusion: a case history (1) Who s afraid? Raise your hand! A project in partnership with Lice (Italian Anti Epilepsy League) and an experience to achieve awareness at school on epilepsy starting from a specific need in a classroom (how to deal with it?), from the whole group s point of view (teachers and pupils) towards a school friend
Specific educational needs/inclusion: a case history (2) AS A RESULT Regular meetings with experts Classroom discussion Graphic book: invented, written and illustrated by the whole class Docufilm to share experiences and views
Specific educational needs/inclusion: a case history (3) WORDS FROM THE CHILDREN My name is John and sometimes I suffer from epilepsy, which hasn t got anything to do with Epiphany. Epilepsy isn t a real disease, because even though you suffer from it, actually you re hale and hearty (in good health)! You don t need to lay down in bed all day. And you don t even need to eat hot soups and boiled vegetables. NO. You live just as another boy or girl of your age. The point is you only need to take your medicine. Maybe I won t definitely recover, but since I take it I ve not been fainting anymore. And if I do, I don t panic, I m just a little bit confused afterwards
