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Citizenship Education_Agenda 2030

How can we improve our health and well-being?

Last month in class we spoke about good health and well-being (Sustenaibility_Citizenship Education. Nowadays lots of people eat ultra-processed food which is food that has been through the most industrial processing. They often have a long list of ingredients on the packets. It includes polular items like fizzy drinks, chicken nuggets and breakfast cereals. Some studies assesed that people who have a diet rich in this kind of food have the worst heart attack and die earlier. On the contrary, we learnt that to stay fit and live longer it is important to have fresh and organic food in our diet as well as to sleep 8 hours a day together with physical activity. Then we decided to make a survey, using Google forms, to see how many students have a healthy life style . All students answered the question “How healthy is your diet?”. The aim of the survey was to rise awareness of how important is healhty eating in our daily routine. Then we prepared an oral presentation to show the results to the class.

Angelo D’Ambra,Lorenzo Sansone 2E

MariaRosaria Aprile,Filomena Aversano 2F

This graph shows that the most part of students eat meat and chicken twice a week.






You can see that a lot of students eat fish once a week.

The graph shows that many students eat eggs once and twice a week.


We can see that the quantity of people that eat one portion is the same as the people that eat two portions ofvegetables

The majority of the class eats a lot of fruit every day.








This graph shows that a lot of students drink more than 1L of water every day.






The graph shows that many students eat cheese or yoghurt twice a week.





This graph shows that more than half of the students eat a lot of bread and pasta every day.




We can see that most students eat a few biscuits and sweets every day.





This graph shows that more than half of the students do sports three times a week.



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#PlayYourPart the day called upon all stakeholders to join together and make the internet a safer and better place for all, especially for children and young people.

On 8th February is  the Safer Internet Day 2022,the world day dedicated to the positive use of Internet. It has the target to give information and advice on the dangers of the net and how to protect ourselves from the web risks.

The dangers caused by internet have increased in the last few years expecially as a consequence of the lockdown due to the covid-19 pandemic.

The observatory of Milan, again this year has conducted a research about the time that 6,000 boys and girls between 13 and 23 years old, from all of Italy spend online. According to the research: 1 in 5 teenagers define himself/herself “always connected”. They  found that:

6 in 10 participants don’t feel safe on the internet. The girls are the most scared, especially of social media and of dating app, 61.36% teenagers confirm the results. 

It’s the Revenge porn to scare the most. It was a new issue faced by the participants this year. 1 in 3 teenagers has seen  their own intimate photos, or  their friends’ posted on social networks.

Almost all girls (95.17%) says that  pictures are being shared,without their consent, to harass, shame and blackmail them on a massive scale on the web.All this is horrible!The percentage goes down between boys (89,76%).

 Maffei Desirèe 3F

Trisha Prabhu is a 21-year-old innovator, social entrepreneur, global advocate and inventor of ReThink™, a patented technology and an effective way to detect and stop online hate. In the fall of 2013, Trisha, then just 13 years old, read the shocking news story of Rebecca Sedwick's suicide. After being cyberbullied for over a year and a half, Rebecca, a 12-year-old girl from Florida, took her own life. As a victim of harassment herself, Trisha was shocked, heartbroken, and outraged - she couldn't be a bystander, and decided to be an Upstander. In response, Trisha created the app ReThink™, which detects and stops online hate at the source, before bullying occurs and the damage is done. Her globally acclaimed research has found that with ReThink, adolescents change their mind 93% of the time and decide not to post an offensive message.

Trisha Prabhu is a 21-year-old innovator, social entrepreneur, global advocate and inventor of ReThink™, a patented technology and an effective way to detect and stop online hate. In the fall of 2013, Trisha, then just 13 years old, read the shocking news story of Rebecca Sedwick's suicide. After being cyberbullied for over a year and a half, Rebecca, a 12-year-old girl from Florida, took her own life. As a victim of harassment herself, Trisha was shocked, heartbroken, and outraged - she couldn't be a bystander, and decided to be an Upstander. In response, Trisha created the app ReThink™, which detects and stops online hate at the source, before bullying occurs and the damage is done. Her globally acclaimed research has found that with ReThink, adolescents change their mind 93% of the time and decide not to post an offensive message.

Hello Trisha!

We are a lower secondary shool students living in the Italian region of Campania, in a small town called Sant’Arpino. Before our teacher introduced cyberbullying to the class, we didn’t know what the app ReThink was and, honestly, we didn’t know who you were either! But after many lessons on citizenship education and after talking about many important topics, like racism, we also talked about cyberbullying, an issue that is mainly developing around these decades, thanks to the advance of mobile devices. They are very useful but also dangerous, especially for us kids and teens. We can chat and have fun online, but we can also get hurt and hurt others. That’s why the app ReThink is very important. It stops people from writing mean and hurtful comments or texts to other people. It makes them ‘rethink’ their actions and if they really want to write that or not. Most of the time they don’t write them! We think this app has really helped to reduce cyberbullying. It’s just one more step to fight against it. That’s why we’d love to invite you to our school, to talk about this sort of ‘online bullying’, because victims of cyberbullying often suicide. Luckily, there are no cases of cyberbullying in my class, but we really appreciate  so much for helping our generation with this app.

                                                                                                                         By 3E     

“WORDS HURT”_ Carolina Picchio’s story 

-by III F 

Carolina Picchio was a lovely and talented 14 years old girl who lived in Novara. One day she went to a friends’  party but she drank too much alcohol so she didn’t feel well. She went to the bathroomto throw up but she fainted. Then   3 guys  saw her completely asleep on the floor. They began to film while pretending to have sex with her. It all started as a joke but they shared the video on socials .It soon became viral. The next days she received a lot of insults. The hate comments became more and more horrific!

When she saw all those comments she got really embarrassed, she felt humiliated and isolated. On 5th January 2013 at 3:00 a.m.. Carolina jumped off her room balcony, but before suiciding herself she left one last message for her father and all of us. She posted a selfie with a message: "Words hurt more than slaps" "Le parole fanno più male delle botte". She wrote one more message for the father : "I love you daddy". 

Carolina Picchio was the first Italian victim of cyberbullying. After her suicide a law, n.71/2017, against cyberbullying was passed by the Italian government. In her name there’s a foundation https://www.fondazionecarolina.org/2021/chi-siamo/la-fondazione/ to prevent and stop cyberbullying. We, want to send a message, as  students from class 3F: if you think that surfing online is all fun and game you’re wrong because sometimes  it isn't. Words can be a way to express your love, kindness and joy but they can also be a way to spread hate against other people. So rethink about  your actions when you post something on-line. Make other people feel safe on Internet and always be an upstander. If you see cyberbullying, always tell to an adult and help your friends to get out of the wrong situation. #PlayYourPart

Erica Boerio,Sarah Capuano, Gabriella Di Donato, Roberto Gimmati , Chiara Marsilio, Aurora Vitale 3F

 

Mother’s day

Did you know?

This year Mother’s Day is on 9th May, with almost 100 countries – including much of Europe, Africa and South America – following the American system.

However this is not the case in U.K., as for International Workers’ Day they do things differently! Actually Mother’s Day was two months ago,on 14th March. It’s usually in March, mean while in Italy it’s on the second Sunday in May but despite the difference in date, the celebrations are alike in both countries. It’s s worth recalling how special  mums are all over the world!

All of us know that the best thing that God gave us is our mother, because even if you hurt her, even if you hate her, even if you don’t want her help, she will always help you and support you, because you are always her little child. In our lives, we have a lot of problems, but if you are a strong person, you can turn problems into advice. This strong person is always our mum.

Our mothers have taught us to live, they can be called the pillar of our life. Our mums are and they will be proud of us nevertheless we fail over and over again.

 They also give us advice every day to help us to face better life challenges. So we decided to choosethe best piece of life advice some readers learned from their mums,published by the British newspaper”The Guardian”on 12th March 2021.

“Problems do not exist.Only challenges”

“Jealousy makes people do strange things’

“Don’t judge the future by the past”

“The best way to make friends is to find a hobby”

“Energy begets energy”

“Eat breakfast”

‘Turkeys are just a big chickens’ for something that feels like a challenge, but it’s actually just a bigger version of something you’ve done before. 

“Be practical”

“Don’t follow the crowd”

‘Will it matter tomorrow?’it’s a good way to put life’s troubles into perspective

“This shall pass”

Happy Mother’s Day! by   Di Lemma Lidia, Pagano Dominique III F 

All about Workers’ Day

DID YOU KNOW?

International Workers' Day is a celebration of working people and a day when people campaign for decent work and fair pay all over the world. Thanks to action taken by workers over many years, millions of people have won fundamental rights and protections. Minimum wages have been established, there are limits on working hours, and people have the right to paid holidays and sick pay. However this celebration is not on May 1st everywhere…let’s compare British and Italian Workers’ Day!

IN ITALY

May 1st is the Workers’s Day or Labour’s Day which this year falls on a Saturday for the so-called long bridge although we will spendit at home for the COVID-19 emergency. The origins in Italy and in the world are very ancient so much that the party dates back to the second half of the 19th century following the protests of the workers to obtain a reduction in working hours. Thanks to those protests, the working day  was in fact set at 8 hours a day, except for overtimewhich, however, must be regulated as happens in our country through collective bargaining. In Italy, on May 1st, the Labour Day is celebrated with the traditional concert in Piazza San Giovanni in Rome, however this year it will be in streaming. Labour Day was not born in Italy, but in Paris in 1889 to arrive on this side of the Alps two years later. Suspended during the Fascist period, 1st May became a national workers' day in 1947.

THE WORKERS' DAY IN U.K.: MAY DAY

In the U.K. too people celebrates  the workers’ Day, however, the celebrations, unlike in Italy, take place on the first Monday in May. This day is called "MayDay".
The origins of the Workers' Day in England have very ancient roots. According to the Anglo-Saxon traditionall the English peasants, in this period of the year, gathered in the squares of their villages to celebrate with typical dances and folk songs the period of the fertility of the earth and the abundant work.
The dances took place around the traditional "May pole", which was raised in the center of the square. This custom is known as the "May pole dance". In addition, parades were also organized where the most beautiful girl in the villagewaselected queen of May.
The winning child paraded through the streets of the town on a wagon, accompanied by folk music, which gave life to traditional folk dances, such as the "Morris Dance".This tradition is still alive.

HOW DO YOU CELEBRATE MAY DAY TODAY?
Labour Day in England is still very much felt today and they celebrate the rights gained by workers through their struggles and, at the same time, the arrival of spring.
This year it will be celebrated on May 3rd. On this day lots of activities will be organized such as:
events, demonstrations, fashion, shows, folk , dances
All these activities evoke the ancient Anglo-Saxon folk traditions that are the basis of the Labour Day.

edited by 3E:
Maria Clelia Flagiello
Matteo M. Li Pizzi
Giovanna Falace

Rosa Vitale

EARTH DAY

"Earth Day" is the name given to the day when we celebrate the environment and the preservation of the planet Earth. The United Nations celebrate this anniversary every year, one month and one day after the spring equinox, on April 22. Our Planet is in danger because of climate changes and pollution, that are causing frequent floods, desertification and extinction of some animal and plant species. But there’s a solution to all this. Every day, we can do many small actions to live better on our Planet, and they will make a strong difference in the future. Let’s see what we can do.

Water is as pure as gold, but there’s a water crisis caused by too much water waste. To prevent this, we can turn off the water immediately after we brush our teeth or we wash our hands, so we’ll save hundreds of liters of water a week.

We use electricity every day to do almost everything. Every time we leave a room, it’s better to turn off the lights, as well as when we use a computer or a printer. And saving paper is not less important than saving energy! If we use a lot of paper, we’ll have to cut down lots of trees, that are essential for our survival. 

Fossil fuels are responsible for 80% of the global warming, but we can use another type of energy: renewable energy. It’s cleaner and it comes from wind, water and the Sun. If countries used more solar, wind and water power, they could reduce global warming and pollution.

Rainforests recycle water and regulate the climate, so they are very important for our health. Half of our medicines come from plants which grow there, so it’s thanks to these forests that we’re able to produce them.

And, of course, we should always re-use some objects for other purposes, recycle plastic, metal and glass, and avoid buying unnecessary things, so that we can save money and cause less pollution.

Start today, if we wait, it’ll be too late!

So, always remember: there is no Planet B!

ANTONIO MIGLIACCIO

OLIMPIA SANTAMARIA

MARIA LUISA DELL’AVERSANA

FRANCESCO NASTI - classe 3l

ENGLISH WORK

Harry and Meghan interview:

In this last week, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, gave an interview that made the whole world talk. The two young spouses, parents for a year and soon will be again, in their interview talk about how difficult it was to be under the pressure of the royal family. The couple spoke to Oprah Winfrey, an American talk show host, about the allegations of racism against the Royal Family.

 In it, the duchess - who is the first mixed-race member of the modern Royal Family - said a low point came when Harry was asked by an unnamed royal family member "how dark"; their son Archie's skin might be. The Duchess talks about how during her pregnancy she had thoughts regarding suicide, "I didn't want to be alive any more". She says that behind all the smiling shots, there was a reality full of fear and worries.

 Meghan says that she was told that her son would have no title and that her son would not have bodyguards for his own safety.  Harry said he had a "really good relationship"; with the Queen, but said he was disappointed with his father for not helping him during a situation similar to the one he experienced, he knows how much pain he causes but still was not close to him. An average of 11.1m people in the UK watched the interview on Monday night. Many of whom did not like the words of the dukes, who do not believe and yet many others believe in the accusations of the two spouses and remember what happened to Lady Diana, accusing the royal family of being capable of such cruelty.

What is Racism?

Race Discrimination

There are no excuses for racism.

Racism takes many forms and can happen in many places. It includes prejudice, discrimination or hatred directed at someone because of their colour, ethnicity or national origin. People often associate racism with acts of abuse or harassment. However, it doesn’t need to involve violent or intimidating behaviour. Take racial name-calling and jokes. Or consider situations when people may be excluded from groups or activities because of where they come from.

Racism can be revealed through people’s actions as well as their attitudes. It can also be reflected in systems and institutions. But sometimes it may not be revealed at all. Not all racism is obvious. For example, someone may look through a list of job applicants and decide not to interview people with certain surnames. Racism is more than just words, beliefs and actions. It includes all the barriers that prevent people from enjoying dignity and equality because of their race.

                                                                                                Speranza Martina con gli alunni della 3I

The women’s day by 2B

All the women are important but today we remember them for the important things they have done. Each woman is special in her own way, we remember this day also for all the strong and courageous women.

It’s a very important occasion for reflection, because we must reflect on the importance of women’s rights and, above all, on gender equality.

Today the women have obtained important goals and victories but they are still not enough.

The women are a fundamental part of our society, they carry out many jobs equal to those of men, they are managers of large companies, airplane pilots and many other works.

Here is a large list of amazing women:

In the past one of the most important was Giovanna d'Arcobecause she protected her people.

Rita Levi Montalcini was a famous academic neurologist, she was a senator for life and she won the nobel prize for the medicine. She discovered many things in science,like some ocular pathologies or Alzheimer’s disease.

Samantha Cristoforetti is an astronaut and she is the first Italian woman who did a space mission.  

 

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistan activist. She is an important woman in history, she is the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, we know her for her commitment to the affirmation of civil rights and the right to education.

Liliana Segre is an extraordinary woman who lived in Auschwitz during the world war II.

Now She Is an ambassador of the Memory and her message for us Is :"don't forget what happened to avoid It happens again. "

Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union.

She fought many battles for women's rights.

Madre Teresa Di Calcuttawas a beatiful woman. She was the Foundress of the Missionaries of Charity.

Her work among the victims of Calcutta poverty made her one of the most famous people in the world.

Rosa Luxemburg was a naturalized German Polish philosopher, economist, politician and revolutionary.

 Emma Watson gave an important, and moving speech about gender inequality and how to fight it. In doing so, she launched the HeForShe initiative, which aims to get men and boys to join the feminist fight for gender equality.

Grazia Deledda won the Nobel Prize for literature and was the only one to win this prize until 2017

Frida Kahlo Contributed to women's emancipation, in a country where the role of women was one of submission and obedience to her husband and family.

Equality among men and women isn't fully attenuated. Women achieved formal equality, but there is a serious substantial inequality: that of work: a woman doesn't earn the same man's earning. Our class consider special woman's day, a day to not forget, a day to reflect for all the awful things happened to women. Finally we would like to tell you that a woman must be respected not only in the day that we celebrate her, after many years of protests, today there' s still a lot to do to delete the macho vision of society.
 The woman is a flower, it’s beautiful, but to understand her, you should smell her essence.

 

2B - Istituto Rocco Cav. Cinquegrana

TRUMP VS BIDEN

The USA is a federal republic of 50 different states. Individual statesdecidetheirownlawsaboutthingslikecrime,educationand healthcare but, for important decisions like national security and the economy, the President decides. An election for president of the United States happens every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The most recent presidential election was November 3-2020. The two main candidates represent the two parties: the Republicans and the Democrats. Every state selects electors who vote for the new President. The presidential candidate needs over 50% of the electors’ votes to win. The President is also the head of state and his official residence is the White House inWashington.

                                                                             

DonaldJohnTrump

Donald John Trump, entrepreneur and politician, has been the 45th President of the United States of America since January 20-2017. His histrionic behavior, his narcissism, his impulsiveness generate distrust in many groups, including those who work with him every day. During the last year of his presidency, the United States was faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, with negative consequences on the economy of the country. Trump underestimated the situation, despite warnings of officials and executives.

Candidate for a second term, he participated in the 2020 presidential election against candidate Joe Biden.

JoeBiden

Joe Biden worked as a lawyer before turning to politics. In 1972 he won a victory to be come the fifth-youngest U.S. senator elected in the history of the nation. After that, he proposed his candidacy but he lost and Barack Obama selected him as his running mate so Biden went on to serve two terms as the 47th vicepresident of the United States.

 

                                         His family tragedy

A week before Christmas in 1972, Biden's wife and their three children were involved in a terrible car accident. His wife and daughterdiedintheaccidentandseverelyinjuredbothofhissons, Beau and Hunter. Biden was inconsolable and even considered suicide. On May 30-2015, he suffered another personal loss when his son Beau died at the age of 46, after a brain cancer. On April 25-2019, Biden delivered the expected news that he was running for president in 2020. In August, Biden officially became the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee. On November 7-2020, Biden was declared as the 46th president-elect, the oldest president in UShistory.

The Impeachment

Having lost the election, Trump was the fourth president, since World War II, not to be confirmed for a second term, after Gerald Ford. Since the hours after the count, he has refused to acknowledge the outcome of the votes and the victory of the challenger, announcing legal appeals for alleged fraud. All appeals were rejected by the judiciary bodies of competence. On January 6-2021, a mob of Trump supporters stormed and occupied the Capitol, leading to the evacuation of the structure. Biden soon delivered a speech in which he pleaded for Trump to end the unrest. As a result, on January 13 Trump was indicted for “inciting insurrection,” becoming the only president in the history of the country to have been subjected to two impeachment procedures.

 

                                                                      Gli alunni della 3I 

della Rocco School

                                                          

                                                                                                                        

 Covid-19, the student Capone Francesco

and his classmates of 3^G of the "Rocco" school, have realized a mind map that sums 

up the content of this topic.

                                                                   Capone Francesco con la classe 3^G

                                                                        07/01/2021

CALENDAR 2021 

"This year has been harder than ever for everyone but despite everything we believe that the 2021 will be better, and that somehow we all can get back our lives before pandemic.

We wish you all a bright,joyful and quarantine-free NEW YEAR!”

Lidia Di Lemma and Antonio Flagiello,3F

On November 25th , the class 2B has argued on "the day against the violence on women".

Here some of their reflections and works.

November 25th: "Stop Violence against women".

Every year many women are raped by men. If you want to love a woman, approach her not with your fists but with your heart. If you are witness of violence, don't be only a bystander, report it to the police, if you can't, try to do something to give your help.

Salvatore Lavino 2B

Today, during the english lesson, we've made some posters for the " the day against the violence on women". We' ve watched some videos of a lot of activists all around the world. One of the videos talked about an activist who told her mother was raped by her father. She said " don't be a bystander". So help women who needs! 

Every day women are beaten by aggressive men, it sometimes happens in public, you could do something: you can call the police or try to stop the man. If you are a woman in danger, you should denounce! 

Women, we have got the right and the duty to denounce! 

(Francesca Mignone 2B)

Video 2B    link al video

“…Violence against Women is a human rights Violation…”

                                “…la violenza sulle donne è una violazione dei diritti umani…”

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2020

Class: 3^I

Rocco School 

The woman is strong! The woman is brave! The woman loves! Only a little man uses violence on the woman to feel great. I think people like that should not be forgiven. Often women justified their horrible gestures on the pretext: “…he was tired of work” or “…but he apologized to me” NO this violence is not justifiable. Man must not beat woman but must cuddle her. He must not offend woman but must reassure her. He must not kill woman but must love her. If he humiliates you, if he threatens you, if he intimidates you... THIS IS NOT LOVE!

- Francesca Mozzillo

#SAYSTOP!

- Martina Speranza

I think that violence against women is an unforgivable crime. In 2020 it is not possible that millions of women are still being mistreated, beaten just for fun. Women are like jewels and no one should be allowed to treat them badly. Nowadays there are also many associations to defend these women, but sometimes they are fear of their boyfriends or of their husbands. Denounce them can be the only solution to save themselves.

ENOUGH VIOLENCE

- Martina Borrelli

I think a man who hits or kills a woman cannot be defined as such. If you see an episode of domestic violence, don't be a bystander!

-  Antonio Di Vilio

I think this Day is very important. Violence against women is spreading more and more in the light of the sun, this is not a good thing!  A woman must not be bumped, abused. Love is not Love if he tells you that next time it will not happen again. Asking for help, can save yourself!

- Annalaura Martiniello

In my opinion, Violence against women in not acceptable whether it is a mental or physical abuse.

- Joseph Arena

Crime and love are often linked.

- Daniela Pitocchelli

In my opinion, this kind of news are very important but, at the same time, they are also very delicate. I agree with those who say: "It is important to let people know what is happening". but I also agree with those who say that violence, rape, abuse are personal matters, which affect, disturb the dignity of the victim. For this it is not right to make them public.

- Chiara Giordano

I think violence solves Nothing, dialogue can be the resolution to overcome most of the problems.

- Alessia Scarano.

It is shameful to see violence against women still in 2020.  Men should not afford to lay a finger on women.

- Vincenzo Bottino.

For me, violence against women is one of the worst things in this world. EVERY woman is afraid to dress in a certain way for fear of being insulted or even abused. EVERY man should respect all the women because they gave us life.

- Felice Iovinella

We live in a society that teaches women to defend themselves against rape instead of teaching men not to rape. Violence against women exists thanks to ungrateful and ignorant men.

- Andrea Costanzo

According to me, Violence against women should not really exist!

- Teresa Falco

For me, a woman must be respected and loved especially when a love affair ends. Man must accept her decision!

- Alessio Moccia.

A real man conquers a woman with the strength of the heart not of the hands.

- Elisa Coppeta