BLU-NICITY: LANGUAGES IN HARMONY

 EVERY PERSON IS SPECIAL

The "Nosengo" Comprehensive Institute of Petrosino (TP), led by Headmistress Maria Luisa Simanella, hosted an important seminar on the occasion of World Autism and Disability Awareness Day at School. The event, entitled "Blu-nicità: languages in harmony", was held on April 9, 2025, and saw the participation of numerous experts and representatives from the world of education and health, both nationally and internationally. The seminar was organized in collaboration with the World Union of Catholic Teachers (UMEC-WUCT). In addition to local authorities, around a hundred teachers followed the event, in person or online.

IC Nosengo plays the leading role for inclusion in the province of Trapani. The organization of the event was curated with great dedication by Prof. Isabella Marino, Inclusion Referent of IC Nosengo, and Prof. Vito Luca Scozzari, National Councilor AIMC, demonstrating the strong commitment of the school and the territory towards inclusion issues. All this was achieved with the valuable collaboration of Giovanni Perrone, Special Councilor of UMEC, who contributed to giving international resonance to the initiative. The interaction with UMEC and AIMC highlighted the role that professional associations play in favor of the school, in Italy and in the world.

The seminar began with a musical opening by the Orchestra of the IC "G. Nosengo", followed by institutional greetings from the Headmaster herself, the Head of the Trapani Territorial Area USR Sicilia, Davide Nugnes, the Inclusion Representative of the IC "G. Nosengo", Isabella Marino, and the Director of the Mental Health Department ASP Trapani, Gaetano Vivona.

The morning continued with a series of interventions by experts, including Paolo Pace, former ASP Autism Center Representative of Trapani, the World President of Umec-Wuct, Jan De Groof, represented by Giovanni Perrone, Pasquale Moliterni of the University of Rome 4, the specialist in clinical psychology, Ana Elena Popa (Romania), Fr. Albert Kabuge of the CCIC-UNESCO Board of Directors of Paris, the Identity Advisor Elizabeth Boddens (Holland), the President of the NGO ADEPESIDI, Solene Tshilobo (DR Congo), the sociologist Mario Sandoval of the University "Los Lagos" (Chile), Lourdes Rodrigues of the Agrupamento de Escolas de Valadares-Gaia (Portugal), the Pedagogist-psychologist Sanja Hajdin (Croatia) and the teacher Atinula Nicova (Macedonia).

In conclusion, the presentations, through videos of "Best practices", made by the schools of the province, were very welcome. The students illustrated activities and projects focused on the theme "Blu-nicity: languages in harmony", offering a concrete testimony of what inclusion "in blue" means.

The event "Blu-nicità: languages in harmony" , also prepared by the students of the participating schools, confirmed itself as an important opportunity for discussion and sharing, underlining the commitment of the IC Nosengo, of the DS Marialuisa Simanella, of Prof. Isabella Marino, of Prof. Vito Luca Scozzari and of the UMEC-WUCT in promoting an increasingly effective and aware culture of inclusion.