Lamezia, ‘At school of well-being’: physical-motor activities for students of the “Manzoni-Augruso” institute

Lamezia Terme – The “At school of well-being” project that the “Manzoni-Augruso” institute, directed by the principal Antonella Mongiardo – experimented for the first time this year thanks to the convention entered into with various sports clubs. “The inspiring idea of ​​the project – says the school manager Mongiardo – is the awareness that the culture of sport is an effective tool to prevent the onset of illnesses, discomforts, anxieties in young people. At the time of enrolment, parents were able to choose the envisaged sporting focus, currently activated only for one class before lower secondary school, with two extra hours a week to be carried out beyond the curricular timetable”. This has allowed the children to practice physical activities that are also useful in the process of forming the character of fragile subjects, who are thus stimulated to acquire self-esteem and greater self-awareness.

The students, assisted by the internal tutor Marzia Marrone, professor of sports sciences, were able to practice various sports such as football, badminton, fencing and judo. These activities were managed by the instructors Alessandro Sereno, Domenico Saladino, Ignazio Consoli and Luigi Rubino who through the game allowed the students to develop sensory-motor experiences, teamwork, respect for the rules, overcoming conflicts and divisions. The boys, they inform: “have worked with enthusiasm waiting with joy for the two days of the week (Monday and Thursday) in which they can train with real professionals, unleash all their exuberance thus strengthening relationships of friendship, altruism and empathy”. The Judo association, in order to better practice the martial art, donated kimonos (judogi) to the students as they facilitate the grip and control of the opponent. At the conclusion of the activities, the certificates of participation and the banner of the Italian Fencing Federation were delivered for each sport. The desire of all pupils is to be able to continue for the three-year period to practice other physical-motor activities, hoping for the formation of a sports-oriented section for the school.