After the remarkable success of the first seminar (see the result of the teachers' self-assessment questionnaire) which took place in Pula and Piran on 18-19 April 2023, a second seminar is proposed which will take place in Buie and Koper for a duration of two days in April 2024. The first seminar was attended by 60 teachers from schools in Veneto and Istria and highlighted the need to further explore the topics covered in addition to proceeding towards the design of common educational paths and organizing twinning between schools in Veneto and Istria.

The seminar is aimed at teachers from the Veneto region and teachers of the Italian minority in Slovenia and Croatia and is an important opportunity to compare two realities with the same cultural roots, separated following the dramatic events on the eastern border at the end of the Second World War.

It is significant that, with the entry of Slovenia and Croatia into the European Union, the Venetian and Italian cultural wealth that has characterized the Istrian lands for centuries is revalued and can constitute a starting point for an integration of peoples that a misunderstood nationalism has divided for too long.

The seminar is organized by the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia and the Italian Union.

Seminar topics

The dramatic events of the eastern border.

. The historical, artistic and cultural heritage of Veneto and of Venetian origin in the territories of Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia.

. Design of common educational paths.

. Cultural exchanges between Veneto and Istria Fiume and Dalmatia.

. Teaching and learning Venetian culture through the study of the territory, the language and expressiveness.

. Experiences compared. Presentation of experiences carried out by Venetian Istrian, Fiumane and Dalmatian schools, concerning the valorization of Venetian and Istrian-Venetian culture and language.

Organization: the seminar will be held over two days, April 11 and 12, 2024.

April 11, 2024 at 15.30:XNUMX p.m. – SMSI Leonardo da Vinci in Buie

Institutional greetings

Introduction by Patrizia Pitacco
Head of the “Preschool, School and University Institutions” Sector  of the Executive Board of the Italian Union

Rossella Zanni
The Adriatic Frontier. The Twentieth Century and the Eastern Border – Educational Notebooks for Schools 

Working groups

Comparing experiences and designing common educational paths

Projects created by participants related to the areas of regional competitions in Veneto and nationally will be presented. Group work will be oriented towards design between schools in Veneto and Italian schools in Slovenia and Croatia.

Group 1 (with possible subgroups) educational paths relating to the valorisation of the Venetian and Istrian-Venetian language, in its creative expressions in theatre, music and poetry.

Group 2 (with possible subgroups) educational paths relating to historical research, historical-artistic and food and wine heritage.

Group 3 (with possible subgroups) educational itineraries relating to legends and mysteries of their own territory and/or famous people, major events, historical re-enactments.

April 12, 2024 09.45 Italian Community of Capodistria

Institutional greetings

The national tragedy removed – Speaker: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Nazario Sauro, the patriot of Capodistria – Speaker: Kristjan Knez

Travel program

Thursday April 11 2024

8am Departure from Mestre station;

11-11.30 Arrival in Momiano, visit to the “Castle Museum”, meeting with the Italian community of Momiano;

13 pm Visit to the city of Buje;

14 pm Lunch at the “Edmondo De Amicis” elementary school;

15.30 pm Start of the Study Seminar at the “Leonardo Da Vinci” High School, Working Groups: comparing experiences and planning common educational paths;

18.30 pm Meeting with the Italian Community of Buie

19.00 pm Meeting with the Castelvenere community

19.45 pm Arrival in Isola (Slovenia) dinner and stay at Hotel Delfin

Friday April 12th

9.15 am Departure and arrival at the Italian Community of Capodistria, Study Conference. Speakers: Lorenzo Salimbeni, Kristjan Knez.

12.30pm Lunch

14.30 pm Visit to the city of Capodistria and return to Mestre.  

All expenses, from Mestre station and back, are paid by the organization.