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School ceases to be just a place where you learn skills, but also one where you learn to orient yourself, choose, and see how you match up to the complexity of the world. \n\nAt Rootes Middle this path is intertwined with the bicultural project which has accompanied the students since the kindergarten and primary school. The marriage between Italian conceptual rigour and Anglo-Saxon pragmatism becomes an opportunity to develop critical thought, autonomy, an ability to analyse, and a connecting of different branches of knowledge. It\u2019s the moment when roots become routes: new directions which lead the kids towards adolescence and beyond.  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Learning thus takes the form of a dynamic and collective process which prepares kids not only to know things but also to create solutions and look to the future with creativity, flexibility and a critical spirit. \n\nLessons are often conducted in <strong>co-teaching<\/strong> by Italian and mother-tongue English teachers together, which enables a dialogue between the two cultures to emerge, and turns their differences into an opportunity to learn."}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"infos","background_color":"1","layout":"full","infos":[{"label":"","title":"Agora","subtitle":"","text":"Every school day opens with the <g id=\"gid_0\">Agora<\/g>, a moment for meeting together in which the class discusses, shares and compares. It\u2019s a workshop of words and thoughts, in which the kids learn to express ideas, listen to others and build important communities. 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The value of the bicultural project is made clear, and an international future is opened up to the students. "}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"infos","background_color":"1","layout":"full","infos":[{"label":"","title":"Experiences which open up the world","subtitle":"","text":"At Rootes Middle, knowledge is always linked to reality. School outings, work experience and training courses in Italy and abroad enable the students to compare historical, artistic and environmental heritage, to enjoy intercultural experiences and measure themselves against authentic contexts. \n\nWorkshop activities, research projects, sport and expressive arts enrich the curriculum and offer everyone the chance to cultivate personal interests and discover new passions. The school thereby becomes an open and dynamic place, in constant dialogue with the area and the world. 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