ITALY – With great solemnity the delegation of Boys Mayors of Sicily and Veneto were protagonists in the great hall of the Council by the Captains Regent of the Republic of San Marino, Oscar Mina Paolo Rondelli, they addressed words of appreciation for the Civic Education project which makes children protagonists of democracy and active participation in the “school-small town “.

There coincidence of the data of the meeting in day of the feast of Corpus Dominiwith the participation of the municipal band, the gendarmerie in full uniform and the solemn Eucharistic blessing made it even the visit to the city of San Marino is more excitingthat on that day hosted the stage of the Mille Miglia race, with a festive procession of flags and colors.

I Captains Regent greatly appreciated the gifts that the young mayors presented on behalf of the Municipalities of Catania, Nicolosi, Misterbianco, Tremestieri and Sant’Agata Li Battiati and of the Municipality of Zevio, in the province of Verona with the participation of the newly elected Mayor, Paola Conti.

In honor of the co-patron S. Agata it was open to Sicilian guests there chapel dedicated to the Martyr from Catania which opens on February 5th, the day of the festival.

The elegant pack of artists stamps donated by the Captains Regent was then delivered to the respective mayors to come precious memory of the institutional visit.

The delegation attended Rimini to the “International festival on digital and social innovation – We Make Future”Also bringing the innovative experience of Civic Education applied through the Municipal Council of Children, a project that will turn thirty next year.

Gaia di Fatti, Pietro Todeschini, Lorenzo Zambon by Zevio e Carlo Longo of Tremestieri Etneo, have presented the projects promoted and implemented at school by the Municipal Council for Children.

The meeting with the experts of the Postal Police on Chat Risks with the related demands for ransom money and the threat to circulate personal images and news, further hinted at the need for a correct use of technologies and social networks.

The visit of the stands crowded with visitors and full of innovative technological proposals, of startups with a social impact, the many innovations of robotics and the performance of the humanoid robot “Sophia” they offered young people the boundless universe of digitization and the commitment to the correct use of social media in the “construction of the future”.

The educational value of “digital citizenship”third pillar of Civic Education together with the Constitution and Sustainable Development, in the Rimini festival had a splendid showcase, in support of the objectives of the 2030 Agenda.

I 23 participants in the teaching and training experiencepromoted and coordinated by the chairman Giuseppe Adernò, in the program of three days they also had the opportunity to use one special geography lesson in the park ofItaly in miniature in Rimini and of Medieval History in Gradara Castlere-reading Dante’s story by Paolo and Francesca.

The young participants and the accompanying teachers are full of enthusiasm Collect parental applausehappy to offer their children a meaningful gift for their promotion at school.