On 12 December 2023 the students of the Marco Polo Institute made their first visit to the Municipality of Calenzano. During this first technical meeting the students interfaced with the various offices of the municipality of Calenzano with the aim of reducing distances and activating a dialogue between young citizens and the administration. The mutual exchange between students and the Municipality, through face-to-face meetings, will increase the students’ sensitivity awareness by helping them to understand the dynamics that revolve around their administration on specific issues related to environment (such as the reasons and challenges for implementing a policy, the impact on the territory, legislation, the bureaucratic procedures) increasing their common value and civic commitment. Furthermore, these exchange activities (WP2) will lead to the selection of green policies implemented in the territory as case studies to be explored through innovative lessons that focus on issues related to climate change, the Green New Deal and STEAM (WP3 and WP4).
After the visit to the municipality of Calenzano, the students visited some laboratories of the National Research Council, as a partner of the project with the aim of supporting and disseminating the issues of the Green New Deal to students. Urbanisation, climate and weather, forestation are the topics addressed.