The Quarto Anno Rondine is a formative and educational opportunity officially recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research as an experimental course in educational innovation. It is designed for students from all over Italy from Liceo Classico (Classical lyceum), Liceo Scientifico (Scientific lyceum), and Liceo delle Scienze umane (Human Sciences lyceum) who want to attend their fourth year (Italian high school is divided into five years) in an international environment such as the Citadel of Peace.
Here the Rondine Method, developed with the experiences of Studentato Internazionale – World House, is applied to the education of teenagers who are about to face the most important conflict of their lives: searching for their identity in the passage from childhood to adulthood, an unknown land that inspires fear.
In the Citadel of Peace, they undertake a path of development and self-awareness, to become not only the leaders of their own lives, but also agents of real change in their regions, as active citizens of the third millennium.
Viola
Brescia, Lombardy
Liceo “Arnaldo”
I want to feel part of a group of people open to dialogue.
Breath
Luca
Fossano, Piedmont
Liceo “G. Ancina”
to learn how to better express what I feel inside.
Just focus on the good ones
Laura
Oliena, Sardinia
Liceo “G. Asproni”
to share dreams and ideas with other people who, like me, want to find out what's out of their world.
The happiest people are not those who have the best of everything, but those who make the best out of what they have
Luigi
Pisa, Tuscany
I.I.S. “Galilei – Pacinotti”
to abandon my daily life and throw myself into a new experience, in order to enrich myself.
Young, wild and free
Benedetta
Prato, Tuscany
Liceo “N. Copernico”
young people can change the world. This is the first step towards a positive change in society.
Be the protagonist of your story
Gioele
Alghero, Sardinia
Liceo “E. Fermi”
for the first time in my life, I feel to be in the right place at the right time.
Be free
Agata
Pistoia, Tuscany
Liceo “N. Forteguerri”
to learn how to feel better with myself and with others, accepting the fact that sometimes we can make mistakes.
Always keep going
Aurora
Rotella, Marche
Liceo “A. Orsini”
to overcome my shyness, get out of the monotony and undertake an important training experience .
Hope never dies
Matteo
Trento, Trentino Alto-Adige
Liceo “Leonardo da Vinci”
to know myself and understand what is really best for me.
Adriana
Marsala, Sicily
Liceo “Giovanni XXIII”
to be in dialogue with different people.
Be your soul
Lorenzo
Cesena, Emilia-Romagna
Liceo “A. Righi”
It's a once-in-a lifetime opportunity, I had to take it.
What are you waiting for?
Viola
Roma, Lazio
Liceo “Giulio Cesare” – Cambridge International School
to get away from the chaos and better understand who I am and what surrounds me. I want to know, to be able to help.
Sometimes you need to fall before flying
Alice
Sassari, Sardinia
Liceo “G. Marconi”
because it is a unique experience .
Do good and it will be fine
Amine
Prato, Tuscany
ISIS “Gramsci – Keynes”
to find myself in new places, new moments, new laughter and new friends.
Enjoy the magic moments at the best
Erula
Fasano, Puglia
Liceo “Leonardo da Vinci”
to breathe a different air, expand my knowledge and grow mentally.
Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path
Ylenia
Palermo, Sicily
Liceo “D. Dolci”
to seize new opportunities, acquire new knowledge and improve myself.
Carpe diem
Edin
Cimoneri, Trentino Alto-Adige
Liceo “A. Rosmini”
to grow as a person, overcome the problems of my past, build dreams for my future.
Perpetual battle
Sofia
Trento, Trentino Alto-Adige
Liceo “Leonardo da Vinci”
to find myself, build true relationships, understand conflicts.
Freedom is participation
Eleonora
Pistoia, Tuscany
Liceo “N. Forteguerri”
I love to learn and I think there is no better place to do it.
Carpe diem
Matteo
Tricesimo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Liceo “G. Marinelli”
like the petals of the dandelion, we will fly to different places, but we will always be united to our core.
Be aware, active and protagonist of your future
Benedetta
Besana in Brianza, Lombardy
Liceo “A. Greppi”
I needed a change in order to feel fully involved in my life.
Every day is a new beginning
Filippo
Peveragno, Piedmont
Liceo “G. Peano – S. Pellico”
this is the first world that life has put in front of me where I have the opportunity to develop my ideas.
Whatever happens, it happens for the best
Giulia
Valenzano, Puglia
Liceo “Socrate”
to push me beyond my limits, in a motivating, original and eclectic group.
Da mo vale (dialect for “we’re not kidding anymore”)
Annalisa
Como, Lombardy
Liceo “G. Terragni”
to improve and understand something more about myself.
This is the road of people who leave and arrive to leave
Luka
Arezzo, Tuscany
Liceo “V. Colonna”
to find out what I can offer to society and to find my place in it.
Hope never dies
Anna
Cremona, Lombardy
Liceo “D. Manin”
even if I stay in Italy, I don’t give up my desire to grow up in an international place.
I don’t have it, I get inspired by books quotes
Virginia
Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Liceo “G. Marinelli”
I want to undertake a different training path, useful for my personal growth.
I believe in the importance of seizing the moment, pursuing our dreams and appreciating what we have