1. Dirigente Scolastico
Prof. Girolamo Piazza

2. In the heart of Sicily,
the cradle of the Mediterranean

3. Santa Margherita di Belìce

4. Santa Margherita di Belìce
It was founded in 1572 by Baron Antonio Corbera. It’s in the
West of the province of Agrigento between the Belìce and
the Senore rivers, where there was the ancient Arab
hamlet, Mazil-Sindi

5. This is the
harmorial-bearings
of S. Margherita di
Belìce. It
represents a river,
a daisy and a
crown. It
symbolizes the
barony of the
Corberas’

6. In our territory there are some Sicani, Greek,
Roman and Arab archaeological finds.

7. It’s in the South-West of Sicily ,on a hill at about 400 m. above the
sea level. Its population is about 5000. The Patron Saint is St.
Rosalie. She’s celebrated on the 4th September every year.

8. A terrible earthquake destroyed our small town
during the night, on 15th January 1968.
S. Margherita was razed to the ground. Many
other small towns of the Belice Valley were hit
by that earthquake.

10. S. Margherita di Belìce
Destroyed by the Today
earthquake rebuilt

11. OUR MOTHER CHURCH
Destroyed
Rebuilt from
1991 to 1996

12. This woody sculpture of the Most Holy Crocified is
inside the new Mother Church. It’s on the wall above
the High Altar

13. This Crucifix
was blessed
and
venerated by
Pope John
Paul II on 9th
May 1993.

14. Today the restored Mother Church is a Memory Museum. People
can find photos, pictures, newspapers and magazines to keep the
memory alive about the earthquake.

15. Matteotti Square

16. Libertà Street

17. S. Margherita is also called the
land of the leopard.

18. The Leopard by
Giuseppe Tomasi
di Lampedusa
Set in the 1860s, The Leopard tells the
story of a decadent, dying Sicilian
aristocracy threatened by the
approaching forces of democracy and
revolution. The dramatic richness of
observation, and the grasp of human
frailty imbue The Leopard with its
particular melancholy beauty and
power, among the greatest historical
novels of our time.

19. Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa made references to S. Margherita di
Belìce in his most popular novel «The Leopard». Luchino Visconti, a
famous Italian director, extracted a film from this novel. Claudia
Cardinale, Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon played in it.

20. Every year there is an
important cultural festival
at Filangeri-Cuto Palace
«the International
Literary Giuseppe Tomasi
di Lampedusa prize». Next
summer there will be the
10th edition

21. G. Tomasi di Lampedusa spent his summer holidays
in S. Margherita di Belìce
CUTO’ PALACE
COFFEE HOUSE
(our town hall)

22. These are some corners of
the wonderful Cutò Palace
garden. It’s rich in old
Mediterranean plants and in
ancient fountains.

23. Typical products
• VASTEDDA
• WINES
• PRICKLY-PEARS

24. VASTEDDA
It’s a very unusual cheese
made with the Belìce
sheep milk and natural
lamb rennet.

25. WINES
Red and white wines are
the main products of our
territory.
Chardonnay, Merlot,
Cabernet Sauvignon and
Syrah have a great
success.

26. PRICKLY-PEARS
They have different colours according to the
variety: the yellow one, the red one and the
white one.
We can eat them or we can use them to
make juices, spirits, marmalades, ice-cream
and jellies.

27. Istituto Comprensivo di Scuola
Primaria e Secondaria di I Grado
“Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa”
ad Indirizzo Musicale

28. Italian School System
It’s based on two Education is
principles: the compulsory for 10
years, from 6 to 16
educational aids and the years old
autonomy of Regions and
School Institutions. These
last ones, following the
National Directions, can
carry projects out on the
Internet with other
schools or as a single
school

29. Italian School Path
 Italian school path starts from three –
Pre-primary Aged 3 - 5 Not
year with Pre-primary, not compulsory compulsory
but attended by 95% of the children
aged 3-5 years. Primary Aged 6 - 11 Compulsory
 The second level is Primary School, it Middle Aged 11 - 14 Compulsory
lasts 5 years from 6 to 11 years old. school
Secondary Aged 14 - 19 Compulsory
 The third level is Secondary First Grade
School Liceo up to 16
School, usually called Middle School. It Vocational-
lasts 3 years from 11 to 14. technical
 After the Middle school we have the University 3 years : Not
Secondary School system divided in Short Degree compulsory
two branches classical or scientific +2 years:
«liceo» and vocational or technical Degree of
specialization
education. These kinds of school
involved students from 14 to 19.

30. OUR SCHOOL
Our school is formed by two institutes: a Primary School and a Middle School
(scuola media). Our students can do Musical Studies .
PRIMARY SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL

31. Scuola Primaria
plesso S. Giovanni Bosco
353 students attend our
Primary School. Their school
day starts at 8.30 and
finishes at 13.30

32. Computer Lab

33. Pottery Lab

34. Our Folk Group

35. 260 students attend our
Middle School. School starts Scuola Secondaria
at 8.30 and finishes at 13.30
every day from Monday to
Saturday. Only two classes
di I Grado
have full time twice a week
and students have lunch at
school.

36. Computer Lab

37. Lavagne Interattive Multimediali
In each classroom
there is one LIM ( an
interactive multimedial
blackboard).

38. The School Canteen

39. The teachers’ room

40. The School Gym

41. School activities in our big Room

42. The School Orchestra
Students can play:
• violin
• guitar
• flute
• piano

43. Progetto Comenius
“Play with me not with pc”
The «Comenius» project wants
to support and assure the
development and the school
training. It wants also to help
students and teachers to
understand better European
cultures,different languages
and values.

44. OUR STUDENTS
ARE WORKING
FOR THE PROJECT

45. Games and Posters

46. Comenius partners
THANKS to the «COMENIUS» PROJECT
We have the
opportunity to meet
and compare one
another, so that
growing
together………Greeks,
Italians, Latvians,
Romanians, Spanish
and Turkish for a
better European
integration!

48. Supported by
- Mayoralty and Mr Basilio Scaturro a
member of our administration council
- G. Tomasi di Lampedusa Literary Park
- Team teachers