Presentation of SMIAF Project at PREZENT Conference- Bucharest, 7-8 December 2011

1. “ The Festival of young knowledge” a possible practice to integrate formal, informal and non formal lifelong learning experiences? PREZENT Conference- Bucharest, 7-8 December 2011 Mariarosa Di Nubila

3. The MISSION of SMIAF PROJECT To bridge the gap between tradition and innovation thanks to the valorization and the integration of any kind of knowledge and experiences, either those of young citizens or those of adult ones.

7. The aims and the objectives of SMIAF project and Festival 1. To create new and innovative knowledge starting from the promotion of the youth of San Marino, their talents, knowledge, experiences in order to support them to use these personal resources as social and professional key for their improvements at “glocal” level. 2. To offer real opportunities to young and adult people to use their knowledge and experience for their community, taking part in a common project useful for own country: In this sense, SMIAF is a social, cultural, touristic and economical project for improving San Marino, starting to use its human capital and any innovation from it. 3. To transformer San Marino into an international laboratory to experiment new practice of social inclusion, democracy and learning experiences. 4. To promote the intergenerational dialogue to create new and young knowledge in order to face the present and the future with the respect of its strong identity. 5. To implement and establish a shared practice to integrate of formal, informal and non formal learning experiences and knowledge in order to use them as San Marino immaterial social capital.

8. Il network : Youth Associations, Social and cultural Associations of San Marino, Singles citizens (children, adults, youth), Artistic Companies and Groups at local level Young Entrepreneurs Local Radio and TVs San Marino Government and Ministries Foundation and Banks, Enterprises Social Categories associations At local level (San Marino and Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) At international level San Marino Citizens Community abroad. Youth Associations, Social and cultural Associations of Europe, Singles citizens (children, adults, youth) European Festivals Network Artistic Companies and Groups at international level International web radio and Newspapers SMIAF Project Network It has been possible thanks to the “glocal” network

9. The expected results towards which we are still working Greater awareness and appreciation of young people as citizens bearing of knowledge, innovation and experiences to develop the country and themselves. Greater autonomy, awareness and responsibility among citizens. Increased awareness of the opportunities of the territory Greater collaboration among institutions, associations and citizens. PPP SYSTEM as standard practice. Increased exchanges among adults, youth, children. Greater openness and promotion of San Marino and its human capital for a more sustainable economic, cultural, tourist and social development. Increased production of culture, art and information and training at local level

10. What does “young knowledge” mean? Which social and pedagogical approach we have adopted to carry out the Festival as a practise and a method to made learners (young and adult) active citizens and updated professionals? We have adopted the following approaches of : - Egdar Morin (French Sociologist ) “ Unitas Multiplex” to define learners and the contexts where they learn, live, grow and carry out their talents, competences and inspirations as a whole. - Paulo Freire (Brazilian Pedagogist) “ Education as practise of liberty” to design “knowledge plus experiences” as social competences for improving personal and community life.

13. Youth are the main protagonists of this project in order to give them some chances to be able to express themselves and match different opportunities to create new knowledge to be included into the social community life and the local and international job market.

16. This way (prejudices suspension) allows to get in tune with youth, without coinciding with them, in order to maintain a critical distance that allows the educator/leader/policy makers (all people involved in the society) to know the intentions of them, their manners and techniques for the assignment of meaning to the world. The distance provides the opportunity for educators to evaluate the existence of a "possible".