The center participated as a main speaker at the international conference "Oltre i confini dell'aula" (Beyond the Classroom Walls), organized by the Istituto Comprensivo di Piombino Dese in Padua. This invitation highlights the center's teaching work, which conceives education as a tool for equity and community outreach.
The director, Marta del Campo, presented the educational model, focused on guaranteeing the right to education and generating expectations of success, especially in situations of exclusion risk. She emphasized the importance of an open, active, and inclusive center, based on distributed leadership, teamwork, the integration of families and students, the search for external resources, and collaboration with socio-educational entities in the neighborhood.
During the session, emphasis was placed on school success strategies for Roma students. Aarón Moreno, the school's first Roma teacher and a positive role model, shared his experience with Italian students and teachers, advocating for the design of motivating projects as a driver for young people to achieve their aspirations.
The exchange originates from a visit by international delegations in late 2025, promoted by the Federació de Moviments de Renovació Pedagògica de Catalunya. The participating organizations share a commitment to active education, school democratization, and social justice.
The Istituto Comprensivo di Piombino Dese, which unifies kindergarten, primary, and secondary education for a population of 10,000 inhabitants, shows similarities with La Mina's model, reinforcing the idea that pedagogical innovation transcends borders and that a school open to its neighborhood contributes to a more just world.
