"Digital School": the project for the digital training of school staff at the Gonzaga Institute is underway

The Gonzaga Institute of Palermo is pleased to announce the launch of the "Digital School" project, a strategic initiative funded under the "Training of school staff for the digital transition in non-commercial private schools" Notice (D.M. 66/2023) – investment line M4C1I2.1 of the PNRR.

The project was created to respond to the educational challenges of the present and the future, focusing on the training of school staff and the digital transformation of teaching and school organization. A path that values inclusion, innovation, security and continuous professional growth.

Objectives and actions of the project

“Digital School” aims to:

• - Enhance the digital skills of teachers, managers, ATA and educational staff

• - Support digital inclusion and guarantee accessible learning environments

• - Strengthen IT security and digital management of school activities

• - Promote innovative teaching methodologies and the conscious use of technologies

• - Encourage collaboration and the exchange of good practices between schools and territories

• - The project is divided into three main training actions:

• - Training courses on the digital transition

• - Field training workshops

• - Communities of practice for learning

The activities include face-to-face, online and hybrid methods, in line with the European frameworks DigComp 2.2 and DigCompEdu. At the end, participants will obtain a certification of the skills acquired.

A project rooted in the territory, with a European vision

The intervention involves four schools of the Gonzaga Institute:

• - Kindergarten

• - Primary school

• - Lower secondary school

• - Upper secondary schools: Classical high school, scientific high school, sports scientific high school, steam scientific high school

The numbers of the project speak for themselves:

• - 130 school staff units trained by December 2025 (teachers, administrative and secretarial staff, DSGA, educational coordinators and school managers)

• - over 90 participants in training courses

• - over 40 participants in field workshops

• - A school that invests in the future

“Digital School” represents a decisive step towards a more innovative, competent and inclusive school. A concrete investment in those who build education every day: the professionals of the Gonzaga Institute, ready to take on the challenges of the digital transformation to accompany children and young people on their path of growth.

Funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU