Il Cielo Itinerante: Italia Brilla

Fondazione Italia Patria della Bellezza has chosen Italia Brilla as one of the three winning projects for the 2023 call for proposals. The non-profit association Il Cielo Itinerante aims to bring children in situations of social deprivation and educational poverty closer to STEAM subjects.

Italy ranks last in Europe in science tests - after us only Slovakia and Greece - with one of the biggest declines in recent years among OECD countries. Il Cielo Itinerante recognises the alarming shortage of science skills and promotes the benefits of mathematics: from cognitive and metacognitive development to unlimited practical applications in everyday life, this subject stimulates creativity and critical thinking, essential skills in today's world.

Operating in the areas identified through the results of the Invalsi Tests, the selected project organises astronomical observations and interactive workshops with science lecturers. Exposing children to space gives them the opportunity to take an interest in scientific subjects, while encouraging a projection of themselves beyond their socio-economic background. Italia Brilla-Costellazione 2022 allowed 2000 children in 60 Italian cities to participate in interactive workshops and observations of the sky. With the 2023 edition, Il Cielo Itinerante aims to increase the impact of the initiative, taking the sky where it does not reach.