Dating Viterbo inish in January 2008, the Creativity Workshops Palace (Via Carlo Cattaneo in Viterbo), during which the children worked and played on the theme of the mirror, seen as an elaboration of the personality, of appearing and being.
The property is located at the former Villa Fornaciari, is open to children aged five to eleven years, working every day, except Saturday, from 15.30 to 17.30. It 's a service of the City of Viterbo - Department of Social Policy and Youth - managed by the social cooperative "Years in your pocket," which, with the participation of specialists (including an art educator and counselor), guarantees quality and competence in an atmosphere lively, spirited, play and experimentation typical of the laboratory.
"Since February 2005, the Palace of Creativity paths are created expressly designed to open windows into the worlds of imagination, fantasy and art, recognizing the right of children to participate in the culture - Rovidotti Agnese explains, a social worker of the municipality of Viterbo - in workshops where space play free games and creative activities, to meet and express themselves emotionally through the most different languages: of body, speech, sounds and rhythms, colors, shapes and symbols.
For this reason - continues Rovidotti - laboratories do not have a rigid pattern of activity, and default, are not studio where you can learn techniques, but using a cloth design, develop original group of paths and always different. So far in the Creativity Palace were made eight laboratories, which gave children the opportunity to experiment with the game, techniques of painting and pottery, body animation, reading and creative writing, as well as nature trails and art at Villa Lante in the city and museums.
From February 2008 the new laboratories will share the Palace of Creativity, again focusing on learning the various forms of gambling.
A favorite with children, but also by parents, was the 'structure proposed by the experience fun last summer, which saw children from 5 to 11 years, spending two weeks surrounded by nature, Traditional days, carrying out various activities, to stay happily together, and together discover budding artists.
And, always about the past summer, the city administration has fielded many activities for kids, from the municipal nursery "The Kittens" and "I Cuccioli2" who have promoted, among others, "A place to play, which saw children and parents together for an afternoon of gaming and entertainment, and" Our experience shows, an exhibition outlining the plans, recreational activities and socializing, the working methods of staff educational nests, with photographs, but also documentation to learn more about the work and history of the nests.
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Young followed with enthusiasm the efforts of the summer recreational centers, organized by the City of Viterbo and Mondopinocchio Game Room, where children aged 3 to 11 years have done many activities: manual, music, sports, games, drama courses and Desk.
As the summer of the smallest was cheered by the "Play Boy 2007, the summer nursery service for children aged 0 to 3 years, active in July and August at the local municipal Via S. Mary Volturno. Organized by the Social Services of the City of Viterbo, the project was designed as a true "small playroom, or a space for socializing and children's playgrounds, coordinated and supervised by educators with extensive experience in the world of childcare.
But the world of children and adolescents, at times, is not just a game, but knows very serious problems, such as family problems. "The Palace of Creativity and all other initiatives of the Municipality, supported by the valuable skills of educators involved - said the Mayor Giancarlo Gabbianelli - are evidence of how the various quality activities that give due recognition to the creativity of our younger citizens.
But there are serious problems affecting the world of children and even in this administration City, for many years, is renowned for its attention to social policies. Suffice it to say that children who are over 30 houses in the area shelters in the city but also in other districts, with a total expenditure which is around € 116 000 per year.
This attention to the shelters, there is, therefore, perfectly prepared to respect the law 149 of 28 March 2001, which decreed the closure of the orphanages and the transfer of children in foster homes or with foster families, which was implemented on 31 December 2006 ".
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Viterbo, is in via Pieve di Cadore, a flat owned by the municipality in which they live six children: three teenagers, two brothers aged 4 and 5 and a girl of nine.
For them there are two colorful rooms decorated with care, with many games and stuffed animals, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a lounge with television, a studio with a computer and a room where, in turn, are sleeping in the 6 operators Cooperative Zoe who follow them day and night, every day.
Behind these children painful stories of hardship the family of origin, a Court that will rely on local social services, to arrive later in this house where there are people who take care of them, with so much love. "It 's a very delicate work - Camilli said Ross, coordinator of Social Services of the City of Viterbo - because our is a project of recovery and support not only the children entrusted to us, but also their families. Alongside education, care, the economic and psychological support of children, we seek to have the family can get back on track with unease: the ultimate goal is a full and peaceful reunification between children and their parents. Here the children are followed until the age of majority, but even further: we help them to study, to create a professional future and their own independence. "
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