ROME

EDUCATION
SYSTEM
Ryan M. Israel
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Rome, Italian Roma, historic city and capital of Italy.
Rome is located in the central portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber River about 15
miles (24 km) inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Once the capital of an ancient republic and empire whose armies and polity defined the
Western world in antiquity and left seemingly indelible imprints thereafter, the spiritual
and physical seat of the Roman Catholic Church, and the site of major pinnacles of artistic
and intellectual achievement, Rome is the Eternal City, remaining today a political capital,
a religious centre, and a memorial to the creative imagination of the past.
Area city, 496 square miles (1,285 square km); province, 2,066 square miles (5,352 square
km). Pop. (2011) city, 2,617,175; province, 3,997,465; (2007 est.) urban agglom., 3,339,000;
(2016 est.) city, 2,873,494; province, 4,353,738.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Rome/Landscape
EDUCATION
IN ANCIENT
ROME
In the early days of Rome children did not go to school, but were educated
at home
Sometimes an educated slave would be hired to teach
If a father could read and write, he would teach his son to do the same
The father would also instruct his son in Roman law, history, customs,
physical training, and agriculture and military skills
 The sons of wealthy citizens or nobles were apprenticed to prominent
political figures around the age of 16, and fought with the army at 17
 Girls were taught by their mothers to spin, weave, and sew
Around 200 B.C. Rome adopted ideas from the Greek education system
and began to send boys (and some girls) to a school outside of their home
Education in Rome was mainly for boys that came from wealthy families
 Girls rarely attended school because they married at such a young age
Some girls from richer families were educated at homethey learned how to
properly run a household
Learning in Ancient Rome times was
based on fear
Boys were beaten for the smallest offense
because of the belief that if he feared
being caned he would learn correctly
There were two types of schools in Ancient Rome
 The first was a school for children age 7-12
 The more advanced school was where children learned Latin, Greek, and grammar.
They also studied Ancient Roman Scholars (i.e. Cicero)
 At the age of 16 some students went on to rhetoric school to prepare for legal
careers
 School days in Rome were believed to begin before sunrise and end late in the
afternoon
 Students went to school every day, except on market days or religious festivals
 The beginning of the school year was believed to be on March 24th
 This day is supposed to honor Minerva, the Roman goddess of knowledge and
wisdom
MODERN
EDUCATION
IN ROME
From Kindergarten to Lower Secondary
• Expat families in Rome will be particularly interested in the schools
available for their children. In Italy, it’s customary to send your kids to scuola
dell’infanzia (kindergarten) for up to three years, but this is not compulsory.
• Pre-school is followed by five years of scuola primaria (primary education).
In primary school, Italian children are taught reading, writing, math,
English, arts, and music, as well as basic history, geography, natural
sciences, and social studies.
• The same curriculum as in primary education applies to scuola secondaria di
primo grado (lower secondary school), except for the addition of a second
foreign language. After three years, the students take the licenzia
media exam for upper secondary school.
Upper Secondary Education in Italy
• Upper secondary education is for students aged 14–19. There are three
types of upper secondary education, depending on each student’s personal
interests and academic achievements. The istituto tecnico or istituto
professionale offer practical subjects with a commercial or technical focus as
vocational training, and students attend for three to five years.
• The liceo, on the other hand, is the fast track to a university education.
There are various kinds of high school, of an artistic or academic nature.
Students can specialize in music, the fine arts, or even dance, as well as the
classics, natural sciences, humanities, or modern languages. The final exam
(esame di maturità), in combination with an entrance test, paves the way to
higher education.
International Schools in Rome
• While the Italian school system has a good reputation, and is free of charge,
expat parents often worry about the language barrier. If your child is still
quite young, then immersion in an Italian education can be a valuable
opportunity to become fluent in the local language.
• However, if you are not planning on staying in Italy for the duration of your
children’s education, then it may be a better idea to send your child to one
of the many international schools in Rome. Many of them have their own
nursery and kindergarten as well. Remember, international schools are
private institutions and charge annual tuition fees.
Further Education in Rome
• Adult expats living in Rome have plenty of opportunity to broaden their
horizons. Rome has four public universities with an estimated student
population of over 200,000. In addition to that, there are several English-
language universities in the Italian capital.
• While the NATO Defense College and the LUISS School of Government
cater to the military and the civil service respectively, the American
University of Rome and John Cabot University provide more general higher
education. Anyone who’d like to brush up their Italian skills should simply
get in touch with the Società Dante Alighieri. They provide a number of
classes in which you can study the Italian language, history, and culture at
any level of linguistic proficiency.
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"Roman Education." History Learning Site. Web. 7 Feb 2010. .
"Roman School." Wikipedia. Web. 9 Feb 2010. .
“Rome.” Wikipedia. Web. 9 Feb 2010. .
https://www.internations.org/rome-expats/guide/living-in-rome-15732/education-in-rome-4
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