Educational activities

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (4TH AND 5TH GRADES), MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS

Canali di Bologna is responsible for the management and maintenance of the water system coming from the Casalecchio and San Ruffillo Dams and for the conservation and promotion of the historical structures that regulate it. It works to safeguard the hydro-geological assets of the city and to contribute to the maintenance of the hygienic equilibrium of the urban subsoil by managing the local water that depends on its artificial system.

Recognising the importance of educating future citizens to respect the environment and to learn about their local community and its history, Canali di Bologna has decided to prepare an educational programme dedicated to students of elementary schools (4th and 5th grades), middle schools and high schools, offering personalised seminars and lessons in the classroom and at its sites, also in view of the inauguration of an educational archive at its headquarters, the future Opificio delle Acque.

EXPLORING BOLOGNA CITY OF WATER

Each educational proposal is divided into two parts: the first is a free seminar in the classroom held by an instructor from Canali di Bologna who, interacting with the class through a multimedia presentation and a final quiz for teams, will introduce students to the history of Bologna city of water, its topography and the important functions performed by the network of canals that run under the city. The seminar can be personalised according to the class's educational needs and programme, dedicating more time to historical or technical aspects.
The second part follows shortly thereafter (7-10 days later), and consists in a guided tour of one of the historic Canali di Bologna sites to further expand on the concepts discussed in the classroom. The visits are listed below. If the students have already learned about the topic with their teachers during class hours, it is possible to just book the guided tour.

Educational objectives:

• Learn about the cultural significance of the historical-technical-architectural heritage of the Bolognese water system, of its importance as a fundamental economic resource, of the need to preserve it through the instruments of protection and conservation.
• Learn about the role played in the development of the city's history as a witness of civilisation in which to rediscover one's identity.
• Ability to recognise the importance of some key factors for human settlements (transport routes and waterways) and of the relationship between the economy, the environment and society.
• Learn the factors that have produced scientific and technological development over time.
• Use geography methods (spatial perspective, human-environmental relations, regional synthesis), concepts (community, region, localisation, scale, spatial diffusion, mobility, relations, sense of place) and tools (maps, geographical information systems, images, subjective sources) for the understanding of historical processes and for the construction of a sustainable development in the present.

Organisation:

For the classroom session: 2 classes max, available for schools based in Bologna and in the province. The duration of the activity is about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
For guided tours: see the details of each site.
Prices: the session in the classroom is free, the guided tour has a cost of €3 per student.

GUIDED TOURS

Contatti

Canali di Bologna

Contact for educational activities: Chiara Soldati
E-mail: didattica@canalidibologna.it
Phone: 051 64 93 527
Website: www.canalidibologna.it

We are always happy to work with teachers to develop personalised presentations.
Don't hesitate to contact us!