Shaping the Future with Education

Milano, 8-12 May, 2023

Book of abstract now available here:
https://doi.org/10.53145/978-88-9392-440-5


The complete list of all the accepted presentations is available here.

The official congress’ language is English

Professional Italian translation will be available on the plenary sessions on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Italian volunteer-based translation will be made available on other sessions and workshops.

Days 8-9 May are reserved for the pre-congress optional activities, while the full congress will start on the evening of May 9, with the Welcome Cocktail Party and the Opening Ceremony. The congress will end on Friday, May 12, at lunchtime. 

All participants must choose their session and register for the evening events using this form


Pre-Congress: Monday, May 8, 2023

Morning

Optional Social-cultural activities open to everyone. See availability and booking information here.

09.30 – 12.00 Hope Board meeting [private, CMs must register here]

Afternoon

Optional Social-cultural activities open to everyone. See availability and booking information here

13.00-16.00 HOPE CM meeting, Toscanini Room [private, CMs must register here]

Evening

19.30 HOPE CM Pizza Dinner [private, CMs must register here]

Pre-Congress: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Morning

Optional Social-cultural activities open to everyone. See availability and booking information here.

09.00 – 10.00 Hope Board meeting [private]

09.30 – 12.00 HOPE CM meeting, Toscanini Room [private]

11.30 Special acknowledgements to HOPE Board members and the Ambassador terminating their service.

Afternoon

Optional Social-cultural activities open to everyone. See availability and booking information here.

15.00 Congress Accreditation desk opens. Stelline congress center.

15.00 – 17.00 School Reentry Consensus Conference – Toscanini Room

Professionals and stakeholders with an experience in the field of school reentry of children and young people with a medical or mental health condition, can now register here.

Evening

🎶 18.30 – 21.30 Institutional open ceremony

Venue: Casa Cardinal Ildefonso Schuster, Via Sant’Antonio, 5, Milano

  • Formal opening by Steering Committee Chair Laura Fiorini
  • Welcome address by Clelia Caiazza, Direzione generale per lo studente, l’inclusione e l’orientamento scolastico, Ufficio IV Scuola in ospedale e istruzione domiciliare.
  • Welcome address by Angiola Piovani, Representative of the Italian National Network of Hospital Schools.
  • HOPE Opening speech by President Jan Haverkate.
  • “Comitato Maria Letizia Verga”
  • Zucchi Musical High School Choir (Conductor: Prof. Patrizia Macrelli).
    A student choir performing a variety of polyphonic music, from Renaissance choral works to contemporary music.
  • Welcome cocktail with buffet style dinner.

1st Congress day: Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Morning

09.00 Welcome and Institutional greetings

On. Paola Frassinetti, Ministero dell’Istruzione e del Merito

Monica Capuzzi (Ufficio Scolastico Regionale – Lombardia)

Katia Fiocchetta (Liceo Statale Maffeo Vegio – Scuola Polo Lombardia)

Giovanni Verga, “Comitato Maria Letizia Verga” ODV, Monza

09.30 Scientific Congress opening: Shaping the Future with Education (M. Capurso)

09.40 R. Mantegazza “I have always been at my school”. The student between hospital school and school of belonging: not just a mere handover.

10.30 Coffee Break

11.00 J. Hollenweger Haskell Expanding competency-based curricula to embrace diversity

12.00 Poster sessions

13.00 Lunch

Afternoon

14.50 Workshops or parallel sessions “1”

16.00 Workshops or parallel sessions “2”

17.00 – 17.20 Coffee Break

17.20 Workshops or parallel sessions “3”

Evening

Free

2nd Congress day: Thursday, May 11, 2023

Morning

09.00 A. Balduzzi – Wherever We Go: the remarkable journey of a white coat treating children and discovering their resilience, school, families and cultures

09.55 F. Manni CLOSE UP: Sharing and understanding the Hospital School experience

10.45 Coffee Break

11.15 T. Barnett What do we know about the effectiveness of education support programs for young people managing chronic health conditions?

12.15 Workshops and parallel sessions “4”

13.15 Lunch

Afternoon

15.00 Workshops or parallel sessions “5”

16.10 Workshops or parallel sessions “6”

Evening

19.30 Social Dinner [Extra fee may apply]

OSTERIA DEL TRENO – sala Liberty, Via S. Gregorio, 46, 20124 Milano MI

3rd Congress day: Friday, May 12, 2023

Morning

08.30 HOPE General Assembly accreditation [new members registration possible]

09.00 – 11.00 HOPE General Assembly [HOPE members only]

• Here you can find a list of documents related to the General Assembly

11.00-11.25 Coffee break

11.30-12.30 Young people voices: group interview conducted by Journalist Andrea Chioini. Introduction by Dr. Momcilo Jankovic

12.30-13.30 Fostering Development, Education and Resilience in children and families between Ukraine and Europe.
Roundtable discussion with Matteo Mangiagalli, MHPSS Coordinator Poland-Ukraine coordinato Soleterre, School Psychologist, and Pietro De Angelis, Psychologist Soleterre Onlus; Serena Malorni, Social Worker, Fondazione Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma; Oksana Nefedova, Cultural Mediator, Comitato Maria Letizia Verga. Chair: Michele Capurso

13.30 Launch of next HOPE Congress

13.45 Light Lunch

Goodbye!

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