Scuola aperta per LISA – Open school for LISA

«Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world». Nelson Mandela

WHAT IS THE “LISA” PROJECT

“LISA”, an acronym for “Books for a Solidarity and Welcoming Education,” aims to create a collaboration with solidarity associations involved in promoting an education system for children in underdeveloped or developing countries. The goal is to create an archive of texts, drawings, and photographic material, which our publishing studio will transform into a collection of stories to be published in an edited anthology, complete with an ISBN, available for purchase both nationally and internationally. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the partner association to support children’s education.

OBJECTIVES OF THE “LISA” PROJECT

“LISA” seeks to raise awareness about the importance of promoting education in underdeveloped or developing countries, while simultaneously fostering a sense of solidarity. It does so by connecting two similar worlds: less fortunate children who write the stories and well-off children who read those stories. The project is based on the idea that people should not support solidarity with blind eyes, and it does not aim to be another form of “charity” or blind donation. LISA wants to give a voice to stories that often reach us only in the tragic form chosen by the media. LISA wants to speak to young readers, but also to older ones, and guide them on a journey through the reality of those who live beyond the sea, bringing us one step closer.

WHAT IS THE “OPEN SCHOOL FOR LISA” PROJECT       

The “Open School for LISA” project aims to create a bridge between children aged 7 to 13 who attend school in Italy and children like them who go to school in a completely different context, such as a developing country.
The project requires an investment from the Italian school involved to purchase a package that includes a number of copies of one or more books from the series, in Italian or English, the presentation of the project in the classrooms through video projection, and a live storytelling performance to share Lisa’s story with the students, along with other activities that directly engage the students in reading, writing, drawing, in response to the children from the involved country. The school can decide whether to purchase the full package or just the individual copies of the book to be used as teaching material in the activities they deem most appropriate, either by directly purchasing the copies on Amazon or by making a donation to the fundraising campaign in support of the project.

OBJECTIVES OF THE “OPEN SCHOOL FOR LISA” PROJECT

The goal of introducing LISA into schools is to help students understand, from an early age, the values of hospitality, inclusivity, and integration through the knowledge of others.

HOW CAN THE SCHOOL CONTRIBUTE BY JOINING THE PROJECT

The school can contribute in two ways by joining the project:

1. Purchasing the copies: By purchasing the book copies directly on Amazon (part of the proceeds will go to the partner association that will fund children’s education in the involved country);
2. Donation: By participating in the fundraising campaign with a donation to support the LISA project and receive discounted copies.

To view the two options, click here.

PACKAGES

1. Package 1 (individual copies): Purchase the number of copies suitable for the number of students and classes you want to involve. The purchase can be made directly on Amazon or through a donation to the fundraising campaign for an amount equivalent to the number of copies you want to obtain (minimum 15 euros per copy), to be used as teaching material in the classroom.
2. Complete Package 2 (for groups of classes or students gathered in a single 60-minute session): 1 to 5 copies of the book (Italian or English) + project presentation + storytelling performance + reading, writing, and drawing activities = 300 euros (via donation to the fundraising campaign).
3. Complete Package 3 (for a class of about 20 students, 30 to 60 minutes): 20 copies of a book from the series (Italian or English) + project presentation + storytelling performance + reading, writing, and drawing activities = 500 euros (via donation to the fundraising campaign); up to a maximum of 4 additional copies included in the price.
4. Complete Package 4 (for 4 classes of about 20 students each, approximately 4 hours total): 80 copies of a book from the series (Italian or English) + project presentation + storytelling performance + reading, writing, and drawing activities = 1,500 euros (via donation to the fundraising campaign); up to a maximum of 16 additional copies (4 for each class) included in the price.Pacchetto completo 2 (per gruppi di classi o studenti riuniti in un solo incontro di circa 60 minuti): da 1 a 5 copie del libro (italiano o inglese) + presentazione del progetto + performance di storytelling + attività di lettura, scrittura, disegno = 300 euro (tramite donazione su raccolta fondi).
5. Pacchetto completo 3 (per una classe di circa 20 studenti, dai 30 ai 60 minuti): 20 copie di un libro della collana (italiano o inglese) + presentazione del progetto + performance di storytelling + attività di lettura, scrittura, disegno = 500 euro (tramite donazione su raccolta fondi); è possibile aggiungere fino a un massimo di 4 copie incluse nel prezzo.
6. Pacchetto completo 4 (per 4 classi di circa 20 studenti l’una, circa 4 ore totali): 80 copie di un libro della collana (italiano o inglese) + presentazione del progetto + performance di storytelling + attività di lettura, scrittura, disegno =  1.500 euro (tramite donazione su raccolta fondi); è possibile aggiungere fino a un massimo di 16 copie (4 per ogni classe) incluse nel prezzo.

For schools outside Rome, where the presentation cannot be held in person, package prices will be discounted by 100 euros, excluding the storytelling performance.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IN SCHOOLS

The project will be carried out in the following phases:

1. Copy purchase or donation: The school purchases one of the proposed packages (in the case of package No. 4, the school will purchase the copies directly on Amazon or via donation to the fundraising campaign).
2. Submission of payment receipt by the school: The school sends the payment receipt to selkinkstudio@gmail.com (only if purchased via Amazon).
3. Editorial calendar: SelkInk will organize the presentation in the classrooms, the storyteller performance, in agreement with the school to set dates and times, and promote the event and the institution involved on our channels.
4. Founders’ presentation and storytelling performance: Project video screening in class, live storytelling performance in class to tell the students about the LISA project.
5. Reading: The texts will be read by some students in the class.
6. Writing and drawing: The students in the involved classes will be able to write response letters to the children from the reference country and/or create themed drawings, based on their preferences and skills.
7. Submission of materials by the teachers to SelkInk
8. Dissemination: SelkInk will publish the students’ work on social media, creating a dedicated Facebook album for the project.

For package No. 4, only points 1 and 2 should be considered.

INVOLVED PARTIES

• Daniela Baranello: Founder of SelkInk, editor, journalist, translator
• Denise Sarrecchia: Founder of SelkInk, author, graphic designer, illustrator
• Valentina Bernardini: Actress and storyteller
• Valeria Iacampo: Actress and storyteller