Patrizio Paoletti Foundation for the children of Kenya
Fondazione Patrizio Paoletti is a partner and co-financier of a project to ensure protection and psychological well-being for children in Kenya, while also contributing to reducing educational poverty and enhancing skills. For a fairer and more sustainable future.
The brain’s reward system and learning
Why do we do what we do? Beyond meeting the basic needs for our survival—food, rest, safety—we are motivated by what brings us pleasure, fun, and satisfaction. These activities are usually useful to us in some way, which is why our brain associates them with pleasure.
Educational Frontiers
A fundamental pillar of global health is education, particularly education in transversal skills and healthy, sustainable lifestyles, as preventive and protective factors for the health of individuals, communities, and the planet. Inclusive and transformative education can positively impact the glo…
We need more emotional intelligence in schools
Even at school, emotional intelligence (EI) is a fundamental concept for the well-being and success of students. It not only influences their social skills but also their academic performance. Understanding and managing one’s own emotions, as well as recognizing and respecting those of others, are…
Play and Brain Development
Since Neumann’s “Game Theory” was used in the 1940s to explain human behavior in fields such as economics, politics and biology, it has become increasingly clear that play is not just a form of entertainment for children and adults. Instead, play is a crucial element in the development and nurturin…
Assisi International School: Happiness Lies in Positive Interdependence
We had the privilege of experiencing one of the many “AIS Experiences”, spending three days immersed in the Kindergarten and Primary School on the occasion of International Day of Happiness on March 20. Who were the protagonists of this adventure? The girls and boys aged three to six, constantly dr…
Antonella Galìè at I.C.O.N.S. 2021 – Pedagogy for the Third Millennium
La presentazione di Antonella Galìè a I.C.O.N.S. 2021, Project Manager della Fondazione Patrizio Paoletti Assisi International School (AIS), la prima scuola bilingue in Italia che integra il Metodo Montessori con la Pedagogia per il Terzo Millennio, un metodo basato sulla scienza attualmente applic…
The Global Day of Parents brings denatality in Italy to the fore
For the Global Day of Parents set for 1 June 2023 by the United Nations, the Patrizio Paoletti Foundation, which is dedicated to research and training for the wellbeing of individuals, families and the community, shares tools for parents, such as the webinar “ What type of parent do you want to be…
“EQ Students” is here, the project that studies new models to develop emotional intelligence in children and young people
Fondazione is the Italian partner of “EQ Students”, a unique project aimed at developing, testing, and implementing a comprehensive support system for the development of emotional intelligence in school-aged children (6–15 years old), with the active participation of primary and lower secondary sch…
The new Erasmus Plus “Platonic” is here. The project to counteract developmental delays in children from 0-6 years of age begins
The PLATONIC project springs from the need to create tools to identify developmental delays in children early on. Professionals from the field of psychology, medicine, science and education suggest that the earlier the intervention begins the greater is the possibility to improve the developmental…
