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Frequently asked questions
Legal status and recognition
Yes. It is entirely lawful and recognised by Italian law. Each year an idoneita examination confirms the work done, so that the learning is recognised for all purposes. You will find the details on the page How parent-led education works.
Yes. At the end of Class 8 (the third year of Italian middle school) young people sit the State examination that closes the first cycle - the licenza media - as external candidates, and with that qualification they can enrol at any upper secondary school. We cover this on the page How parent-led education works.
Each year the child sits an idoneita examination at a reference school, and the local state school exercises oversight. In recent years the examinations have been held at the Istituto San Giuseppe Calasanzio in Sanluri. See How parent-led education works.
You can do so at any time: once the idoneita examination has been passed, returning to a state or state-recognised school is possible. We will talk it through with you and help with the steps. See How parent-led education works.
Learning and School Life
The class teacher follows each child closely and reports on their progress through a descriptive assessment made up of concrete observations: what they have learnt, what fires their interest, what they are working on. It tells you far more than a number. See Steiner Waldorf education.
No. The path covers the essential learning, in its own way and at its own pace; the annual idoneita examination confirms this every year. See the Primary and Lower Secondary pages.
Textbooks are used sparingly: each class builds its own main lesson books, writing and illustrating what it learns. There is very little homework in the early years, and it increases gradually with age. See Steiner Waldorf education.
Throughout all eight years of the path, digital devices are not used in class. It is a deliberate choice: we give priority to working with the hands and to direct experience of the world, so that children - and later young people - can grow at the pace and according to the needs of their age. Familiarity with technology will come later, at the right moment and on solid foundations.
The continuity of the class teacher and the small class groups allow for a great deal of individual attention. We look at each situation together, calmly, during the introductory meeting, to work out how best to accompany the child.
Friendships and daily life
Yes, a great deal. The children spend every day in class with their classmates and teachers, work in groups, prepare festivals, plays and outings, and take part in the life of the community alongside the families.
The morning opens with a shared moment, then the first hours are given to the main subject of the block; through the day, languages, music, art and movement alternate. Children arrive between 8:00 and 8:10 and finish, depending on the class, between 14:30 and 15:30. See A day and its rhythm.
The class groups are small, which allows the teacher to know each child properly. At present the project has 8 class groups and more than 70 children. See The Association.
There is no canteen: each child brings their own snack and lunch from home. For what is on offer in the afternoon, see the page After-school activities.
Languages, ages and transitions
From Class 1 onwards children study two foreign languages, English and German, which accompany the whole path from Class 1 to Class 8. See Primary and Lower Secondary.
The path runs from Class 1 to Class 8, that is to the end of Italian middle school. After that, young people go on to any upper secondary school. See Lower Secondary.
Yes, this is possible even after the school year has started. First comes a process of getting to know one another, including an educational meeting to consider which class would be the right one. See How to enrol and How parent-led education works.
Enrolment, costs and commitment
The process always begins with getting to know one another: first contact, a meeting with the parents, a meeting with the child, and finally the administrative part. Parent-led education also brings annual deadlines with the reference school. See How to enrol.
Ramidoro is a non-profit association: contributions are proportionate to the real costs of the project and presented openly to members. The details are discussed at the introductory meeting. See Contributions and costs.
Ramidoro is a community sustained by its families: your involvement in the life of the school is welcome and valuable - from coming to the festivals, to small practical contributions, to the members' general meeting, where the association's decisions are shared.
We are in Selargius, near Cagliari in Sardinia. The address is on The Association page; for directions or to arrange a visit, write to us from the Contact page.
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