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ONTACT
Istituto Comprensivo Via Dei Boschi
Mr. FarogIi Ambrogio
Italy
http://www.viadeiboschi.gov.it/+39 0331 587220
dirigente.viadeiboschi@gmail.comO
VERALL GOAL
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MISSION
The project uses music as a means of social integration for students with autism spectrum disorder.
This approach results in the creation of a connection between the students with disability and the school environment
through the musical experience by implementing simple structured activities on the basis of perception and stimulation
to changes in behaviour and the achievement of personal well-being and academic achievement. The basic idea of the
project is to enable global educational initiatives by using music as part of inclusive education, multi-channel and multi-
sensory practice. Music is considered in this sense a tool to unify emotional, mental and physical experience. The
musical experience allows one to bypass the symbolic importance of verbal language and provides the child with a
developmental disorder the opportunity to speak with alternative methods, revealing their personality through
expressive-communicative unconventional strategies. By establishing a relationship with the child of respect and trust,
the music can unleash creative energy and lead them to independently learn to express themselves.
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HE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
The interaction of music can stimulate the active participation of an autistic child by inducing a desire for
communication different from the mechanical responses that the autistic child is instinctively led to give. Starting from
game practices, one can aim at developing a real communicative liaison using music as a medium to facilitate and
develop communication through sound experiences with the voice and with musical instruments. Moreover, this
musical communication can offer the autistic child a way to recover self-esteem and confidence to become actively
involved in the work of the class and to participate in school as an integrating experience. Country in which it was
developed: Italy
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OUNTRY
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COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING
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Italy
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ACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE
The project received the award,
PREMIO ABBIATI PER LA SCUOLA
awarded by the National Association of Music Critics.