KID SCREEN 1998

Regione Lombardia Direzione Generale Cultura

European Children’s Film Association

2-3-4- November 1998 Conference Hall of the Province of Milan - via Corridoni 16

International seminar for teachers, cultural and voluntary operators, and all those interested in the quality of life of boys, girls and teenagers of both sexes.

The aim
To promote exchanges that widen the cognitive panorama, from a multidisciplinary standpoint, with a specific reference to the field of action of cinema, image and education.

Main themes of the 1998 meeting
New branches of knowledge The changes taking place in technological society impose new approaches, both in teaching and ideas: how should we best equip ourselves for this?

Bullying and self-esteem How can we increase self-esteem in boys and girls, and combat violence in schools? Experiences and best practice from a variety of European countries.

Media Education As we approach the new millennium, this fundamental element of cultural growth could counterbalance the cultural and sexual stereotypes spread by the media. How to develop educational projects in schools with practical examples.

Speakers include
Researcher, university lecturers, teachers, media industry professionals, project co-ordinators from Italy and abroad.

Presentation
Lecturers in plenary assembly, afternoon workshops in small groups, screenings of films and/or educational videos.


November 2

Plenum Room

9,30 a.m Welcome speech by Marzio Tremaglia, Regional Councillor of Culture of the Lombardy Region.
Welcome by Daniela Benelli, Provincial Councillor of Culture.
Domenico Lucchini, President of ECFA:
Kid Screen, an operative answer to the universe of images and children’s protection.

9,45 a.m. Douglas Rushkoff, author of Children of Chaos, Cyberia, Media Virus, syndicated columnist in 20 languages, media professor:
Here come the screen-agers. Why programming is impossible in an Age of Chaos.

10,30 a.m. Everything you would have liked to know about digital revolution, but never had the courage to ask.
Video-presentation by Flavio Boretti and Mauro Pieri, DGTV, multimedia laboratory for children.

11,00 a.m. break

11,30 a.m. Giuseppe Romano, journalist, multimedial author:
Violent just for fun? Children, interactive communication and digital violence.

12,00 a.m. Video Screening

12,30 p.m. break

2,30 p.m. Ada Fonzi, Professor of Development Psychology at Florence University, expert in studies and researches in the area of language, drawing and magic thoughts: Bullyism at school: analysis of the phenomenon in Italy and possible solutions.

3,15 p.m. Ferdinand Cuvelier, Doctor in Social Psychology, Relatie Studio, Centre for adults’ education, Gent, Belgium:
A Flemish training concept of social skills for children (2 to 12 years old) and the prevention of violence.

4,00 p.m. Ersilia Menesini, Researcher at the Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, University of Padova, Italy:
Strategies of intervention at school to face bullyism: the curricular approach.

4,30 p.m. Film or video screening

Chaplin Hall

2,30 p.m. Elena Pasetti, AVISCO (Association about school audio-visual and research experimentation)-CIAS:
Audio-visual productions at school: didactic mediators, creative means and multimedia process. (only Italian speaking, no translation).

Andersen Hall

2,30 p.m. Image education in pre-primary and primary school. Mariolina Gamba, Camillo Bascialli, Augusto Gerli, Centro Studi per l’Educazione all’Immagine:
To educate to and with images in pre-primary and primary schools. Presentation of experiences and didactic works (1st part). (only Italian speaking, no translation).

Truffaut Hall

2,30 p.m. The cinema language (for teachers of the jr. high schools and of the first two years of the sr. high schools). Paolo Castelli and Giancarlo Zappoli, Centro Studi per l’Educazione all’Immagine:
The imaginary cinema -The work of cinema (1st part). Theoretical considerations and exercises connected with the multimedia project of the cinema didactic "Here come the video", produced within the Project bearing the same title and promoted by the Lombardy Region. (1st part). (only Italian speaking, no translation).

November 3

Plenum Room

9,15 a.m. Titus Alexander, from the Self-Esteem Network, U.K.:
Self-Esteem: the heart and soul of lifelong learning - 200 practical ideas for parents and teachers.

10,00 a.m. Video screening of educational productions

10,40 a.m. break

11,00 a.m. Anna-Michele Hantler, Consultant to education/health and social services, Arts Psychotherapist, from the Self-Esteem Network, U.K.:
Quality Circle Time at school: a model to develop children’s self-knowledge and spiritual awareness.

12,00 a.m. Discussion.

12,30 p.m. break

2,30 p.m. Steve Addams, Trainer and consultant in Child Protection in the Education Service, Derbyshire:
The role of schools in child protection: how to support teachers facing abused children.

3,15 p.m. Marion Mebes, Socialworker, author and publisher, Germany: Prevention/intervention on child sexual abuse. Using multimedia as an approach to teenagers. The girl project Rostock (CD-ROM).

4,00 p.m. Screening of film and video.

Truffaut Hall

3,30 p.m. MEDIA Salles: Annual Meeting of the Euro Kids Network’s members.

Andersen Hall

2,30 p.m. Mariolina Gamba, Camillo Bascialli, Augusto Gerli, Centro Studi per l’Educazione all’Immagine:
To educate to and with images in pre-primary and primary schools. Presentation of experiences and didactic works. (2nd part).

Chaplin Hall

2,30 p.m. Ersilia Menesini, Researcher at the Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, University of Padova, Italy:
A project on Pier Support at school between young people: a new strategy to fight bullying.

Video Hall 1

2,30 p.m. The cinema language (for teachers of the jr. high schools and of the first two years of the sr. high schools). Marco Borroni and Patrizia Canova, Centro Studi per l’Educazione all’Immagine:
The imaginary cinema - The work of cinema (2nd part). Theoretical considerations and exercises with the multimedia project of the cinema didactic "Here come the video", produced within the project bearing the same title and promoted by the Lombardy Region. (only Italian speaking, no translation).

4 November

Plenum Room

9,15 a.m. Ingrid Geretschlaeger, Specialist in communication research and media literacy education, University of Vienna, Austria:
The protection of minor - does gender make a difference?

10,00 a.m. Cary Bazalgette, Principal Education Officer, Information and Education Division, British Film Institute:
Developing a cine-literate population. New initiatives in the U.K.

10,45 a.m. coffee break

11,15 a.m. Francesco de Sanctis, Responsible for the Ministry of Education on the Milanese territory.
Schools face the multimedia challenge. Perspectives in Italy.

11,45 a.m. UNICEF, the media projects to protect children’s rights.
The video SARA, made for girls.

Truffaut Hall

9,30 a.m. Media Salles seminar:
The Commitment of European Cinemas to Films for Children and Young People: Experiences and future Developments.

Andersen Hall

9,30 a.m. The project "The Mystery of Night and Day", to promote the knowledge of different cultural traditions and religions between children. Produced by Studio Equatore and Associazione Alfabeta with the support of the Lombardy Region. Gianfilippo Pedote and Giuliano Corti.

Chaplin Hall:

9,30 a.m. Graziella Gattulli, from the Cinematographic Bureau of the Lombardy Region: Lombardia Cinema Ragazzi: the project of the Lombardy Region to promote quality films for children and media education.

12,30 p.m. Closing of works.

This is a three-day Seminar. The application fees are Lit. 120.000= (to be paid on the account number 15087 / 1 / 3 ABI 5048, CAB 10900, CIH B at the Banca Popolare per il Commercio e l’Industria - branch of Como, in the name of Comitato Italiano Kid Screen), which give the right to participate in all presentations and work groups or workshops, to have free admission to screenings, and to receive the written proceedings of the Seminar as well as to visit the exhibition "Stop bullying" organised at the Museo della Scienza in Milan, by the Belgian Association Jeugd & vrede.

The organisation secretariat will be located c/o Lumière & co - phone no. +39.02.6571052 - fax no. +39.02.6555609. (From September every day from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. - from 2,30 p.m. to 6 p.m.). It is possible to get information also from Ufficio Cinema e Audiovisivi of the Regione Lombardia, Piazza IV Novembre, 5 - 20124 MILAN - ph.: +39.02.67653716 or 02.67652611/10/12 - fax: 02.67652735, e-mail: schwarzwalde@regione.lombardia.it

This programme is provisional.

	Plenum Room
9,30 a.m	Welcome speech by Marzio Tremaglia, Regional Councillor of Culture of the Lombardy Region. Welcome by Daniela Benelli, Provincial Councillor of Culture. Domenico Lucchini, President of ECFA: Kid Screen, an operative answer to the universe of images and children’s protection.
9,45 a.m.	Douglas Rushkoff, author of Children of Chaos, Cyberia, Media Virus, syndicated columnist in 20 languages, media professor: Here come the screen-agers. Why programming is impossible in an Age of Chaos.
10,30 a.m.	Everything you would have liked to know about digital revolution, but never had the courage to ask. Video-presentation by Flavio Boretti and Mauro Pieri, DGTV, multimedia laboratory for children.
11,00 a.m.	break
11,30 a.m.	Giuseppe Romano, journalist, multimedial author: Violent just for fun? Children, interactive communication and digital violence.
12,00 a.m.	Video Screening
12,30 p.m.	break
2,30 p.m.	Ada Fonzi, Professor of Development Psychology at Florence University, expert in studies and researches in the area of language, drawing and magic thoughts: Bullyism at school: analysis of the phenomenon in Italy and possible solutions.
3,15 p.m.	Ferdinand Cuvelier, Doctor in Social Psychology, Relatie Studio, Centre for adults’ education, Gent, Belgium: A Flemish training concept of social skills for children (2 to 12 years old) and the prevention of violence.
4,00 p.m.	Ersilia Menesini, Researcher at the Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, University of Padova, Italy: Strategies of intervention at school to face bullyism: the curricular approach.
4,30 p.m.	Film or video screening
	Chaplin Hall
2,30 p.m.	Elena Pasetti, AVISCO (Association about school audio-visual and research experimentation)-CIAS: Audio-visual productions at school: didactic mediators, creative means and multimedia process. (only Italian speaking, no translation).
	Andersen Hall
2,30 p.m.	Image education in pre-primary and primary school. Mariolina Gamba, Camillo Bascialli, Augusto Gerli, Centro Studi per l’Educazione all’Immagine: To educate to and with images in pre-primary and primary schools. Presentation of experiences and didactic works (1st part). (only Italian speaking, no translation).
	Truffaut Hall
2,30 p.m.	The cinema language (for teachers of the jr. high schools and of the first two years of the sr. high schools). Paolo Castelli and Giancarlo Zappoli, Centro Studi per l’Educazione all’Immagine: The imaginary cinema -The work of cinema (1st part). Theoretical considerations and exercises connected with the multimedia project of the cinema didactic "Here come the video", produced within the Project bearing the same title and promoted by the Lombardy Region. (1st part). (only Italian speaking, no translation).

	Plenum Room
9,15 a.m.	Titus Alexander, from the Self-Esteem Network, U.K.: Self-Esteem: the heart and soul of lifelong learning - 200 practical ideas for parents and teachers.
10,00 a.m.	Video screening of educational productions
10,40 a.m.	break
11,00 a.m.	Anna-Michele Hantler, Consultant to education/health and social services, Arts Psychotherapist, from the Self-Esteem Network, U.K.: Quality Circle Time at school: a model to develop children’s self-knowledge and spiritual awareness.
12,00 a.m.	Discussion.
12,30 p.m.	break
2,30 p.m.	Steve Addams, Trainer and consultant in Child Protection in the Education Service, Derbyshire: The role of schools in child protection: how to support teachers facing abused children.
3,15 p.m.	Marion Mebes, Socialworker, author and publisher, Germany: Prevention/intervention on child sexual abuse. Using multimedia as an approach to teenagers. The girl project Rostock (CD-ROM).
4,00 p.m.	Screening of film and video.
	Truffaut Hall
3,30 p.m.	MEDIA Salles: Annual Meeting of the Euro Kids Network’s members.
	Andersen Hall
2,30 p.m.	Mariolina Gamba, Camillo Bascialli, Augusto Gerli, Centro Studi per l’Educazione all’Immagine: To educate to and with images in pre-primary and primary schools. Presentation of experiences and didactic works. (2nd part).
	Chaplin Hall
2,30 p.m.	Ersilia Menesini, Researcher at the Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, University of Padova, Italy: A project on Pier Support at school between young people: a new strategy to fight bullying.
	Video Hall 1
2,30 p.m.	The cinema language (for teachers of the jr. high schools and of the first two years of the sr. high schools). Marco Borroni and Patrizia Canova, Centro Studi per l’Educazione all’Immagine: The imaginary cinema - The work of cinema (2nd part). Theoretical considerations and exercises with the multimedia project of the cinema didactic "Here come the video", produced within the project bearing the same title and promoted by the Lombardy Region. (only Italian speaking, no translation).

	Plenum Room
9,15 a.m.	Ingrid Geretschlaeger, Specialist in communication research and media literacy education, University of Vienna, Austria: The protection of minor - does gender make a difference?
10,00 a.m.	Cary Bazalgette, Principal Education Officer, Information and Education Division, British Film Institute: Developing a cine-literate population. New initiatives in the U.K.
10,45 a.m.	coffee break
11,15 a.m.	Francesco de Sanctis, Responsible for the Ministry of Education on the Milanese territory. Schools face the multimedia challenge. Perspectives in Italy.
11,45 a.m.	UNICEF, the media projects to protect children’s rights. The video SARA, made for girls.
	Truffaut Hall
9,30 a.m.	Media Salles seminar: The Commitment of European Cinemas to Films for Children and Young People: Experiences and future Developments.
	Andersen Hall
9,30 a.m.	The project "The Mystery of Night and Day", to promote the knowledge of different cultural traditions and religions between children. Produced by Studio Equatore and Associazione Alfabeta with the support of the Lombardy Region. Gianfilippo Pedote and Giuliano Corti.
	Chaplin Hall:
9,30 a.m.	Graziella Gattulli, from the Cinematographic Bureau of the Lombardy Region: Lombardia Cinema Ragazzi: the project of the Lombardy Region to promote quality films for children and media education.

12,30 p.m.	Closing of works.