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It will be possible to apply starting from June 5th. Galimberti: "a specific task force has been set up to verify projects"

Milan, June 3 2020 – The public notice to join the Milan Summer school, the 2020 summer offer of educational, cultural, sporting and leisure activities promoted in the area, is online on the website.comune.milano.it of the Municipality of Milan of Milan by the Administration and other public or private entities and dedicated to minors between the ages of 3 and 17.

It will be possible to submit expressions of interest starting from 12pm on Friday 5 June and until 31 July, by completing the specific form available on the Municipality's institutional portal. Bodies affiliated with the Administration, concessionaires of publicly owned sporting, cultural and social facilities, oratories and associations, all profit and non-profit entities that demonstrate previous experience in the last two years will be able to apply. in the organization of initiatives dedicated to children and young people.

The initiatives of the Milan Summer school will be summarized in a map of the city on which interested families will be able to identify the offer which, in terms of proposal, interest and location, best meets their needs. Parents will be an active part of the project, signing a specific "Pact" with the managers. The Municipality therefore undertakes to promote the activities that will be included in the schedule. The exceptional testimonial of the initiative will be Geronimo Stilton, the journalist mouse most loved by children all over the world who, for years now, has been the protagonist of various educational projects.

The entities that wish to apply must prepare and present an organizational project for the service offered which must comply with the guidelines for the management of this type of activity approved by the Government on May 17th and the provisions of the ordinance that the Lombardy Region issued last May 29th. May regarding "Further measures for the prevention and management of the epidemiological emergency from Covid-19".

The proposal must contain, among other things, precise indications on the place where the activities will be carried out, on the age groups to which the service is aimed, on the tariffs applied, on the times and methods of delivery, on the number of users estimated to welcome, in application of the rules on social distancing and the standards for the numerical ratio between children and operators dictated by government guidelines. The candidate institutions must also indicate the selection criteria for the application, in case it exceeds the accommodation capacity. The rankings must take into account, for example, the presence of both working parents, the fragile condition of the family unit or any disabilities, as also indicated by the Prime Ministerial Decree of 17 May.

The Municipality of Milan will proceed with the approval of the projects, with the involvement of the ATS. The projects presented and approved can be started starting from June 15th and until the start date of the school calendars.

“A city that gradually gets back into motion - declares the Councilor for Education Laura Galimberti - can only start from the children and young people who were the first to suffer the consequences of the health emergency, with the suspension of teaching activities already at the end of February. For this reason, the Municipality is committed to putting in place, as always, services and proposals for the little ones and calls on other public and private entities to do the same, in order to guarantee a plurality of educational opportunities, of leisure and play to all the little Milanese. Opportunities spread as widely as possible across the territory, with strong direction from the Municipality. We have set up a specific task force for the verification of the projects, which can therefore be very rapid, and we will shortly organize a moment of discussion to explain the management methods of these services which will have to combine fun and safety. This new phase requires prudence and co-responsibility from everyone."

Public notice aimed at identifying initiatives to be promoted within the program called "Milan Summer school"