Capuana Spring Section 8

Responsible: People Gianfranca

Secretariat: 02 884 44058/44057 - Fax: 02 884 44059

ED.UE59@comune.milano.it

Municipality 8 - Educational unit 59

Milan, via Capuana 8

The Capuana Spring Section welcomes a total of 12 children aged between 24 and 36 months and is located on the ground floor inside the nursery school of the same name. 

The Spring Section is characterized as an experience in continuity with the nursery school, with which it shares the spaces and, gradually over the course of the year, the activities and is characterized by a planning that integrates the specific care dimensions of the nursery with the purposes nursery school education.

At the end of the educational year, the Spring Section promotes and supports the transition of girls and boys to the "relevant" nursery school, to guarantee the continuity of the educational path, without the need to proceed with re-enrolment.

Lunch is provided by Milano Ristorazione which manages its transport and daily delivery. Lunch is administered by the educational staff who accompanies girls and boys on their journey of self-knowledge and sensorial experimentation.

The educational college, coordinated by the Manager, is responsible for the planning and implementation of the educational paths promoted during the year. In the presence of girls or boys with disabilities, the presence of educational support staff is expected.

The auxiliary staff ensures the care and cleaning of the spaces of the Spring Section.

The section is the privileged place of emotional and relational reference in which girls and boys acquire safety and develop autonomy. It is designed for and with children and is divided into specific and diversified spaces where girls and boys play, discover and experiment together with their peers and educators.

In the section there is a space dedicated to resting for girls and boys, a space for lunch and adjacent toilets. The educators, in preparing these spaces and these moments, guarantee an organization of the educational day that is careful to encourage the child's actions and self-care, with the constant presence and accompaniment of the adult. 

The section: description and photos
The section: description and photos
The section: description and photos

The common spaces are contexts conceived and designed to accompany girls and boys to explore "beyond" their own section, sharing their use at scheduled times, with children and educators from other sections and of other ages with a view to a continuous experience, aspect of specific importance in the design of the Spring Section. In the common areas, laboratories, ateliers and installations are offered that accompany girls and boys to experiment with different languages ​​and learning contexts.

In addition to the section, girls and boys have access to various educational experiences in the common areas: "micro-macro construction" laboratory, painting studio, motor space, library and garden.

For our Spring Section, laboratory spaces are available dedicated to the manipulation and experimentation of heterogeneous materials and to graphic-pictorial activities. There is a library and a motor space.

The common areas: description and photos
The common areas: description and photos
The common areas: description and photos

Exploring the "outside", be it a courtyard or the school garden, means getting closer and exploring the cycle of life and the seasons, researching nature, gradually getting to know the world we live in, to understand it and learn to take care of it.

Girls and boys can enjoy the garden.

The outdoor spaces: description and photos
The outdoor spaces: description and photos
The outdoor spaces: description and photos

Milan, via Capuana 8

Updated: 08/01/2024