The Higher Education Institute for vocational and technical studies “Isabella Morra” Matera, Italy includes two schools:
- The Institute for Social Services (IPSS “Isabella Morra”) and
- The Institute for Industry and Handicrafts (IPIA “Leonardo da Vinci”).
Both schools have emerged in the early’60s, with the aim to provide its students occupational opportunities on different sectors: chemistry and biology, fashion and design, social studies, business and economy (“Isabella Morra”); Maintenance and Assistance on electronics, electricity, mechanics, energetic sources and renewable energies (“Leonardo da Vinci”)
The School Staff is composed by about 130 teachers/assistants. About 750 Students, aged 14-19, attend the two schools and most of them are involved in extra curricula activities related to their course of studies.
The school is equipped with a good numbers of modern and efficient laboratories, apart from those ones concerning the Sectors of current Curricola: gym, computer, craft skills, music and performing arts, psychometric, activities developing personal autonomy and gardening.
“Isabella Morra” has always been very committed to any form of disadvantages for the integration and successful education of foreign students and person with “special needs”: a great number of highly specialized support teachers has given remarkable contributions to the development of plan personalized projects. The school is also a local support centre for drop-out students, parents in difficulties, immigrants and disadvantaged people.