(Finance) – An experiential classroom dedicated to STEM disciplinespromoted by Boeing Italia and Aeroporti di Roma in collaboration with the Norwegian non-profit organization FIRST Scandinavia: it was inaugurated today, at Rome Fiumicino Airport, the “Newton Room Rome”a new space in which training in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) subjects connected to the world of air transport will be offered to students aged between 13 and 16 from middle and high schools in the area and the Region.
Speakers at the inauguration were Mario Baccini, mayor of the Municipality of Fiumicino; the President of ADR, Vincenzo Nunziata; Marco Troncone, CEO of ADR; Armida Balla, Communications Manager Italy, Southern Europe and Israel at Boeing and Per-Arild Konradsen, Founder of FIRST Scandinavia. The event, attended by Giovanna Laschena, Central Director of International Relations, Security and Research of ENAC and Patrizia Terlizzi, ENAC Director for Fiumicino Airport, closed with a video message from Paola Frassinetti, Undersecretary for Education and Merit .
The Newton Room – explains the note – represents a cutting-edge educational concept aimed at promoting the study of scientific subjects among girls and boys in primary and secondary schools. In the Newton Room installed in the Arrivals Terminal 1 of the “Leonardo da Vinci” in Fiumicino, starting from next September, high school students in Lazio will have the opportunity to experiment with an educational module called “In the air with numbers”, or lesson that applies mathematical concepts to a flight plan, then tested on a flight simulator by the students themselves.
“The transformations in the world of work and new technological opportunities make value-added training a priority challenge for companies and institutions. The opening of the Newton Room in Fiumicino fits well into the corporate giving strategy of the Mundys group of which ADR is part, with particular reference to the right to study and the promotion of training activities in the contexts in which it operates. We look to the future aiming at innovation and technology, but always aware of the centrality of the human factor: for this reason we feel a strong responsibility and opportunity to encourage the training processes of young students in the area, to bring out their talents, unlock the their energies and build an increasingly competitive future for our country”, these are the words of Marco Troncone, CEO of Aeroporti di Roma.
“The inauguration of the Newton Room in Rome constitutes a key milestone in Boeing’s global CSR strategy.” he has declared Armida Balla, Communications Manager Italy, Southern Europe and Israel at Boeing. “The promotion of talent in STEM disciplines is one of the focuses of our strategy and initiatives such as that of the Newton Room have enormous potential, because they bring new generations closer to a sector that can count on their active participation. The key principle that guides us is summarized in the learning by doing formula, according to which children must experience firsthand the fundamental cornerstones of scientific disciplines by actively collaborating in an environment with cutting-edge structures. I would like to thank Aeroporti di Roma and FIRST Scandinavia thanks to which all this was made possible.”
The CEO and founder of FIRST Scandinavia, Per-Arild Konradsenexpressed his enthusiasm for the inauguration: “We have been looking forward to this day for a long time and we are happy to finally inaugurate Newton Roma, the first permanent Newton Room in Italy.” He further added: “We are extremely satisfied with the strong partnership between Newton, Boeing and Aeroporti di Roma which has brought us to this significant milestone. We are confident in our collaborations in Italy and believe that our shared values will allow us to offer many children enriching experiences and strengthen interest in STEM subjects”.
The “Newton Room Roma” is the first permanent classroom of this kind in Italy and constitutes a significant step forward in the implementation of the Newton Concept in our country, which has already arrived at the Polytechnic of Bari in 2021 and at INRIM (National Institute of Metrological Research) in Turin in 2022 with temporary teaching rooms.