044 Making a circle, kindling hope
III lower secondary school and I-II upper secondary school

In Mario Varrella 's novel "La scuola brucia" (The School Burns ) (Piemme), a burned-out gymnasium becomes the starting point for a collective journey. Young teacher Stefano guides students from difficult suburbs to form new circles of trust where previously there was loneliness and fear. Within the circle of the class, a promise is ignited: to understand and support one another, because even where all seems lost, the most tenacious hope can be born. Serena Piazza interviews him .