The Centre for Creative Development “Danilo Dolci” is a non-profit association involving young people and adults, which mainly acts through projects in the educational field carried out in cooperation with schools, universities, institutions, associations and social groups both at local and international level.
Danilo Dolci
The story of his civic, educational and political engagement since 1950s.
RECIPROCAL MAIEUTIC
The reciprocal maieutic approach is a popular dialectic methodology of research and self-analysis.
Projects
Collaborating with national and international organisations, CSC makes use of innovative methodologies aimed at empowering individuals and communities and improving their creative process.
Our network
CSC’s EU-wide informal network gathers our closest partners who share our mission, objectives and approaches.
Danilo Dolci
The story of his civic, educational and political engagement since 1950s.
RECIPROCAL MAIEUTIC
The reciprocal maieutic approach is a popular dialectic methodology of research and self-analysis.
Projects
Collaborating with national and international organisations, CSC makes use of innovative methodologies aimed at empowering individuals and communities and improving their creative process.
Our network
CSC’s EU-wide informal network gathers our closest partners who share our mission, objectives and approaches.
News
Crisis Hack: digital STEM competition for a better future
Managing crises through entrepreneurship, growth mindset and augmented reality: find out the winners of CRIS’s digital STEM competition!
Managing conflicts caused by controversial and diversity-related issues at school
Do you teach in a secondary school or work in education or promoting democratic dialogue? Read the second DD@S newsletter and participate in the project!
Strengthening digital skills in rural areas: first information session in Salemi
The purpose of the first information session of the OUR DIGITAL VILLAGE project, which was held at the Castle of Salemi on 31st of May, 2023 was to inform about the available opportunities and to present the digital education activities and initiatives aimed at all citizens.
Events
ArtsTogether a Roma per la conferenza internazionale sull’integrazione dei giovani stranieri
On Friday, December 6, 2019, we participated in Rome, at “Spazio Europa”, the seat of the European Parliament in Italy, at the International Conference on “The integration processes of young people of foreign origin and the reform of citizenship”.
CSC supports the Amnesty’s Human Chain for peace
Centro per lo Sviluppo Creativo “Danilo Dolci” supports the event called The Dolomites Embrace Human Rights organised by associations Insieme si può, Amnesty International and Art for Amnesty in collaboration with the Municipality of Auronzo di Cadore (Belluno) and the Tourist Consortium “Tre Cime Dolomiti”. The event will take place on Sunday 13th September 2015 at 12 o’clock in the evocative landscape of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomites.
Casa della Salute, “a new way for having fun together”
The event promoted by Casa della Salute that took place in Santa Margherita Belìce on the 21st of August 2015 was a great success. Volunteers, citizens and various supporters of this projects met up together for reflecting on the experience lived up to this moment.
L’Aquila, maieutical workshops to rebuilt the city
Outcomes of the project Il Territorio siamo noi – Laboratori maieutici per ricostruire had been presented on last 3rd and 4th June in L’Aquila, during two days of conferences and meetings. The project has been developed by Associazione Culturale Territori in...
Insights
Three ways to be an educator: Danilo Dolci, Alberto Manzi, Don Milani
On March 3rd 2014 Radio Tre RAI has devoted its programme MemoRadio to collaborative didactics by comparing three different ways of being an educator and therefore remembering Danilo Dolci, Alberto Manzi and Don Lorenzo Milani. In the following extract you can...
Annotations to the communication subject in Danilo Dolci and in Paulo Freire
Note sul tema della “comunicazione” in Danilo Dolci e in Paulo Freire di Giovanni Battaglini Freire, intervenendo nel dibattito promosso da Dolci con la “Bozza di Manifesto - dal trasmettere al comunicare”, si dichiara d’accordo con le tesi esposte : la...
Rai Radio 3 speaks about Danilo Dolci
On Saturday the 15th, Sunday the 16th, Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th of January a cycle of episodes about Danilo Dolci will be broadcast as part of the “Passioni” program, edited by Cettina Flaccavento. The “Passioni” cycle, entitled “Danilo Dolci – a Choral...
Resources
Nuovamente in libreria “Palpitare di nessi” “Palpitare di nessi” in bookshop again
Nuovamente in libreria Danilo Dolci Palpitare di nessi Ed. Mesogea, Messina, 2012 Uscito per la prima volta nel 1985 (ed. Armando), Palpitare di nessi è un libro che oggi facciamo tornare nelle mani del lettore perché le sue pagine sfidano il tempo e pongono domande...
Milano, Corea by Alasia and Montaldi returns after 50 years : a revolutionary journey into immigration
Rome – exactly fifty years ago, in 1960, “Milano, Corea” was released by Feltrinelli, a look into the world of immigrants in Milan in the years of the Italian economic miracle by Franco Alasia and Danilo Montaldi with a preface by Danilo Dolci. Half a century later,...
Books
Nuovamente in libreria “Palpitare di nessi” “Palpitare di nessi” in bookshop again
Nuovamente in libreria Danilo Dolci Palpitare di nessi Ed. Mesogea, Messina, 2012 Uscito per la prima volta nel 1985 (ed. Armando), Palpitare di nessi è un libro che oggi facciamo tornare nelle mani del lettore perché le sue pagine sfidano il tempo e pongono domande...
Milano, Corea by Alasia and Montaldi returns after 50 years : a revolutionary journey into immigration
Rome – exactly fifty years ago, in 1960, “Milano, Corea” was released by Feltrinelli, a look into the world of immigrants in Milan in the years of the Italian economic miracle by Franco Alasia and Danilo Montaldi with a preface by Danilo Dolci. Half a century later,...
DAPPERTUTTO è un progetto per il quartiere Kalsa rivolto alle famiglie e ai bambini per dare valore all'educazione partendo dalla socializzazione e dalla condivisione degli spazi del quartiere.