Adolescence
March 26, 2026 - 9:00 p.m.
Educating is beautiful
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Let’s talk about this with Prof. Franco Nembrini


How do we tell our children that life is worthwhile? That educating is a vocation and not a burden to be avoided?

A meeting to restore dignity, poetry and courage to the role of mother and father.

A large audience sits attentively in a dimly lit theater, with expressions focused on an off-camera presentation or performance.A large audience sits attentively in a dimly lit theater, with expressions focused on an off-camera presentation or performance.
A large audience sits attentively in a dimly lit theater, with expressions focused on an off-camera presentation or performance.A large audience sits attentively in a dimly lit theater, with expressions focused on an off-camera presentation or performance.
The Educational Challenge

The second installment of the Adolescence project flipped the conversation on youth education thanks to Prof. Franco Nembrini's intervention. Alongside Gigi De Palo, Fondazione's General Director, Nembrini placed adult responsibility at the center, stating: "The educational problem does not lie with the kids."

Learn more about the speaker

Franco Nembrini è professore, saggista ed educatore. Ha insegnato Lettere per quarant’anni e ha fondato una scuola paritaria in provincia di Bergamo che oggi conta più̀ di mille alunni. Dal 2015 è instancabile divulgatore dell’opera dantesca. Per TV2000 ha realizzato due programmi televisivi su Dante e Pinocchio e nel 2021 ha concluso il commento integrale alla Divina Commedia edito da Mondadori, illustrato da Gabriele Dell’Otto.

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