EduVita is an educational, cultural and intergenerational centre in the heart of Lecce, Southern Italy, founded in 2019. EduVita is a place of connection between past, present and future: we create learning opportunities to improve the quality of life of elderly and young people through intergenerational dialogue. Our NGO is active both locally and internationally, participating in Erasmus+ research and mobility programmes in the field of Adult Education. We focus on pedagogical research, innovating teaching and learning processes, designing learning settings and developing new methodologies based on Adult Education and Intergenerational learning approaches.
Our main activities:
1) LIFELONG LEARNING EduVita creates and offers courses and training opportunities for senior-aged learners, to promote the development of skills important for an inclusive and participative social life. In particular, we offer language courses and workshops on digital accessibility (computer, smartphone, tablet).
2) ADULT EDUCATORS EMPOWERMENT In response to the increasing demand from senior learners, there is a lack of educators adequately prepared to these educational needs. Therefore, EduVita supports adult educators in the development of specific lifelong learning skills and methodologies.
3) RESEARCH PROJECTS EduVita is currently a partner in several European Erasmus+ projects, where professional educators, researchers, universities and training institutions from all over Europe collaborate to share good practices in lifelong learning and develop new methodologies and resources to support senior learners and Adult Educators. These research projects cover the following areas: family learning and intergenerational education, digital literacy and critical thinking, cultural heritage valorisation.
4) INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING One of the aspects that distinguishes EduVita is the intergenerational vision, i.e. the dialogue and exchange between young people and adults who, by cooperating and exploring each other, can contribute together to a sustainable development of society. The EduVita centre is named after Antonio L. Verri, Italian writer, editor and cultural operator originally from Salento, a symbol of the dialogue between cultures and generations.
Learn more: www.eduvita.it Visit us: 73100 – Lecce (LE), Italy, via Principi di Savoia, 16 Call us: +39 375-6456493
