THE VILLAGES OF SAPIENZA

The historic centers are the custodians of a memory that has now completely disappeared, custodians of arts and knowledge handed down orally, therefore not codified, from generation to generation, over the course of the centuries.

The same elements that characterize the historic centers such as stone, wood, brick, speak to us of a relationship related to the research of the material – most of the times, the local – and its processing by skilled teachers, that today no longer occurs .

It is from this awareness that Iscape – in the implementation of the Program Pythagoras Mundus – create the Schools of Wisdom in the most characteristic Villages of Calabria called The Villages of Wisdom.

In The Villages of Wisdomthrough the organization of training activities, outreach and cultural work at the same time in re-evaluate, and protect – then – that wealth of cultural, social and environmental that is true of a center, through interventions that move in respect of the history and traditions.

The Program is inspired by and focuses on the idea of transforming a small Italian towns or centres of the ancient historians, in the Villages of Wisdom, creating diffuse areas of training and knowledge of the language and of the Italian and european culture

Experiences, relationships and emotions

The experience of the Course Pythagoras Mundus is lived “places, and events by offering high-content, experiential, relational, and emotional” called “Villages of Wisdom”.

The Course offers the training and sustained by a philosophy of cultural tourism and slow, which helps those who want to find himself in different times and places from the everyday life.

For this reason, the life in the Villages of Wisdom – in addition to the physical experience of the trip between itnierari, monuments and museums – offers the opportunity to participate in many cultural activities, culinary delights, to the open air, between mountain and sea, that they know – deep down, slowly and carefully, in the places and paths.

The Villages of Wisdom are thought to be especially human relationshipthey offer the opportunity to get to know the people of the place, the witnesses and actors of his culture and traditions.

The student feels at home, lives in a authentic the life of the place, and it is easier to create contacts with the locals that he meets.

The Villages of Wisdom are based on a reception system that allows you to access and use simple and immediate human capital, material, immaterial and spiritual place, enhancing the natural environment, social and religious.

The students live in municipal facilities or school (eg, boarding school, etc), or houses for rent of the village.

Life in the village

Living in a village is a unique experience, but it requires some effort. The student needs to be in good physical shape, as daily life involves navigating alleys, stairs, and uphill paths. We are on a hill! To go from school to home, or from home to the café, you’ll need to walk... uphill. Therefore, it is important to know that the village is better suited for those without mobility issues!