Camerino, another school dedicated to Bocelli
The first bell has also rung for the new Ugo Betti comprehensive institute in Camerino which, starting this year, welcomes children and young people in a modern, safe and future-proof structure, created thanks to the joint work of the Commissioner for reconstruction Guido Castelli, the Marche Region, the Municipality of Camerino and the Andrea Bocelli foundation .
On the opening day of the school year, the classrooms came alive with voices and smiles. Girls and boys, young women and young men, entered the new building, beginning an educational journey that combines innovation, creativity, and well-being.
Welcoming them, together with the mayor of Camerino, Roberto Lucarelli , were Veronica Berti Bocelli , vice president of ABF, and Laura Biancalani , general director of ABF, who wanted to extend their greetings to the school community, expressing their closeness and encouragement to students, teachers, and families, with the hope of a year full of discoveries and new opportunities.
To make the day even more special, a moment of magic with the magician and Abf advocate Andrea Paris , who gave amazement and smiles to students and teachers.
The Betti Complex represents a new chapter for Camerino, one of the areas hardest hit by the 2016 earthquake. The new facility, officially presented on May 30, welcomes students from preschool (2 classes), primary school (11 classes), and middle school (8 classes), in environments designed to ensure safety, comfort, and a cutting-edge teaching approach.
"Our commitment to the earthquake zone is constant," emphasized Laura Biancalani. "We believe that every rebuilt school is not just a building, but a seed of rebirth for the entire community. With the Betti Complex workshops, we want to offer young people tools and environments that help them discover and develop their talents."
Veronica Berti Bocelli echoed this sentiment. "School," she declared, "is the beating heart of a community: it's the first place where we test our talents and aptitudes. It's the most beautiful center, rich in trust and hope, of a community's present that looks to the future."
The Andrea Bocelli Foundation, already active since 2017 in the earthquake-affected areas with reconstruction and redevelopment projects at schools in Sarnano, Muccia, Camerino, and Sforzacosta, contributed to the creation of the Ugo Betti Institute, overseeing in particular the installations and creative workshops. These spaces were developed in collaboration with teachers to introduce student-centered methodologies, where art, music, and digital technologies become concrete tools for enhancing transversal and socio-emotional skills, strengthening the bond between school, families, and the community.
The project at the Betti Complex confirms the Andrea Bocelli Foundation's commitment to promoting inclusive and innovative educational pathways, so that young people can build their future in an environment that values knowledge, creativity, and sociability, in line with Goal 4 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for quality, equitable, and inclusive education.
The Andrea Bocelli Foundation, a philanthropic organization, was founded in July 2011 by the Bocelli family after being inspired by the affection and positivity received from fans and partners around the world.
Through its mission of Empowering People and Communities, it creates and promotes projects that focus on enhancing and expressing the full potential of people and communities experiencing poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social exclusion.
ABF has chosen education as the key to fostering the creation of pathways that offer genuine opportunities for empowerment in places where priorities sometimes lie elsewhere, firmly believing that caring for an individual means caring for their education. Using innovative approaches and tools that incorporate art, music, and digital technologies into learning programs, the Andrea Bocelli Foundation works to overcome these barriers and enable them to reach their full potential.
ABF works to restore dignified living conditions through interventions ranging from access to medical care, to recovery services for humanitarian emergencies, to basic necessities such as drinking water. Since 2011, ABF has raised over €70 million, which has led to the construction of 10 schools in Italy and Haiti, providing daily access to equitable, quality education for more than 200,000 students.
Additionally, it has created welfare projects that guarantee access to drinking water and basic medical care to over 400,000 people living in the most remote and poorest areas of Haiti.
Opening and text photos from the Andrea Bocelli Foundation press office
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