The school has 43 teachers and 281 students, all of them from middle and lower-class families. The students come from disadvantaged areas and faces problems of social and economic exclusion. In fact, a fierce crisis has affected the industrial and agricultural sectors which represented the traditional core of the local economy and the effort to develop alternative sectors such as agri-tourism, crafts and still has to produce relevant effects. In order to contrast the negative aspects of a disadvantaged area, the 1st EPAL has engaged itself in the effort to improve its learning environment through technological educational instruments and innovative experiences.
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The school offers to its students a 3rd & 4th level of EQF system certification after their graduation.
The school has built strong relations with local authorities, associations, trade unions, social networks, collaborates with them to develop students’ skills, attitudes and competencies by connecting theory and practice, the world of school and the world of work. |