The IIS Galileo Galilei has 700 students and 80 teachers. The school is situated in Jesi (AN) a town of 40.000 inhabitants, but at the school there are students from all the area that includes near 100.000 people.
The main courses that the school offers are: Biotechnology and Social-Economic. It is both a technical school and a secondary school with an emphasis on humanities.
The students attending the Biotechnology course are those who are particularly interested in environment, health and scientific knowledge in general. The subjects that characterize this course are Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, English as well as IT and Graphics.
A great importance is given to the experimental scientific research and well equipped laboratories are constantly used by the students, where they can find the most advanced instruments.
For the students whose interests are directed towards classical and social studies, the Social-Economic course is the right one.
Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Social Legislation, English, Spanish, Maths are the main subjects of this course.
Moreover the students have a lot of possibilities in order to strengthen their linguistic competence: a mother tongue teacher twice a month, a multimedia lab, CLIL courses, afternoon courses to get PET and FIRST certificates, taking part in European projects (Comenius and Leonardo da Vinci) and e-twinning.
During the fourth year, the students carry out a three-week training period that enables the integration between school (education) and the world of work. Some students can do their training in a foreign country under Leonardo da Vinci projects.
The main courses that the school offers are: Biotechnology and Social-Economic. It is both a technical school and a secondary school with an emphasis on humanities.
The students attending the Biotechnology course are those who are particularly interested in environment, health and scientific knowledge in general. The subjects that characterize this course are Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, English as well as IT and Graphics.
A great importance is given to the experimental scientific research and well equipped laboratories are constantly used by the students, where they can find the most advanced instruments.
For the students whose interests are directed towards classical and social studies, the Social-Economic course is the right one.
Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Social Legislation, English, Spanish, Maths are the main subjects of this course.
Moreover the students have a lot of possibilities in order to strengthen their linguistic competence: a mother tongue teacher twice a month, a multimedia lab, CLIL courses, afternoon courses to get PET and FIRST certificates, taking part in European projects (Comenius and Leonardo da Vinci) and e-twinning.
During the fourth year, the students carry out a three-week training period that enables the integration between school (education) and the world of work. Some students can do their training in a foreign country under Leonardo da Vinci projects.