Storytelling as an access point to creativity and integration. This was the challenge of a project involving a primary school and an organization for disabled children in Lugano, Switzerland. Context The Swiss education system is organized in order to offer to disabled children a different education path, with special schools and institutes specifically taking care of them. This means that the possible connection with other children can be really rare. Project Lifetime October 2010 – June 2011 Objectives Valorization of expressive, relational and learning potential and

Is there a way to improve reading, writing, drawing capabilities and also technological skills, but especially self-confidence and way of expressing using creativity and having fun in a multidisciplinary and collaborative work? Outcomes of the project New Growth Opportunities for the children of the Istituto Sant’Angelo in Loverciano say yes! Context The project, coordinated by seed, involved 10 special education teachers and about 40 children with special needs between 5 and 16 of the Istituto Sant’Angelo in Loverciano, a special school near