The Po Delta between Memory and Future - Four Centuries Later the River Po Cut-Off


Introduction The Colonization of the Lower Po Plain The Po Delta before the Cut-Off Venice, the Delta, and the Adriatic Sea The Great Reclamation Project by the House of Este First Projects for the Porto Viro Cut-Off The Cut-Off The Development of the New Lands New Delta, New Conflicts The Landscape of the Delta between the 19th and 20th Century Land Reclamation and Large Landed Estates After World War II The Parks of the Po Delta Education through Workshops Window on the Territory The Architecture of the Lower Polesine Rice Cultivation in the Delta The Salt Pans: Environment and Work The Territory of Emilia-Romagna	Education through Workshops Education through workshops is an educational method considering learning as a personal and aware re-elaboration of knowledge and skills that, once acquired, can be autonomously used by the pupils in new and stimulating contexts.
	The Workshops They are an occasion to discover the complex reality, an important moment of interpersonal relations, of collaboration, a working itinerary promoting the development of body and mind, that is a rational and emotional development, becoming a setting of action and research. They are learning opportunities which efficiently integrate knowledge and skills, cognitive and social-emotional aspects, the ability to plan and to work. Occasions to experiment one's knowledge, enhancing personal attitudes.	"Tre gobi" dance, Lorenzo P. Cloth dolls created in the old toys workshop Pupils creating papier-mâché salami
*Istituto Comprensivo di Porto Viro (Rovigo) Primary School "Mons. Sante Tiozzo"*	Pupils learning how to make traditional sweets
Great grandparents' wedding, Chiara G. Pork processing, Lorenzo P.	Research In order to reconstruct the past and understand changes during an active learning, not only studying but also "doing" and "acting" in person is important.	Popular music and the instruments of the 18th century small orchestras The tales of the "filò" meetings
Pupils visiting the fossil dunes	Tours in the Territory For the direct observation of the environment: flora, fauna, wetlands, cultivated lands, human settlements, stimulating the pupils' competence through interaction and comparison with the others.	Corte Ca' Cappello photographed by the pupils during a visit Corte Ca' Cappello, Stefano B.

Leader+ Community Initiative Measure 2.1 Action 2.1a) "Interterritorial Cooperation"
Project: "Historical-Cultural Heritage Enhancement and Tourist Promotion of the Po Delta Territory"
Action A: Po Delta "Heritage Promotion"