ABF EDU-CARE Program

This program supports children and young people who face hospitalization by integrating education into their healing process.

Caring for a person means caring equally for their learning and their health, so they may fully express their potential.

ABF designs tailored learning environments, works alongside healthcare professionals and hospital teachers, and promotes art, music, and digital labs.

In partnership with the University of Florence, the Foundation has also launched a Master’s degree in education and care within hospital contexts, targeted at teachers, educators, and healthcare staff.

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Locations

178,130

Beneficiaries

3,477,734

Allocated Funds

The Challenge
Illness and hospitalization can interrupt a child’s educational journey and limit opportunities for learning, connection, and personal growth.

ABF’s Response
ABF Edu-Care support the access to education into pediatric hospitals, creating meaningful learning experiences that support wellbeing, continuity, and development throughout the care journey.

ABF “Maria Manetti Shrem“ Educational Center
  • ABF EDU-CARE Program
  • Completed Projects

ABF “Maria Manetti Shrem“ Educational Center

The pilot project to realise the first space exclusively designed and aimed at education within hospitals is called ABF Educational Centre, and represents the 2nd step of the ABF H-Lab project.

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Progetto DIGITAL LAB - ABF per l’innovazione didattica
  • ABF EDU-CARE Program
  • Ongoing Projects

ABF DIGITAL LAB Project – ABF for educational innovation

Since 2019 ABF has been implementing the Art & Music Labs projects – centered around the expressive languages of art and music as resources for fostering, supporting and promoting the talent of every child. At the same time, ABF is promoting the use of new educational technologies in its school and hospital school network, which is part of the AOPI (the Italian Pediatric Hospitals Association): a precious tool for communication and curricular integration, with the aim of improving quality and advancing educational innovation.

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PROGETTO H-LABS - ABF PER LA SCUOLA IN OSPEDALE
  • ABF EDU-CARE Program
  • Ongoing Projects

ABF H-LABS Project – ABF for Hospital Schools

The ABF H-LABS Project incorporates and implements the intervention models that were trialed in the ABF School Network within Italian pediatric hospitals, with the aim of giving hospitalized children and students beautiful, curated and welcoming places where they can interact with others.

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