Giulia Civita Franceschi (

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, 1870 – 27 October 1957) was an Italian educator. She directed from 1913 to 1923 kindergarten ship Caracciolo where 750 scugnizzi (underclass Neapolitan street children) were rescued and educated with her own method,
R.A.M. - La nave asilo Caracciolo
', RAI Storia. becoming "citizens". Her experience, before being shut down by

fascism Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy an ...

, was studied worldwide, including a visit from a Japan state delegation in the twenties; she's also called "the

Montessori The Montessori method of education involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods. A Montessori classroom places an emphasis on hands-on learning and developing real-world skills. It emphasizes indepen ...

of the sea". An exhibition was opened on her story at the Sea Museum of Naples in 2009. The ''Caracciolo'' was a corvette built in 1869 and donated by the

Italian navy "Fatherland and Honour" , patron = , colors = , colors_label = , march = ( is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a ...

in 1913.
Giulia Civita Franceschi and the Ship of "Scugnizzi"
'', Progetto Mediterranea.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Franceschi, Giulia Civita Child refugees 19th-century Neapolitan people 20th-century Italian educators 1870 births 1957 deaths