Concours d'Eloquence in Italian: a great success!

On Friday, February 28, 2025, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, the multipurpose hall of the new Charles III College hosted the second edition of the Italian Eloquence Competition. This year again, the event was a great success, bringing together students of 4th and 3rd years who competed with passion and talent through fiery speeches in the language of Dante.

Our motivated and well-prepared speakers were able to captivate the audience with varied topics of great intellectual richness. From the importance of fashion in the Italian economy to the influence of music in our societies, through sports, education and travel, the themes discussed reflected the reflection and maturity of our students.

To evaluate these high-level services, a jury composed of staff and professors speaking Italian and/ or Italophiles was mobilized. This year, it was composed of:

Jacqueline AMENDOLA, French teacher,
Mara MARCEL, facility officer,
Giulia SAVIO, professor of Italian,
Tobia SAVOCA, professor of history and geography.
Given the high quality of the speeches and the impressive oratory skills of the participants, the jury had a lot of difficulty in judging the candidates. This was a half-point! After careful deliberation, we present the list of winners for this edition:

Catégorie 4ème

🥉 3ème place ex aequo :

• Pauline GAMBA (4°8) – Les inégalités hommes-femmes
• Sasha PERI – Ma passion : l'aviron

🥈 2ème place :

• Inès HAWECKER BEAUVOIS – L'importance de la mode à travers les siècles

🥇 1ère place :

• Nicolas GANDOLFO (4°8) – Le rôle de l'école dans l'éducation et l'orientation professionnelle des jeunes

Catégorie 3ème

🥉 3ème place :

• Nandine VARLEY (3°6) – Réflexion philosophique autour du rôle de l'école dans la formation des jeunes

🥈 2ème place :

• Georgia BETBSE PONT (3°6) – Mon expérience dans un centre de vacances d’été

🥇 1ère place :

• Edoardo GARAVAGLIA – Ma passion pour le tennis et pour le joueur Jannik Sinner

The recipients received their diplomas from Mr. Dassonville, Assistant Principal and Mr. Bertrand, Principal of the College. After congratulating all the students for their commitment and courage, he concluded the event by highlighting, on the one hand, the importance of these experiences in preparing for future oral and on the other hand, the interest of mastering the Italian language in the world from a cultural, economic and social point of view.

The first ranked student in each category will have the honour of representing Collège Charles III at the Concours d'Éloquence de l'académie de Nice, organized by the Association des Professeurs d'Italien de l'Académie (API 06/83).

📅 Dates to remember:

Semi-final: Wednesday 26 March at the Lycée du Parc Impérial in Nice.
Final: Wednesday 30 April at the Consulate General of Italy in Nice.
We encourage them to wear with passion and pride the colors of our establishment!

A big thank you to Damien GIULIANO, audiovisual manager, as well as Stéphanie TIESI and Steve GAROSCIO of the reprography team, whose valuable help ensured the smooth logistics of the event.

A huge thanks also to the Italian teachers Giorgio BLENGINO, Steve COJAN, Monica SALVETTI LA BELLA and Andrea MELIS, who have been able to motivate, accompany and train their students throughout the first two quarters to bring them to this level of excellence.

The Italian Eloquence Contest is growing year by year. We hope it will become a key event at the Collège Charles III, honouring this language so precious in our region!

📣 Bravo to all participants and viva l'eloquenza in italiano! 🎤

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