The Senate and schools

Schoolchildren over 10 years of age may visit Palazzo Madama. Applications on the school's headed notepaper and signed by the head teacher should be sent to the Senate Protocol and Security Department by mail [Servizio di Questura e del Cerimoniale - Piazza dei Caprettari, 79 - 00186 Roma] or fax [+39 06.6706.3513].

As an alternative to visiting the Senate buildings, schoolchildren over 11 years of age may attend Senate sittings. The same application procedure applies.

Schoolchildren attending sittings or visiting Palazzo Madama may also take part in mock sittings in the Senate Bookshop at 27, Via della Maddalena, Rome. Senate staff and multimedia applications help children to become acquainted with Senate procedures and practice.

When simulating a Senate sitting, children are directly involved in a parliamentary debate [information: +39 06.6706.2933]. Upper secondary students [aged 17+] may also take part in the initiative A Day in the Senate, where they can spend the whole day in the Senate, visit the new Library and meet with staff and senators.

Mock sittings are also held in a small installation reproducing the Senate hemicycle, to be found in the Senate stand at major cultural events and expositions in Italy.