Vanity Fair Italia, in their piece “La Nasa arriva nelle scuole italiane” (NASA arrives in Italian schools), similarly celebrates the Moonshot program, describing how “a thousand students between 7 and 18 years old… studied STEM like real astronauts.” The magazine details how the program, “brought to Italy by Novi Education,” was “developed in collaboration with the Houston Space Center” and teaches students practical applications like “how to grow food on the Moon, how to produce oxygen or how to protect astronauts from solar radiation,” alongside crucial soft skills such as “teamwork, communication in difficult moments, and then addresses issues such as resilience and responsibility.”
Vanity Fair also features Valter Spano, explaining the vision behind Moonshot: “We wanted to propose a paradigm shift with a world icon of progress like the Space Center Houston… We want to stimulate young people with a practical and engaging method that strengthens their scientific skills, where the major gaps are often concentrated.”
The article echoes Wired’s praise for Banca Ifis, noting their funding “guaranteed free access to more than a thousand students” in five state schools in Rome. Rosalba Benedetto of Banca Ifis told Vanity Fair: “As a systemically important bank, we are convinced that it is our duty to contribute to reducing the gap between public and private, especially in a country like Italy where brain drain and demographic aging are structural problems.”
Both publications point towards the burgeoning space economy, with Wired citing McKinsey estimates of the market potentially reaching $1.8 trillion by 2030. They conclude that initiatives like Moonshot are vital, with Vanity Fair stating, “Italy, in this global space race, has the cards to play a leading role. Provided it starts preparing its astronauts from the school desks.”
We at Novi Education are thrilled by this recognition and remain dedicated to empowering the next generation of innovators and thinkers through engaging, hands-on STEM learning.
Vanity Fair – 14/05/2025 – La Nasa entra nelle scuole
Source: https://www.vanityfair.it/article/nasa-scuole-banca-ifis