EDITION 23 UNVEILED ON SEPTEMBER 24 2025

One of the Club’s flaghsip youth initiatives, La Scuola allo Stadio (“The School at the Stadium”) is a socio-educational project aimed mainly at primary and lower secondary students, long recognized by the National Observatory for Sporting Events of the Italian Ministry of the Interior for its educational impact.

On Wednesday, September 24, at the Bergamo stadium, the 23rd edition was officially unveiled, along with the awards for the 2024/25 edition.

Key details

This edition will feature 9 sessions:

- September 26, 2025
- October 9, 2025
- October 10, 2025
- October 24, 2025
- November 14, 2025
- February 27, 2026
- March 13, 2026
- March 26, 2026
- March 27, 2026

There are 105 classes registered this year, coming from 55 schools across 42 different educational institutions.

THE BIRTH OF THE "LA SCUOLA ALLO STADIO" PROJECT

Inspired by Youth Academy educational psychologist Lucia Castelli and former Youth Coach and current Head of Grassroots Football Stefano Bonaccorso, La Scuola allo Stadio was founded in 2001.

The project aims to:

1. Promote cooperation between Atalanta and schools;
2. Highlight the cultural and educational value of football;
3. Teach students to attend sporting events in a respectful, civil way;
4. To help prevent violent behaviours and racism;
5. Foster fair play and civil coexistence;
6. Combat bullying and cyberbullying;
7. Encourage physical activity for students’ psychophysical well‑being;
8. Raise awareness around environmental and social responsibility

WHAT IS IT?

It is a sport-educational project whose high educational value is also recognised by the National Observatory of Sports Events of the Ministry of the Interior.

WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE PROGRAM?

On Thursday mornings, as has been the case for the last few years, during school hours, the young students of classes 4 and 5 of the primary school and classes 1, 2 and 3 of the secondary school (middle school) have the chance to experience what big matchday Sundays feel like. On arrival at the stadium, the students will be welcomed by the La Scuola allo Stadio staff, and guided through several immersive stops to discover lesser-known sides of football. They’re supported by experts, with engaging tools such as a “travel diary” (given to each student), quiz games, and readings of selected sports literature.

THE STAGES

The Experience unfolds across eight main stages:

1. Mixed Zone – Myth and identity of Atalanta
2. Conference Room – Communication, marketing & sustainability
3. Atalanta Dressing Room – Athlete lifestyle & team unity
4. Gym – Health & fitness
5. Referees’ locker room & anti‑doping –Rules, legality, fair play
6. Opponent’s locker room – Bullying & cyberbullying
7. Dugout – Supportive and Respectful Fandom
8. Bleachers – Meet-and-Greet with a Player

And finally, it’s time to step onto the pitch… and play!

THE CONTESTS

There are three contests and prizes are awarded. Schoolchildren take part in these competitions, presenting their poems, slogans, videos, posters, photos, songs, music, graphic projects, drawings and art objects.

• Atalanta: the mythology of the name.
• My slogan against racism.
• My slogan for fair support.
• Teaming up against bullying and cyber-bullying

TOPICS COVERED

1. Respecting the rules: ethics in sport;
2. The stadium: a place of meeting, not confrontation;
3. The role of organized fandom;
4. Athlete lifestyles and physical/mental well-being, in partnership with ATS Bergamo;
5. Atalanta: The Myth Behind the Name: a special exhibit curated by students from the “P. Sarpi” Classical High School of Bergamo;
6. Inside Sports journalism;
7. Standing up to bullying and cyberbullying;
8. Sustainability and social responsibility: learning from climate expert Professor Giuliacci (Meteo Expert)

22 EDITIONS IN FIGURES

Across its 22 editions, the initiative has involved 32,310 students from schools in Bergamo and neighboring provinces such as Milan and Brescia, along with 2,560 teachers and more than 200 university students.