This year, in addition to thematic guided tours, dedicated projects, webinar series, workshops, and in-depth events, the Museum of Saving once again offered Italian high schools a range of School-to-Work Training Programs (FSL) in financial education, covering key economic topics. The programs are delivered in a modular, multi-class format, for a total of 120 hours, plus an additional 10 hours through the webinar series “A Window on the World”, which complements the core modules with contributions from experts and professionals on major current affairs topics. All programs are delivered online and include live sessions led by one or more Museum of Saving tutors.
This year’s main topics were:
Module 1 – “Money: Origins and the Future” – the evolution of money and the future digital euro;
Module 2 – “Major Financial Crises” – the most important financial crises in history and speculative bubbles;
Module 3 – “The ABCs of Finance” – an introduction to financial investment instruments;
Module 4 – “INFO-MANIA: Navigating Economic Information” – how to recognize fake news;
Module 5 – “Business: Innovation, Ethics and Sustainability” – companies applying ESG principles in their business strategies;
Module 6 – “Thinking Ahead: Protecting Yourself from Risk” – diversification, insurance, and retirement planning.
Each module includes at least four online sessions with one or more dedicated tutors, who introduce the topics and lead follow-up workshops, debriefing sessions, and class discussions. The innovative teaching approach emphasizes interaction, teamwork, critical thinking, and creative expression through several stages:
Museum of Saving lesson with an interactive poll, introducing and exploring the module topics, followed by an e-learning session available to students through the Museum’s reserved online area;
In-depth educational workshop, conducted online in a multi-class format by a Museum tutor. During the workshop, the Project Work assignment is explained in detail to ensure it has been fully understood, and students have the opportunity to explore the topic further while asking questions;
Project Work debriefing with each class, aimed at transforming knowledge into practical skills not only in economics, but also in terms of soft skills such as teamwork, critical analysis, presenting and supporting ideas with evidence, and developing decision-making and creative thinking. Each class presents a creative project (such as a role play, video, debate, interview, or survey) on one of the module’s key topics. Every project receives concise qualitative feedback from the tutor (including by email) for FSL validation purposes;
Final Selection Event, during which the Best Practice projects selected by the jury are presented as examples of outstanding work, followed by an educational quiz competition between classes to reinforce and review the module content. The top ten classes receive reward points that can be redeemed during the national final in May;
National Final Awards Ceremony, featuring an online financial education quiz for all participating Italian classes. Additional points are awarded to determine the “Best Italian High School in Financial Education – Museum of Saving FSL”, with prizes presented to the winners.
During the 2025–2026 school year, 2,798 students from 12 Italian regions (Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, Lazio, Umbria, Campania, Calabria, and Sicily) participated in the core programs, representing 25 provinces, 37 schools, 135 classes, and a total of 168 live online teaching sessions.
Participating schools may renew their classes’ enrolment with priority booking by 30 September using the registration form available at the following link: https://forms.gle/UX3hFTbwoDpbuqHG8
Each class must have access to an interactive whiteboard (IWB) and a PC, tablet, or smartphone to participate in polls and quizzes. Recordings of the national plenary sessions will be made available within two days in the reserved online learning area for each module.
Final FSL Awards Ceremony – Museum of Saving
On Thursday, 14 May 2026, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., the online event “Financial education for informed choices” brought together most of the high school students who had taken part in the Museum of Saving’s core FSL programs.
During the first part of the event, two teachers shared their experiences with the 2026 FSL program: Antonella Ferro, from IIS BESTA–GLORIOSI, Battipaglia (Salerno); Filomena Varlotta, from IIS C. URBANI, Porto Sant’Elpidio (Fermo). They presented the organizational best practices that enabled them to involve multiple classes across their schools and successfully engage students throughout the various core modules.
During the second part of the event, the Project Work submissions selected as Best Practices, and published on this award page, were presented.
Module 1 – Money: from its origins to the future
IIS «David Maria Turoldo» , Zogno (BG) – CLASS 3BA – Blockchain
Liceo «F.Vivona» , Rome (RM) – CLASS 3E – Stablecoin
Module 2 – Major financial crises – Storytelling a financial bubble
Liceo «F.Vivona» , Rome (RM) – CLASS 3E – The Tulip Bubble (video)
IIS « Liceo F.Lussana” , Bergamo (BG) – CLASS 4P – Subprime Mortgage Crisis (podcast)
Module 3 – The ABCs of Finance – Financial Planner
I.P.S.S.C.T.S. L. Einaudi , Varese (VA) – CLASS 3A – Group 1 – Mario e Giulia
Module 4 – INFO-MANIA: Navigating economic information – Debate: Progress vs Climate Change
Liceo “A.PIERALLI” , Perugia (PG) – CLASS 3J LES – Both positions
Economy leaflet e Environment leaflet
Module 5 – Business: Innovation, Ethics and Sustainability – Doing business by changing the paradigm
IIS “CUPPARI – SALVATI” , Jesi (AN) – CLASS 4 A CAT
Module 6 – Thinking ahead: Protecting yourself from risk – Do you know how to protect yourself from risk?
IP “RUFFILLI” , Forlì (FC) – CLASS 5G – Group A
During the final part of the awards ceremony, all participating students competed in a fun multiple-choice educational quiz on general economics and finance topics. The class with the highest overall score was awarded the title of Best Italian High School in Financial Education – Museum of Saving FSL 2025–2026. This year’s winner was Class 4C of ISIS G.D. Romagnosi, Erba (Como), led by Professor Patrizia Speroni.
The winning class received the Museum of Saving Trophy, a voucher for free class admission to the Museum of Saving (valid for two years), a letter of congratulations from the Museum Director addressed to the school principal, and an interview to be shared on the Museum’s social media channels.
Giovanna Paladino, Director and Curator of the Museum of Saving, commented:
“Financial education is now widely recognized as a fundamental driver of both individual and collective well-being. The mission of the Museum of Saving’s core FSL programs, developed with the invaluable collaboration of high school teachers, is to make economics accessible and engaging, helping youngsters better understand the world around them while developing important transversal skills. Our goal is to encourage them to continue investing in their human capital so that they can make increasingly informed decisions.”