The Management Body:
"Kindergarten
Emilio Alemagna"
The "Emilio Alemagna Nursery School" was established on October 29, 1904 and was elevated by Royal Decree to a non-profit organization on July 12, 1908. As a public entity, it assumed the status of Public Institute for Assistance and Charity (IPAB); in 2003, the organization was denationalized by law and transformed into a non-profit legal entity under private law.
It took the name of "Scuola Materna E. Alemagna" following the 1968 reform (law 444/1968) and, after the further reform of 1991, it became a nursery school.
After its equalization in 2002, it is now a state-funded school integrated into the national education system.
Following the transformation implemented by decree of the Lombardy Region in 2003, the Management Body is now represented by the private law legal entity "Scuola dell'Infanzia E. Alemagna".
Emilio Alemagna
The architect Emilio Alemagna (Milan 1833 - Barasso 1910) was born and raised in the Milanese aristocratic environment.
He graduated in Mathematics and Engineering from the University of Pavia and specialized in Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. He worked during a period of restoration and revival of the cultural and aesthetic values of the past, as well as an openness to new issues in the fifty years following the unification of Italy, a period that was crucial to the formation of the modern Lombard architecture movement.
He was a member of the Brera Academy, where the dissemination of the designs of architect Alessandro Sidoli was very important during that period. Alemagna adopted this eclectic neo-Gothic style in his early works, which we see in his earliest creations, particularly in the Villino Borghi located on Via Turati (then Via Principe Umberto). His main mentor was the architect Giuseppe Balzaretto, with whom he also collaborated.
He completed many important works: Villa Ponti in Varese, Villa Borromeo in Arcore, and the Public Gardens in Milan, which were restored for the 1881 Industrial Exhibition, for which he also oversaw the decorations. This exhibition was followed by others located on the grounds of the Sforza Castle. He designed the "Parco Sempione," built between 1888 and 1894, which included avenues suitable for carriages, a pond, and a lookout point where the Parco Sempione Library currently stands. The landscape was designed according to the Romantic model of English parks.
Most of his works were the restoration of Milanese palaces of the Lombard aristocracy and business class, along with their 18th-century villas in the province (Visconti, Trivulzio Borromeo, Castelbarco, Isimbardi, Ponti, etc.).
Viale Emilio Alemagna in Milan, which leads into Parco Sempione itself and which is now overlooked by the building that houses the Milan Triennale, is dedicated to him.
The Barasso Nursery School, the building of which he designed in 1907, is named after him.
The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors exercises planning, direction and control functions.
The Board is responsible for verifying the consistency of the Institution's management activities and for defining the strategic guidelines for the activities and the related plans and programs.
It is composed of 5 members, 2 of whom are chosen from a list of at least three names proposed by the Municipal Administration of Barasso. Their term of office is three years from the date of installation.
The current members of the Board of Directors for the three-year period 2022-2025 are:
Amedeo Cassani, President of the Board of Directors and Legal Representative of the Institution - Headmaster of the School
Luigi Angelo Martinoli, Director with the role of Vice President of the Board of Directors
Paola Bregonzio, Councilor
Enrico Valli, Councilor
Davide De Luca, Councilor
Other operational roles approved by the Board of Directors are:
Davide Bianchi, Auditor
Francesco Roi, Head of General and Administrative Services of the School, Secretary of the Board of Directors, Treasurer of the Institution
Ornella Vettoruzzo, Coordinator of Teaching and Educational Activities
Chronological list of the Presidents of the Institution
Comolli Paolo from 29-10-1904 to 1908
Origoni Luigi from 1908 to 1938
Origoni Carlo from 1938 to 1943
Bortoli Arrigo from 1943 to 1960
Valeria Rossi from 1961 to 1967
Carla Civelli in Talamona from 1967 to 1979
Aletti Alemagna Giuseppe from 1979 to 1987
Enrico Valli from 1987 to 1997
Judges Carlo from 1997 to 1999
Blessed Giampietro from 2000 to 24-10-2000
Luigi Fields from October 24, 2000 to January 30, 2004
Zecchini Luigi from January 30, 2004 to March 27, 2007
Antonini Alessio from March 27, 2007 to October 15, 2008
Luigi Fields from 10/15/2008 to 5/9/2011
Cassani Amedeo in office since 09-05-2011
Our story
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October 29, 1904: The Asilo Infantile (Children’s Nursery) is founded as a Congregazione di Carità (Charitable Congregation), based at the Parish of St. Martin in Barasso, thanks to a donation by Count Riccardo Alemagna, Engineer Luigi Origoni, Luigi Comolli, Carlo Nicolini, Angelo Bianchi, and many other benefactors from Barasso.
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November 5, 1905: The Shareholders’ Assembly resolves to build the current school building. The land is donated by Count Riccardo Alemagna. Construction costs are covered by donations and voluntary work by the people of Barasso.
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January 1907: Construction begins on the current school building, designed by Architect Emilio Alemagna, to whom the school is dedicated.
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July 12, 1908: By Royal Decree no. 302, published in the Official Gazette of the Kingdom no. 194 on August 20, 1908, King Victor Emmanuel III establishes the E. Alemagna Children’s Nursery as a Moral Entity. At the end of the summer, the Nursery leaves the parish premises and moves to its current location.
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November 1, 1913: Collaboration begins with the Sisters of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, which will last until the 1960s.
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1924: Following Royal Decree no. 2841 of December 30, 1923, the Moral Entity is transformed ex lege into an I.P.A.B. (Public Institution for Assistance and Charity).
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1968: Law no. 444/1968 transforms the Asilo Infantile into a Scuola Materna (Preschool).
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1970s: Collaboration with the Sisters of the Good Shepherd (Ancelle del Cuore Immacolato di Maria).
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October 1976–1984: Collaboration with the Ursuline Sisters of St. Charles.
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1978: By decree of the President of the Council of Ministers (December 22, 1978), published in the Official Gazette no. 361 of December 29, 1978, the institution is excluded from I.P.A.B.s being transferred to the municipalities and retains its independence as an autonomous local entity.
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1988–1997: Collaboration with the Oblate Sisters of the Virgin Mary of Fatima.
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2002: By Decree no. 745 of January 21, 2002, the School is officially recognized as a paritaria (equal-status) school.
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2003: The ex lege process of de-publicization of the I.P.A.B. begins.
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December 5, 2003: Following Regional Law no. 1 of February 13, 2003, the I.P.A.B. is transformed into a private non-profit legal entity by resolution no. 15431 of the Regional Council of Lombardy, under the name E. Alemagna Preschool. It is entered into the Regional Register of Legal Entities under no. 1743 on December 31, 2003.
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October 2, 2005: The nursery “I Folletti – Edoardo Giani” is inaugurated on the first floor of the building, after major renovation and expansion work, made possible thanks to the contribution of a Barasso family in memory of their prematurely deceased son.
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2008: The School celebrates its centenary.
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2011: A project is launched to expand the structure to meet the need for a new classroom and additional educational spaces.
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2014: After a long fundraising campaign, with financial contributions from the Municipality of Barasso and significant donations from private benefactors, construction work for the expansion begins.
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April 26, 2015: The new wing of the building, dedicated to Giuliana Cangi, is officially inaugurated, though already in use by children since the previous January.
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2019: A project is launched to renovate the entire outdoor garden and play area. Completed before summer, it offers children a new green space equipped with wooden play structures in line with the latest safety standards.
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2023: Thanks to an agreement with the Municipality of Barasso, new workshop spaces are opened in the Carlo Collodi Municipal Multipurpose Center to expand the educational opportunities available to pupils.
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April 2025: The School launches an energy-efficiency project, starting with the replacement of all windows and frames in the building.
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September 1, 2025: Thanks to an agreement with the Municipality of Barasso and the L’Albero di Melem Social Cooperative ONLUS ETS, the “E. Alemagna” Spring Section is established, completing the educational offering of the institution. Together with the nursery “I Folletti – E. Giani” and the two regular preschool sections, it forms the Early Childhood Center of the Municipality of Barasso.
Support us with your 5x1000
Choose to donate your 5×1000 to the Comitato Pro Asilo di Barasso Association, all proceeds from the Association will be donated to our nursery school "Asilo Infantile E. Alemagna".
Simply sign the box on your tax return or CU and indicate the Association's tax code: 92037730121
– Donating 5×1000 doesn’t cost me anything, right?
True! The 5×1000 is a fraction of your personal income tax (IRPEF). It's absolutely not an additional expense. If you decide not to allocate the 5×1000 to anyone, that portion of your personal income tax will still be paid to the state.
– I already donate 8×1000: can I choose to donate 5×1000 as well?
Yes, because these are two very distinct and non-alternative actions.
– Can I deduct 5×1000 from my taxes?
No. The 5×1000 is not a donation and therefore does not generate the tax benefits established by law for charitable donations (TUIR).
Donations
Donations made to the Emilio Alemagna Nursery School by any means of payment, excluding cash, are tax-deductible at a rate of 19%, as provided for by Law No. 62 of March 10, 2000, "Donations to schools of all levels, both state and private, non-profit, that are part of the national education system, aimed at technological innovation, school buildings, and the expansion of the educational offering."
Make your contribution by supporting our school with a donation:
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