Livorno ES/MS History
Opened: 2007
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Livorno Elementary/Middle School is located in Livorno, Italy. There has been a school in the area since 1952. The original school was called Leghorn School and was part of the Austrian Occupation Forces after World War II. Leghorn School was located in the village of Salviano near Livorno (See Leghorn American School history). From 1955 until 1994 there were two schools in Livorno: an elementary and a high school. From 1994 until 2007 the two schools were combined into one unit school although they were still located in different buildings. In 2007, the high school was closed. The current elementary/middle school serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The school colors and mascot have remained the same through the years and grade configurations. The school motto is to face challenges with PRIDE – Positivity, Responsibility, Integrity, Discipline, and Excellence.
For the first few years the elementary/middle school also included a preschool program. Due to the small size of the school most classes are multiage.
The school principal for the 2008-09 school year was Denise Webster-Cochenour. There were less than ninety students in the school.
By the 2016-17 school year, the school was considered an annex to the Vicenza schools, and the onsite administrator was an assistant principal. Ken Kirk was the assistant principal for the 2016-17 school year, followed by Jonathan Daniels who was the administrator through 2022. The school enrollment was about sixty students each year until the 2021-22 school year when it dropped to less than fifty students.
Despite the small number of students, the school maintains a full school program. The students are involved in holiday programs, art projects, and STEM activities. Annual events include Earth Day celebrations, Read Across America, and Month of the Military Child activities. Students produced a Winter magazine and other journalism projects for the 2020-21 school year. During the 2021-22 school year, the school collected items for Ukrainian refugees and coordinated with the German Red Cross to deliver the materials.
Information from AOSHS archives and school yearbooks