Overview

• The Liceo Artistico’s second maturity exam centered on Franco Battiato’s 1996 song 'La Cura', challenging students to dissect its message of care beyond simple affection
• 'La Cura' was presented as a multimedia stimulus co-written with philosopher Manlio Sgalambro to prompt reflections on love, vulnerability and cosmic protection
• Exam materials included Picasso’s period-blue painting 'The Embrace', Rivera’s social murals, Erwitt’s tender photography and Scalia’s contrasts of Palermo
• Liceo Linguistico candidates tackled an English test on fast fashion’s health and environmental toll based on a Boston University study
• Another linguistic track asked students to analyze a passage from Hilary Mantel’s 'Every Day is Mother’s Day', focusing on themes of loss and caregiving