February 17, 2026
On 17 February 2026, at International Kids, Pescara, ten children came together for a moment they had worked towards for an entire year. One by one, they received their official Cambridge English certificates — and every single one of them had passed, at an augmented level.
The room was full of parents, pride, and something that is difficult to put into words but impossible to miss: the particular joy of a child who has been told, by an international institution, that they are capable.
Ten Children. Ten Certificates. Every Single One.
All ten students of the New Wor(l)ds Project 2024-2025 cohort passed their Cambridge English examinations. Not one child was left behind. This is not a small thing — it is the result of months of dedication, from the children themselves, from their families, and from the teenage volunteer teachers who believed in them from the very beginning.
The Foundation’s Pedagogical Coordinator Lucia Darian, who had accompanied the children every step of the way — from their first lessons to their flight to Cambridge in November — was present to share in the celebration.
Their Teenage Teachers Were There Too
Though the ceremony took place in Pescara, the teenage volunteer teachers who had guided these children through their English journey were not absent. They joined virtually, connecting from wherever they were to watch their students receive the certificates they had worked so hard to earn — and to be part of a moment that belonged to all of them.
It was Giulio Sergnese, founder of the New Wor(l)ds Project, who perhaps said it best:
“This is all thanks to your hard work.”
He was talking to the children. But everyone in the room knew it was true of the teenagers too.
What a Certificate Really Means
A Cambridge English certificate is a recognised qualification. But for the children of the New Wor(l)ds Project, it is something more than that. It is proof — official, stamped, and internationally recognised — that the world is open to them. That the language that connects people across continents is one they now speak.
Italy ranks among the lowest in Europe for English proficiency. For children from underserved communities, that gap can feel insurmountable. Today, ten children in Pescara proved that it is not.
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