We are a passionate team of educators, researchers, entrepreneurs and innovators dedicated to promoting Critical Thinking as an essential life skill

We are a Thinking Community: we share views, enquire and question within a supportive and inspiring environment.

We have a Charter of Values that represents the way we operate:

• Transparency and Fairness in every action
• Respect for everyone’s ideas grounded in reasoned and evidence-based arguments
• Equality: equal rights and responsibilities for all, regardless of gender, origin, religion, or age
• Proven Expertise and Efficiency: demonstrating excellence and effectiveness in all tasks
• Acquired Reliability: earning trust through consistent and quality performance 
• Teamwork: always comparing our views
• Self-Questioning: as a basic requirement for achieving an adult and mature way of living
• Humanity and Empathy: maintaining compassion and uderstanding as core principles 
• Democratic Life: actively participating in and caring for society
• Learning from Mistakes: acknowledging, analysing and learning from errors
• No False Certainties: pursuing truth with an open mind
• Enthusiasm: fostering a vibrant and positive culture

PenSiamo Executive Committee’s members are:

Fulvia Richiardone – President and  co-Founder, she designs and delivers professional development courses for teachers on how to develop Critical Thinking in students’ minds, also based on the Thinking Routines by Making Thinking Visible (Project Zero – Harvard University). Before this, she was Protection Officer with UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) assessing asylum claims in Italy and Project Officer with UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute) in charge of training programmes. She has worked for many years with several charitable and voluntary organisations including Amnesty International, SNEH – India, CCM.

She holds a University Degree in Law, a MA in Project Management, a MA in Migration and Law.

Anna Fermani – Education,  a dedicated middle school teacher focused on fostering Critical Thinking among students

Giusi Di Franco – Administration, an expert in human resource management and labour consultancy

Ornella Bardelle – External Relations, a professional in public relations

Claudia Congedo – Education, a primary school teacher committed to educational excellence.

PenSiamo Thinking Team: Adriana Centonze, Andrea Gambino, Carolina Vergerio, Claudia Congedo, Daniela Paola Madrigali, Maristella Tuzzato, Isabella De Stefano, Paola Costantini, Rocco Drosi, Valentina Ferretti