The school is named after the famous writer Edmondo De Amicis, author of the novel “Cuore.” It is the oldest school building in the city, the only one until 1954. The property occupies the block between Azuni Street, Eleonora d’Arborea Street, Carducci Street and Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. The history of the institute began in 1907 when the then Mayor Salvatore Masala, noting the shortage of school premises as a result of the increase in population, asked the City Council to deliberate on the construction of a new schoolhouse. In January 1908, Eng. Eugene Serra. The contract for the work was awarded to contractor Mr. Gerolamo Piu on June 14, 1910, and construction took nearly two years, from October 23, 1910 to June 20, 1912. The structure consists of a single above-ground floor and has a typology with a central courtyard for recreational and educational purposes. In fact, ministerial circulars stating that each school had to own a plot of land to teach students agricultural techniques date from the late 19th century.
