A special morning was spent by the children of Third A and Third B classes of the International Montessori Institute Oxford Group of Lecce. The young pupils met Roberto Marius Treglia, author of the children's little masterpiece “Shine, A Story of a Christmas Present”.

An exciting and captivating dialogue with the writer, who, to the sweet strains of Christmas background music, enthralled the young students by recounting his own experiences and reading a chapter from A story that tells of a present-day Christmas, not too far in the past and will remain close in memory.

It's the story of Christmas 2020, so difficult and so painful, lived through the fragilities of a child; a story of trust and respect, of promises and courage.
It's the story of a party that endures beyond pain, because Christmas, after all, will shine forever.

Roberto Marius Treglia concluded the meeting by signing the pupils' books, dedicating a few lines to each of them in memory of this day that will forever remain etched in their hearts.

The children, in return, promised to commit to ensuring that “May Christmas continue to shine always, when it is most needed”.

So it continues the Cultural meetings at the Oxford Institute premises, which increasingly see the great interest of students in current issues and literary masterpieces.