INTRODUCTION: THE ‘HARD’ PROJECT PROVIDES FOR TWO WORKSHOPS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE APICULTURE SECTOR AND HOP GROWING, AIMED AT STUDENTS FROM THE PROFESSIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICES FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ‘ALDO MORO’ BY CORESE. THE AIM OF THIS ACTION IS TO COMBAT EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING AND TO PROMOTE THE ACQUISITION OF HIGH-QUALITY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN THE YOUNG PEOPLE CONCERNED IN AN AREA OF INTEREST TO THEM, BY PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE CULTURE AND THE GREEN ECONOMY. ADDRESSEES: THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE INTERVENTION WILL BE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 CHILDREN IN THE HEI ‘ALDO MORO’, WHICH IS AN AGRICULTURAL ADDRESS. IN PARTICULAR, THE FOLLOWING TWO GROUPS WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES: THE SELECTION WILL BE MANAGED ON THE BASIS OF THE PARTICIPATION OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TEACHERS, WHO WILL ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE INDICATIONS FORN.