This initial endowment was to be spent on capital equipment only (hardware, software, and furniture), and for a single class (room) of sixth grade (the first year of lower secondary school). Only equipment mentioned in the class project was eligible for funding; indirect costs (such as those for teacher training, non-teaching personnel) and consumables were not eligible for this funding and had to be covered by ordinary funds administered by the school. In the Lazio region (the region including Rome), a 5-member jury was set up to select classes: four members were internal to the administration, and one scientific expert from the “National Research Council” (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR) completed the panel.