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.