The recreational centers, created by the Municipality as an extra-mural scholastic structure in the early 1900s, are a historic Triestine institution. Characterized by a local and secular approach, they carry out a training and educational service to promote the well-being of children, pre-adolescents and adolescents, promoting contexts of personal and group growth, encouraging opportunities for meeting and dialogue, in spaces professionally managed by educational staff. There are currently 13 municipal recreational centers active.