Twenty-six institutes teacher s European countries these days visiting Cartagena to close their participation in the Comenius project coordinated by the IES Mediterranean.
Councillor for Education, Josefa Maroto, I received this morning at the Palace Hall where they tour the main rooms and have received a gift from their stay in Cartagena.
Italy, Bulgaria, Turkey, Hungary and Romania, along with Spain, are the countries participating in the project is called "Reading for traveling-through the paths of life."
Animation techniques to exchange and share reading ideas that arise in institutions across Europe is the objective of this project in the Mediterranean IES embarked two years ago after winning a national award for the promotion of library s, as explained Ines Maria Iglesias, director of IES Mediterranean.
Activities to promote reading suggested a Comenius project contest that rewarded those who read more books in a given time, including reviews of each book for the reading test.
Also have made different selections of books on contemporary European writers that helps to know the culture of other countries in the European Community.
During two school years there have been five meetings, one in each participating country, and closing the trip was made ​​in Cartagena, where the Mediterranean IES coordinating institute has hosted visitors who remain in town until Sunday.
During your stay you will also visit sites in the city and the Roman Theatre, the Museum Arqua, or La Manga del Mar Menor.
Comenius projects are prestigious international programs organized by the Ministry of Education through the agency OAPEE (Autonomous Agency for European Educational Programmes).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena