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It was opened this morning by the Mayor and the Minister of Education |
The school and Primary Peñas Blancas, located in Tallante, has been officially opened this morning by the mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, and the Minister of Education, Pedro Antonio Sánchez.
The school offers an innovative educational project, the first in the region and has been conducted by a group of families of Cartagena.
The project aims to give students an active education and adapted to the needs and interests of children and their learning pace.
The center is currently composed of 17 students, divided into two groups, one child and one primary.
The basis of this active pedagogical system is that children are the protagonists of their own learning.
Maica Asensio, mother of three and a member of the cooperative has explained what the project: Parents are involved in one way or another in the educational field.
The project is that children are not just passive recipients of knowledge but are the protagonists of their own learning.
He also explained how they learn small manipulating and experimenting themselves, so they acquire knowledge more attractive way there: Follow the innate motivation of children and adapt to their pace of learning, has continued explaining Maica Asensio.
The teachers are graduates but the members of the cooperative are called companions. We have to meet educational objectives but we do it differently.
The materials we provide them bring educational content and we are trying to learn naturally and said Maica.
The president of the cooperative, Fernando Vivas explained how the educational project undertaken: We wanted a different project but not outside the education system.
We managed to develop this system which attracted the attention of both the City of Cartagena and the Ministry of Education.
In addition, the City Council gave the building where the school is currently located and the Ministry granted the approval of the education system.
COMMITMENT OF PARENTS IN THE EDUCACIÃ "N OF THEIR CHILDREN
The mayor of Cartagena, attend the opening has expressed support for this type of methodology: We believe in parental involvement in the education of their children.
A different project, which the Director has stated that it is a good example of good practice.
It is also the only cooperative linked to an educational project.
Pedro Antonio Sanchez explained that, thanks to this, 17 students will enjoy this education.
From the Department will support and try to expedite the process so that they will begin as soon as possible.
He also wanted to express the positive impact this project will have: A model very personalized education and will have a positive impact thanks to the commitment of families.
Ucomur president, Juan Antonio Pedroza said qu e no other project leading the way.
So far, educational cooperatives have been formed by teachers.
We support them and if the results are good, they will, you may later have more and as we will support cooperative union.
The building that houses the College has been given by the City of Cartagena and adapted by families.
This is the old school of Tallante, which was closed a few years ago for lack of students.
Thus, it also helps to revitalize the area.
The legal form taken by the school has been to Consumer cooperative and social initiative, which means pursuing a social order, education, and has no profit.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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