Councillor for Education, Josefa Maroto, today announced the program of activities scheduled for July in order to provide children between 5 and 16 alternative leisure in the holiday period.
To this end, we have scheduled three different leisure activities, 'Summer Schools', 'The Colonies Musical' and 'Summer Driver Education', to be held in various schools in the municipality and in the case of education Road, in the Children's Traffic Park.
With regard to the Summer Schools, which have been operating since the early 90s, will be developed throughout the month of July in the morning hours Monday through Friday, from 09:00 to 14:00 the novelty this year, to expand the schedule as an option, with an animation workshop from 08:00 to 09:00 hours.
Are aimed at children aged between 5 and 12 years (organized into two groups, one from 5 to 8 years old and a 9 to 12).
For the Summer Schools will be available 500 seats, ninety more than last year, and sixteen participating schools around the county, when it proposed a number of workshops, sports, dance, animation, etc .- with the theme of the Olympics as its centerpiece.
The company OD (Guidance Sports) is responsible for organizing these workshops.
The second performance is scheduled this summer for the Colonies Musical, to be held in Garden City schools and Virgen del Carmen, between January 1 and July 15 in time from 9.00 to 13.00 pm, Monday through Friday, with the possibility of a theater workshop 13.00 to 14.00 hours on a voluntary basis, and also another option from 08'00 to 09'00 hours.
This is the V edition of the Colonies, which are aimed at a total of 150 children aged 4 to 11 years, forming two groups, one of 4 to 5 years and another 6 to 11 years.
For two weeks will enjoy playing, discovering, interpreting and living the music in all its forms, including dance.
The course ends with the celebration of the Festival 'music family', where children will demonstrate what they have learned in a family concert open.
As the last performance, road safety education in summer, is the third year that takes place and will be held in the Children's Traffic Park in Cartagena, Angel Bruna street, using his classroom theory sessions, and road circuit for practical sessions.
The recipients are children and young people aged between 9 and 16 years who have their card rider, carried out from May 1 to July 31 inclusive, from 10am to 12 hours.
The registration period for all these activities will be from 12 to 30 May 2008, and may be conducted online, in the education portal of the City Council website, by post or in person at the Department of Education in Administration Building.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena