Summer Schools Attract Record Participation

A full of 1,748 children and teenagers successful Benidorm took portion successful educational, sports and leisure activities organised by nan City Council complete nan summertime months, politician Toni Pérez confirmed this week.

The scheme, aimed astatine youngsters aged 3 to 16, was held successful schools and municipal facilities. According to Pérez, nan inaugural erstwhile again made it easier for section families to equilibrium activity and childcare during nan schoolhouse holidays. He stressed that nan activities were adapted to each children, including those pinch typical needs, and that nan connection provided “a gathering abstraction for young group from different schools to link and stock experiences”.

This year, for nan first time, nan Council funded nan information of 7 children pinch terrible typical needs astatine El Secanet typical acquisition schoolhouse successful La Vila Joiosa, pinch a fund of €12,600.

Sea sports

Sports proved astir popular, pinch municipal summertime schools attracting 977 participants crossed activities specified arsenic aquagym, swimming, multi-sport and oversea kayaking, arsenic good arsenic courses tally successful business pinch section clubs.

The Department of Education besides organised nan Summer Educational Support Programme astatine CEIP Leonor Canalejas, wherever 70 pupils received other tuition successful halfway subjects. Meanwhile, nan accepted Summer School, tally astatine CEIP Miguel Hernández successful collaboration pinch parents’ relation FAMPA Marina Baixa, welcomed 498 children. The Council funded 2 integration classrooms for 25 children pinch circumstantial needs and covered nan afloat costs of attendance for susceptible families. A further €18,000 was allocated to subsidise up to 50 per cent of nan fees for Benidorm residents.

The Youth Department besides recorded beardown turnout, pinch 144 participants successful its Summer Programme, which included taste outings, sports, workshops and biology activities. In addition, 52 youngsters attended nan municipal summertime campy held successful nan Enguera mountains.