The Center for Infant and Primary Education Juan Antonio Lopez Alcaraz has become bilingual mode after initial immersion join the program of the Ministry of Education.
Puerto Lumbreras already has two centers adapted to bilingual education through the initiative promoted by the regional government '+ Languages'.
Puerto Lumbreras has increased its school population 1.80% over last year, and are a total of 194 new students who start school in early childhood education.
Puerto Lumbreras has begun this morning the 2015/2016 school year with improvements in four public schools and the novelty of having a new center, the CEIP Juan Antonio Lopez Alcaraz, implanted in the Bilingual Program in initial immersion mode.
So, the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Maria Angeles Tunisia, with General Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Universities, Manuel Marcos Sánchez, and the Councillor for Education, Sonia Lopez, visited the schools in the municipality where this summer They have developed works of improvement and adaptation, and where in total have enrolled a total 1,660 students in school and Primary Education, which represents an increase of 1.80% of the school population in the municipality.
In this sense, Maria Angeles Tunisia explained that "education is a priority for our government team".
Therefore, he added, "This year, the school year begins in Puerto Lumbreras with improvements in all schools, with school meal service and public service nursery next to each school."
In addition, Tunisia explained that "in recent years have improved and expanded all schools in Puerto Lumbreras, and this year we main new adaptation of a new center for bilingual education, through collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Universities ".
Thus, the public school Juan Antonio Lopez Alcaraz, where 612 students are enrolled, has become the second bilingual school in the municipality, after the adaptation of the CEIP Immaculate Conception last year 2014/2015.
Also, Maria Angeles Tunisia stressed that "continue to work for the adaptation of the four public schools in the municipality to bilingual education so that all children are guaranteed Puerto Lumbreras learning a foreign language."
The mayor explained that "the City Council we are committed to providing quality education and raise the possibility at all schools in the municipality to adhere to the program of bilingualism, as we believe that proficiency in English is an essential tool for students have greater opportunities for personal and professional development. "
On the other hand, during the inauguration of the school year, the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Maria Angeles Tunisia, has made a "positive" assessment of the actions that have been developed in all schools as well as new infrastructure and services They are launched.
Thus, all schools in the municipality of Puerto Lumbreras have cafeteria service and a nursery next to each school to help reconcile work and family life of the parents.
Finally, the Mayor stressed that "Puerto Lumbreras has increased its school population 1.80% over last year, and are a total of 194 new students who start school in early childhood education."
Note that in the case of Jordan Assumption College, which this year has 251 students enrolled, children have a new pavilion kindergarten with four new classrooms going from 178-337 square meters.
On the other hand, the Public School Sacred Heart, with more than 3,900 square meters on three floors and can accommodate 19 classrooms and Primary, houses this year to a total of 556 students.
For its part, the school Immaculate Conception, which was the first school to adapt to bilingual education, has 241 pupils and finally the school Juan Antonio Lopez Alcaraz, has 612 students.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras