The Provincial Representative for Education, Culture and Sports, José Gutierrez, explained today that around 500 students of the first and second year of compulsory secondary education (ESO) participate throughout this month of May in a canoeing activity on the Pit River in Talavera de la Reina Are. ,
Gutiérrez said, “An activity made in the line of sports promotion of the Somos Deporte 3-18 program, organized by the Sports Service of the Provincial Delegation of Education, Culture and Sports”, adding that “it is as a The main objective is to promote and disseminate the methods of canoeing among the school population and with this to achieve the promotion among the students of regular sports practice.
Gutierrez, who was accompanied by Sergio Gutierrez, councilor of sports in the parlance of the Talavera City Council, shared part of this activity this morning with the students of the IES `San Isidro´ de Talavera, indicating that during this month the students Will enjoy games from other educational centers of the province such as IESO `La Jara` in Belvis de la Jara, IESO `Juan de Padilla` in Torrijos, IESO `Manuel de Guzman` in Navahermosa or IESO `Blas de Prado` in Camarena.
This activity is carried out in sessions of each educational center in the facilities of the Talc Club in Talavera de la Reina, for which Gutiérrez thanks them for their cooperation, and each of them has two blocks.
The first block is divided into two parts, a theoretical talk lasting 30 minutes, where students will learn about the importance of the Tagus River and its ecosystem in the province, and a short talk on the topic of canoeing in Spain, and a practical part. will end with It includes a river route through the Tagus River, in which students pass through the most emblematic areas of Talavera, visiting bridges, contemplating very special views of the city or in the most natural Tagus full of life and biodiversity able to enter.
In the second block, students will do a historical gymkhana, starting at the Prado Basilica and ending in the Prado Garden, where students will receive information and learn about the culture and heritage of Talavera through game play, track or questions. In a controlled and symbolic environment of the city.
Gutiérrez emphasizes that this sports activity is “very complete and very well received by the educational communities of the participating centers” and that “in addition to promoting regular sports practice in the daily life of the students Canoeing also serves through the river route they take, to teach, enjoy and claim life, to raise awareness of the Tagus River and its biodiversity, giving and spreading knowledge in this case.
In Gutiérrez’s opinion, it is also important to know the Tagus from within, “It is also important for the Tagus to be able to claim the necessary flow to be a living river as it passes through Talavera, because the river also identifies and forms. Our ceramics, together with our culture and our historical heritage, are part of the life of this city.”
In practically all activities offered by the Sports Service of the Provincial Delegation of Education, Culture and Sports, the activity is free of charge for the students and the displacement of the participants from the educational centers to the place where it is carried out is and it develops. He is in charge of the regional administration.
In conclusion, Gutierrez wished “all the students participating in this activity during the month of May much enjoyment and fun” and urged the educational communities of the participating centers to “support all those activities organized by the Regional Executive.” I thank them for their participation in these projects, because without their participation and efforts they would not be possible”.
