Also make a special effort on activities that help prevent violence, improve relationships and promote equality of opportunity
Infant schools carry out educational activities with parents to achieve healthy food habits
One year, maintenance and improvement of public schools in the municipality of Murcia is the main objective of the Department of Education of the City of Murcia, who heads Megía Pilar, for next year 2010.
As explained Megía of the 43 million euro budget that had the council in 2009, 4,368,000 euros have been saved by limiting the 0.3% increase in the salary increase for municipal workers, as General Budget Law requires.
The review of service contracts of Education (for the same benefits) and lower the price of diesel by 20% has resulted in savings in turn about 423,585 euros.
These savings have enabled the Department of Education to continue the intense level inverter carried out in recent years.
We must remember that we have hired five new centers under the 2009 and funded by the Autonomous Community-funding did increase by 3.6 million 2009 budget - which leads to the 2010 budget is of 34,779,543 euros.
The financial contribution will go to projects for improvement and maintenance of the 117 schools with 1,322 classrooms and 262 buildings.
In 2010 also continue with the proposed removal of architectural barriers, which began a few years ago, and which will provide fully accessible and comfortable facilities for all, ensuring quality education and according to the needs of Murcia.
From the Department of Education will conduct a major effort to strengthen the comprehensive educational program is being implemented in all schools in the municipality.
The effort to prevent violence, promotion of activities to promote coexistence and activities that promote equal opportunities will also be priority actions of the council next year, through the programs:
• Program of prevention of violence and enhancing peaceful coexistence, through the workshop "Learning to live together."
There will be workshops for postgraduate students of primary and ESO.
• In the area of the Plan for Equal Opportunities between men and women of the City of Murcia, will be held to develop a workshop "Equal parts: Two Things", which aims to coordinate measures to promote equal opportunities the formal education system.
In terms of number of students, the figure of 2009 is also significant because of the 72,323 pupils in the municipality, according to the Ministry of Education, "65,540 have participated in education programs (the 90.62% of total).
Through cost containment and the redistribution of material resources is to achieve a higher level of participation of schools and the number of students involved.
"Delight in the courtyard: a new landscape" and other activities.
This program will work for its consolidation.
Have already been opened 39 schools with extracurricular activities, which should be added the summer schools (a total of 51 centers open after school hours).
It will carry out the refurbishment of the courts in virtually all of the centers.
Also, signs will be installed the patios trees within the activity "Botanical Gardens" (introduced on last year), which have involved a dozen schools, as well as and "School Gardens" to continue to provide for her in school and out.
In order that the courts are employed outside school hours, will also perform the replacement of the pavements of the courts with a comprehensive treatment, as well as the arrangement and alignment of more than 20 sports facilities in schools.
In educational offerings will continue to stand behind the newly added activities and other new cultural and scientific as: visits to the Casino de Murcia and the Science Park of the University of Murcia.
It should be noted that during 2009 the center participate in the educational programs have been numerous, since it has exceeded 95% ownership, ie, of the 189 schools that are in the middle participation in different educational programs was 181.
From the field of Environmental Education Service will continue working on the programs being carried out.
Some programs for the general public, schoolchildren and the different groups in the municipality.
The award will continue promoting "Green Schools" in which more than 50 schools and 10,000 students since its inception in 2001-2002.
Also continue to carry out other activities and more consolidated as: Travelling exhibition Murcia Ecology of a City "," Quarry Valley "and" Majal Blanco Nature Classroom. "
Due to the volume of participation, next year will continue working with the Association Columbares, in order to continue working on activities that focus on renewable energy, efficient water management, combating erosion and desertification, waste, biodiversity, etc.
Children Schools
Achieving healthy food habits at an early age is one of the activities to which children from seven local schools were given special attention.
Therefore, working with parents of pupils so that they learn and teach their children good habits.
Note that room service is provided is based on making a menu in your own room and prepared by the Department of Health of the City of Murcia, which takes into account the nutritional needs of children in this age group.
With regard to service personnel, as already announced by the Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Ángel Cámara be contained in the next year.
Freezing the salaries of public office and applies a 0.3% wage increase for municipal workers.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia