The Secretary of State for Education, Abelardo de la Rosa, accompanied by the Provincial Director of Education, Elena Fernández Treviño, has been in charge of inaugurating the First Conference of Good Educational Practices in Public Centers of Melilla, which is being developed at the CIFP Reina Victoria Eugenia.
During his speech, the Secretary of State stressed that these types of meetings not only make visible the good practices that are already applied in the centers, but also promote the creation of educational networks that will favor the replicability of these experiences. “The most valuable thing of these days will be what happens next, when what is shared today begins to be put into practice in other classrooms,” he said.
But not only that, De la Rosa has stressed that “inclusion is a moral duty, not only a legal obligation”, and has defended that education must form in academic competences, but also in values. “School has to be connected to life, and in school we have to teach math, English… but also to live together. And also, therefore, to inclusion and also sustainability,” he explained.
“The aim is to advance these issues through education,” he said. “In these days networks are going to be made and communications are going to be established thanks to which, these good practices are going to be replicated in educational centers and, therefore, they are going to be extended to all centers in Melilla,” he said.
Involvement of the educational community
For her part, the Provincial Director of Education, has assured that the objective of these days is “to show the city all the amount of good practices that are being developed within the classrooms and that, in addition, they can serve as inspiration and example to other centers.” In this sense, it has highlighted how teachers work every day “to leave no one behind”.
Fernández Treviño especially wanted to thank the students of the training cycles of the CIFP Reina Victoria Eugenia, actively involved in the organization of the days: the Bakery and Confectionery cycle, which participates with a full inclusion experience; the students of Commerce and Marketing, responsible for attention, reception and accreditations; the Audiovisual, in charge of live streaming; and the collaboration of the Miguel Marmolejo Art School, author of the design of the welcome material.
“These are the first days, but we hope they are not the last. The involvement of the entire educational community has been enormous and the success of participation proves it,” he concluded.
During the day, collaborating entities such as Asperger Granada and Autism Melilla also participate, as well as the head of the Strategic Plan for Inclusive Education of the Ministry, María José González, who has presented the main lines of the total inclusion project promoted by the Government of Spain.