The Provincial Director of the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports (MEFPyD) of Melilla, Elena Fernández Treviño, has participated in the 20th edition of the Interchange Days, held at the Museum of Navarra (Pamplona) under the motto “Advancing democratic values from coeducation”.
The meeting, promoted by the MEFPyD, through the Secretary of State for Education, and by the Ministry of Equality, through the Institute of Women, had the collaboration of the Government of Navarre.
‘Schools for Equality’
Fernández Treviño presented the paper “Schools for Equality, networks that save lives”, in which he was able to share with representatives of all the autonomous communities the strategies and experiences developed in Melilla in terms of coeducation and prevention of gender violence.
“Sharing this experience with representatives of all the autonomous communities reaffirms our conviction that education on equality is not an option, it is a necessity,” he stressed, stressing that the educational networks in the centers “detect cases of male violence among the youngest people and, most importantly of all, prevent them and allow us to act.”
In this regard, he has made it clear that “coeducation is the most powerful tool to combat inequality, and can literally save lives by detecting and preventing situations of male violence since adolescence.” “That is why we must continue working in this line, because coeducation is not another project, it is the basis to build a fairer and safer society,” he said.
Coordinated work
Fernández Treviño has highlighted the coordinated work carried out by the Provincial Directorate of Education, through the Educational Programs Unit and the network of Equality Officers of the educational centers, which in Melilla make up the group “Schools for Equality”. This group promotes the creation of safe and egalitarian educational environments, promoting democratic values and the prevention of situations of risk and violence against women from early ages.
In addition, he has highlighted the close coordination with the Coordination Unit against Violence against Women of the Government Delegation, and the joint work with the Equality Agents and the teachers involved in coeducation, which allows to weave educational networks that detect and prevent male violence in the classrooms.
“In Melilla we are seeing it: when the entire educational community is coordinated: teachers, families, institutions, teams…, the results transform lives. In the end, educating on equality means educating for life,” he said.
The head of the Provincial Directorate of Education has encouraged to continue strengthening network work, “we must continue to join forces, because every classroom, every center and every community that joins this work is saving lives, preventing situations of male violence and is ultimately building a better future.”