The Department of Family, Women, Emigration and Immigration has organized an educational workshop for students from fourth grade to promote coexistence, integration and cultural knowledge with the immigrant population living in our city.
The Department of Family, Women, Emigration and Immigration has organized an educational workshop for students of our city "to promote coexistence, integration and cultural knowledge with the immigrant population living in our city," as explained by the Councillor for this area, Patricia Soriano.
This is a pilot program called "Intercultural train" aimed at students from fourth grade.
It will start with students from schools Calasanz, Mendez Nuñez and the Dawn and the intention is to extend it to other schools, in future editions, as explained by the Councillor.
The workshop will be taught by a psychologist and a social educator, using support material.
This is to simulate a train ride that goes stopping in certain countries, narrating a series of stories about cultural peculiarities.
Patricia Soriano stressed that "it is intended that students deepen values ​​such as equality, respect, tolerance and empathy with their peers from other countries."
Patricia Soriano has expressed interest in contact and receive the existing immigrant population in Yecla, you want to convey their concerns and problems, as it has done in recent months Councillor explained that in our town live with us earlier immigrants up 59 different nationalities.
Of a total population of 34,165 inhabitants, 2,303 are immigrants, representing 6.7% of the total population.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Yecla