Sixth graders of Primary Education CEIP "San Jose" de Totana participated today in the program "Know Your City", an initiative which aims to provide schools in Totana, in its schedule of extracurricular activities the possibility that primary school students to visit the main town hall.
Students have been attended by the mayor, Juan José Canovas, and the first deputy mayor, Andrés García Cánovas.
Visits are met and guided by municipal technicians, and during children may know the various departments of the City Council, the main services and history.
Technical escort students during their visit to the plenary hall, the municipal archives, the Mayor and other units of Interest;
where they will meet the functioning of the local administration and the work done there as well as other stories of interest.
School of 4th, 5th and 6th of primary education know firsthand the development of the full and the work being members of the Municipal Corporation, as the visit will conclude with a reception the mayor in his own office.
They have already confirmed their attendance also courses schools "Tierno Galvan", while last week launched the program at the school "Reina Sofia".
The objective of the program "Know Your City" it is to bring school to the municipal institution and is suitable for students who are working contained in the Social Sciences, and learning-oriented and review of concepts such as the municipality, municipalities, elections and municipal elections, democracy and political parties, the work of councilors and mayor, among others.
The claim is that participants can also identify and understand the concept of town and different types out there, differentiate and identify different types of neighborhoods and streets elements;
know the structure and functioning of the government of the town and its services and develop habits of public awareness related to road traffic as pedestrians and as users of transport and other services.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana