Adeje council’s department of education, under councillor María Clavijo Maza, in coordination with the administration in the local public schools, have initiated an assistance plan to help those families with fewer resources at home, such as computers, internet connection, or printers.
Adeje mayor Jose Miguel Rodriguez Fraga, underlined the “efforts that families are making during this very difficult time, with the order to stay at home, the uncertainty surrounding the future of the labour market adding to the worry, plus the need for some kind of school routine in the home so that the children are not educationally disadvantaged”.
That is why, the mayor said, that “we in the council need to do what we can to help those families most in need, with least resources, working to balance the scales as much as we can in terms of equality of education for the children. So we need to give them the tools to continue to study as well as making sure they have enough food to eat. In Adeje no child will be left uncared for, without protection, or the help they need”
The schools have given a list of families in need to the council along with an explanation of the homework that the children in question needed to do during the state of emergency. Since last week the council is printing off the relevant activity and work sheets which are then being brought to the children who have been missing out. The council has also, through the two public secondary schools in the borough, allocated up to 50 data cards to families to allow students access to the internet and to continue with their studies. The cards will be distributed from the middle of next week. “We don’t want to see any child left without the opportunity to carry on with their studies – we know it is hugely important and this is why we have been working to find the quickest and most efficient solution” said councillor for education, María Clavijo.
The Adeje School of Music have also been continuing their classes online, through video-conferencing, and digital homework, so that the children can continue with their musical education. This means that the teachers can continue to have direct contact with the pupils, and with their families.
The mayor added, “Nobody, absolutely nobody will be left behind. The council is determined to find solutions to all the situations that vulnerable people are finding themselves in as a result of this crisis.”
