Adeje Town Hall, through the educational programme Géiser, involving multiple municipal government departments, has launched two activities aimed at primary and secondary school students to bring them closer to the natural environment and foster environmental awareness. During the first month of the year, more than three hundred students participated in activities jointly organised by the departments of education and the environment.
The initiatives, coordinated by the department of education under councillor Coraima Afonso Navarro, and the department of the environment, under councillor Patricia Paulsen Fölling, include the 'Flora Route through the midland of South Tenerife', aimed at primary schoolchildren from various schools in the municipality, and the 'Outdoor Orientation Workshop', designed for secondary students.
Through these dynamic and participatory experiences, young people learned about local flora and outdoor navigation through hands-on activities that combined exploring the environment with developing navigational skills.
The Flora Route trek involved students from the Tijoco Bajo, Barranco Las Torres, Los Olivos, Armeñime, Adeje Casco, and Fañabé schools. The children were able to experience first-hand the characteristic ecosystems of the midlands of the south of the island, with a special focus on endemic and native species that make up the natural landscape. In addition, the activity explored the main threats facing local flora and the importance of its conservation.
Taking part in the Outdoor Orientation Workshop were secondary school students from IES Adeje and IES El Galeón. This training took place along the trail known as Camino de la Virgen in Adeje over six sessions on January 17, 21, 23, 24, 27, and 28 January with up to 50 students taking part each day. Through this initiative, young people learned basic orientation techniques using maps and compasses, developing practical skills that helped them better understand their natural surroundings.