Adeje Town Hall held the awards ceremony of the fifteenth “Certamen de Cacharros” on 26 November, an event consolidated in the educational and cultural calendar of the municipality which highlights the creativity of the students and the importance of recycling as an artistic and awareness-raising tool.
The event took place in the Auditorio de Adeje, and was attended by the deputy mayor responsible for the Department of Culture, Education and Sport, Adolfo Alonso Ferrera, and the councillor for Education, Coraima Afonso Navarro, accompanied by representatives of the sponsoring companies UTE Adeje Ascan Torrabonaf and Entemanser Aqualia.
The contest was held under the slogan “ReutilizARTE: recrea, reutiliza, revoluciona” (Re-use ART: recreate, reuse, revolutionise), inviting students to reflect on recycling, sustainability and the creative possibilities of reusing materials. During the event, a commemorative video was shown and the manifesto of the Educating Cities programme was read, reinforcing the municipal commitment to inclusive education and community values.
The jury, established according to the rules of the contest and made up of representatives of the Town Hall and the collaborating companies, assessed the works based on creativity, originality, relevance to the theme and their awareness-raising capacity. The jury congratulated the high level of participation and the quality of the entries from Adeje's schools.
During the ceremony, the prizes for each school were awarded. These consisted of vouchers for school materials valued at 70, 50 and 30 euros, as well as certificates. Students receiving an honourable mention were given a merit certificate, and all prize-winners also received a family voucher to attend a children’s show during the Christmas holidays at the Auditorio de Adeje.
The jury congratulated all participating students and highlighted the educational value of the contest, which promotes art, reuse and sustainability from the earliest stages. The event concluded with an artistic performance and an invitation to visit the exhibition of “cacharros”, which will remain on display in the reception area of Adeje Cultural Centre until 3 December.
Winners listed according to schools
CEIP Fañabé
1st prize, La Cacharrera, by Valentina Pérez Mora (Year 4)
2nd prize, Estamos a tiempo, by Omarly García (Year 5)
3rd prize, El Cascalatas, by Ainara de Della Valle Marichal (Year 4)
1st honourable mention, “De Venezuela”, by Samara García Megías (Year 4)
2nd honourable mention, “Pasión por el fútbol”, by Leandro García (Infant 3 years)
3rd honourable mention, “Las gimnastas valientes”, by Naima León Dávila (Year 4)
CEIP Adeje Casco
1st prize, El Diablo de Tijarafe, by Antonio Fullin Di Cristofaro (Year 5)
2nd prize, Gubi, by Dominic Ochoa Quiroga (Infant 5 years)
3rd prize, Pluma el Alebrije, by Sofía Fullin Di Cristofaro (Year 3)
CEIP Los Olivos
1st prize, El Árbol de la Sabiduría, by Zoe and Daniela Martín Wadsworth (Year 5 and Infant 5 years)
2nd prize, Ruta Estelar, by Ainara Hernández Quintero (Year 2)
3rd prize, Carros de Chío, by Diego González Hernández (Year 4)
1st honourable mention, “Barco de San Andrés”, by Nayara Estévez (Year 4)
2nd honourable mention, “Expedición alienígena de Tenerife”, by Ragnar Markus Kukin (Year 2)
3rd honourable mention, “La Robisol”, by Sofía Álvarez Delgado (Infant 5 years)
CEIP Barranco de Las Torres
1st prize, Antes Lata que Sencilla, by Thelma García Morales (Year 3)
2nd prize, Hurley, by Armando Sebastián Martín Dorta (Year 2)
3rd prize, Cacharroel, by Sofía Victoria Ferreri Grillo (Year 1)
1st honourable mention, “La dulce ruedita”, by Ágora Domínguez (Infant 4 years)
2nd honourable mention, “Gofiobot”, by Malik Spada Capurro (Year 5)
3rd honourable mention, “Robit 3.0”, by Carmen González Gallo (Year 5)
CEIP Armeñime
1st prize, Minion Hamlet, by Loret Juliet Toutut Morales (Year 5)
2nd prize, El Ratón Pintor, by Felipe Tomás Cosoleto (Year 5)
3rd prize, Salva el Mundo, by Sem-Löis De Clercq (Year 4)
1st honourable mention, “Wall-E”, by Cinthia Delgado Rubiales (Year 4)
2nd honourable mention, “El Soldadito de Plomo”, by Mía Fleitas Herrera (Year 1)
3rd honourable mention, “Dinosauru”, by Dominic Cristiano Darabán (Year 3)
CEIP Tijoco Bajo
1st prize, Feria Fantasía, by Wictoria Mascioli Mroczyk (Year 6)
2nd prize, Minion, by Timir Makarov (Infant 3 years)
3rd prize, Chatarock, by Alma Ramos Rodríguez (Year 4)
1st honourable mention, “El Capitán Cascanueces”, by Milan Mascioli Mroczyk (Year 4)
2nd honourable mention, “Mapacharro de Canarias”, by Garazi and Haizea Cabello Rodríguez (Year 4)
3rd honourable mention, “Papá Noel”, by Vali Yeshi Bivol (Year 3)
