The Infant and Primary School "Luis Pérez Rueda" in the town, along with 24 other schools in the Region of Murcia, provide bilingual education in English from September of next school year 2009/10.
Thus, the Minister of Education, Training and Employment, Sotoca Constantine, announced yesterday the names of the 25 schools in the region which will begin in September bilingual education in English, thanks to the Region of Murcia Bilingual Schools with the More than a thousand freshmen will receive one-third of their classes in this language.
The Minister stressed that "it is a social and educational challenge that is very important next year with a budget of more than two million euros."
Sotoca said "the program will begin in first grade but will continue to gradually implanted to complete all the educational stage."
Bilingual schools taught in English third weekly teaching hours and, in particular, with the exception of Spanish Language, Mathematics and Religion, schools may choose to Environmental Awareness, Education, Arts and Physical Education.
Students participating in the Bilingual Education program will receive the recognition on their academic record and be issued a certificate at European level.
Also, the Minister of Education emphasized that the Trinity College of London will be responsible for assessing pupils through an external review and accredit the training level reached during each cycle of primary education.
Sotoca explained that "bilingual schools provide the best financial and material resources for teachers to conduct their teaching in the best conditions, and that in the school environment can breathe a true bilingual."
In this regard, said an intensive training program, 200 hours, which is subject teachers to adapt the methodology and strengthen the use of English in bilingual education.
In addition, the Ministry will put a assistant in each primary center to assist the professor in class development.
The counselor said that in the coming years "will extend the program" Bilingual Schools in the Region 'at more centers and languages such as French and German, which will complete the offer with the most spoken languages throughout Europe. "
