On the morning of Monday October 6, 2008, Councillor of Education Cotillas Towers, Pedro Cabrera, has received in the Plenary Hall of the Consistory local to a group of twelve students and a teacher from "Zweiter Institute Gymnasium (Baden-Württemberg, Germany).
Young people between 15 and 17 years of age who have come to town Torreño, from the Germanic city of Rottenburg am Neckar, to study a few days in the IES Salvador Sandoval "(through Oct. 16) in an exchange be held during the next two years, from August 2008 to July 2010 in the framework of a bilateral project in Europe.
This initiative, part of the Community "Comenius" and has been called "Climate change: sun and water.
Strategies and collaboration between the two partners, "contains several actions that jointly develop and Torreño German schools to meet the ecological objectives of this project funded by the European Union.
In this exchange, which has brought students from the Gymnasium Zweiter to Las Torres de Cotillas and, later, the students will IES Salvador Sandoval "a Germanic lands, will acquire a significant role the City of Las Torres because, as stated in the foundation of the project, will handle the necessary logistics to facilitate and collaborate in whatever is at hand.
Full Plan
In his stay in Murcia, the German students held different views regarding the target of community program.
So, today visited the Sewage Treatment Station (STP) of Cotillas Towers to see the tasks of water treatment and purification to be performed therein.
On Tuesday October 7 to travel to Mazarrón mainly a visit to the desalination plant in the area, and other enclaves of this coastal town.
On Thursday, October 9 will move to Murcia to visit, among others, the Museum of Water ", while on Tuesday, October 14 made a cultural visit to the city of Cartagena.
The last scheduled activity for these students (who stay in the homes of his fellow Torreño, whom they visit next June) is a German party to be held in the very IES Salvador Sandoval "on Wednesday, October 15 (19 hours).
Less spending, more sustainable
The main objective of this project is because, as has happened in the German center, the institute Torreño can operate with a high percentage of renewable energy, mainly solar energy, when in July 2010 put an end to this line of cooperation.
"With this joint initiative we will reduce consumption of conventional energy in the IES Salvador Sandoval" so that, first, achieve a significant cost savings and, secondly, to contribute, within our means, to alleviate the consequences of climate change, "said Councilman Torreño Education, Pedro Cabrera, after being in the Plenary Hall of the City Council Gymansium Zweiter students who have received after receiving a gift of remembrance of town.
Finally, remember that teachers Torreño responsible for this project involving the IES Salvador Sandoval "are Blas Miranda, Luis Martinez and Antonio del Carmen.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas