The Formentera Office of Education and Culture is pleased to announce the award of a grant from the European Union that will allow Libraries of Formentera to purchase nearly €4,307 in paper books.

This endowment will be used exclusively for paper books from local bookstores. The books must deal with subjects related to feminism or LGTBI themes, or be children's books, foreign language study books, local collectors' items or fulfil one of various other requirements. Books must be purchased in the coming eighteen months and they must be incorporated in the library catalogue within the next two years.

"We asked for this grant to supplement the library collection and deliver a boost to local bookstores while taking into account requests from library users", explained Susana Labrador, Councillor of Education and Culture.

Some of the titles already acquired through this fund: Vírgenes, esposas, amantes y putas (Armanda Miller), Presa and Nòmada (Ayaan Hirsi Ali) and Todos deberíamos ser feministas (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) for children and family audiences. In anticipation of the first Creative Writing Course and to offer guidance to budding local writers, the Marià Villangómez Library has purchased books like El camino del escritor (Julia Cameron), Escriptura creativa (Víctor Sunyol) and Aquest llibre l'escrius tu (Carlos Garcia Miranda) for young audiences.

23 March 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

This Friday, 18 March, the Formentera Open University for Seniors (Universitat Oberta per a Majors, UOM) will host the conference 'Sustainable Development Goals: 17 Tools to Change the World', offered by Fina Darder, coordinator of the Fons Pitiús de Cooperació. The talk will start at 5.00pm in the Sant Francesc retirees' club and is open to islanders 50 and up.

16 March 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

The Formentera Office of Education reports that parents and guardians of zero- to three-year-olds may send in applications for a place during the 2022-2023 school year at the island's two public nurseries –Escoleta Sa Miranda and Escoleta Sant Ferran– from Monday 14 March to 1 April.
 
Applications must be submitted via the Balearic government website:
https://www.caib.es/sites/primerainfancia/ca/informacia_del_procas_dadmissia/.
 
Other required documentation must be sent to Escoleta Sa Miranda (appointment line: 971 323 415). Information can also be requested via e-mail at escoleta@conselldeformentera.cat (7.30am to 2.30pm) or telephone (Escoleta Sa Miranda: 971 323 415 / Escoleta Sant Ferran 673 615 130), from 8.00am to 9.30am and 12.30pm to 2.30pm.
 
Calendar

The list of provisional rankings will be made public 13 May. Complaints may be submitted from 16 to 18 May. The final lists will be released 31 May and registration for the first cycle of early-childhood education at Consell de Formentera escoletes can be completed from 1 to 16 June.
 
Susana Labrador, Councillor of Education and Culture, highlighted, "The infant class started at Escoleta Sant Ferran this March and next year the two escoletes will offer the full cycle of early-childhood education for zero- to three-year-olds. Moreover we hope to maintain a waiting list of zero at every level". The councillor stressed that Escoleta Sant Ferran was prepared to expand based on need.

New infant class

Last week the adaptation period began for seven children in the infant group of Escoleta Sant Ferran. The Sant Ferran nursery opened its doors in September, with 27 children starting class in the two groups for one- to two-year-olds and two- to three-year-olds. As for Escoleta Sa Miranda, it currently serves 82 zero- to three-year-olds, seven of whom are infants.

11 March 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

Yesterday three- and four-year-olds in the B group of kindergarteners at Mestre Lluís Andreu School visited the Consell de Formentera fire station and learned first-hand about the work of firefighters. The nine children in this class received theoretical and practical information on first aid and what to do in case of a fire. They were also able to try out equipment such as hoses and portable transceivers. On 25 March, children in group A will go on the same visit.

8 March 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera