Next Monday, 17 January at 6.00pm, the "Ajuntament Vell" exhibition space will open its doors to Giramón, an exhibition which will remain on view until Thursday 27 January.

This exhibition is designed to teach children in early-childhood education about other places around the world. Torta, a travelling lizard, brings together five children from various countries and continents and leads on an active discovery of each other's daily activities.

During one-hour guided tours, groups of four and five year olds from Formentera schools take it in turns visiting the exhibition. Pupils from Mestre Lluís Andreu, Verge Miraculosa, La Mola and Sant Ferran will discover a more positive image of other countries and ways of life. According to the Fons Pitiús de Cooperació, "The exhibition teaches children about all they have in common with people in other parts of the world, as well as the essential roles that women often play and the importance of community in the lives of featured individuals: whether in decision making, conflict resolution, project development or elsewhere; children will also grasp the importance of nature and continuous contact with it, and the ability to live with few material things".

The exhibition is open Monday to Saturday from 11.00am to 2.00pm and 6.00pm to 8.00pm. The Sala d'Exposicions "Ajuntament Vell" is closed on Sundays, Monday mornings and bank holidays.

14 January 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

The Formentera Office of Youth is pleased to announce the activities scheduled this January at the drop-in centre for young islanders. The programme kicked off 4 January with a hot cocoa party, or xocolatada, before picking up four days later with a spin art workshop and a bracelet making workshop on Wednesday the 12th.

The following activities are forthcoming this month:

Friday 14 January, 6.30pm, Casal de Joves, soap bubbles workshop.

Saturday 15 January, 6.30pm, Casal de Joves, farewell to the Christmas holidays (packing up decorations).

Wednesday 19 January and Wednesday 25 January, screenings of films and documentaries on topics picked by youth.

Friday 21 January, 6.30pm, Casal de Joves, table football tournament for children 10 and up.

Saturday 22 January, 5.30pm, Casal de Joves, coloured salt workshop for children 10 and up.

Friday 28 January, 6.30pm, Casal de Joves, creative nails workshop.

Saturday 29 January, 6.30pm, Casal de Joves, workshop painting doves of peace. These activities tie into the School Day of Non-Violence and Peace on 30 January. As Vanessa Parellada, Councillor of Youth, explained, "Every month, we propose activities related to the interests of young people at the Casal. This month we spotlight creativity, critical thinking and solidarity – one of the focal points of the Peace Day activity".

All activities are in line with current COVID-19 regulations.

13 January 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

The Formentera Office of Youth is pleased to announce the activities calendar at the youth drop-in centre this December. Programming starts today (1 December) with a creative workshop and continues tomorrow (2 December) with an array of proposals like a film relating to people with functional diversity, a community which celebrates its day on 3 December.

On Saturday (4 December), the Casal hosts "Otaku" - the centre's monthly rendezvous for adepts of Japanese animation. Saturday (11 December) comes with be a cooking workshop and Friday (17 December) with an evening of games: six to sixteen year olds can come from 5.00pm to 7.00pm and over-16s are welcome from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. On Saturday (18 December) local youth will decorate the Casal with pine cones, logs and recycled material. On Tuesday and Wednesday (21-22 December) the Three Kings' royal pages will stop in at primary schools to pick up children's wish lists, a visit which is sponsored in part by the Casal.

On Wednesday (22 December) youth at the Casal will craft greeting cards with special messages for the holiday season. And on Thursday (30 December), the last day of the Casal's 2021 programme, young people with gather to share New Year's resolutions and relive memories from the previous twelve months.

Vanessa Parellada, Councillor of Youth, offered a message of thanks to the team whose efforts make the Casal's year-round programme possible, and remarked with satisfaction, "Thanks to you, our youngsters understand that they have place and programme all their own". Parellada additionally voiced hopes that, moving forward, the Casal could expand its proposals to offer activities Sant Ferran, "where in 2022 we hope to be able to program more activities for young people in the new Espai Cultural".

The Casal de Joves will accept donations of winter clothes, toys, food and medicine until 8 December. Donated items will go to SOS Refugees Eivissa-Formentera to help refugees in Greece. The Casal de Joves opens Tuesday to Saturday from 4.00pm to 10.00pm, except 24, 25 and 31 December.

1 December 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

Avui al matí s'ha celebrat el Ple del Consell de Participació de la Infància i la Joventut de manera telemàtica. A la sessió, presidida per la presidenta del Consell de Formentera, Ana Juan, i que compta amb la vicepresidència de la consellera de Joventut, Vanessa Parellada, han participat els estudiants de les tres escoles de l'illa, CEIP Mestre Lluís Andreu, CEIP Sant Ferran de ses Roques i CEIP El Pilar de la Mola, que formen part d'aquest òrgan.

La presidenta ha agraït a tots els alumnes el gran esforç que han fet des que va començar la pandèmia, i ha recordat que amb el confinament es varen suspendre les classes i quan es varen reobrir les escoles varen haver d'anar amb moltes restriccions i amb l'ús obligatòria de mascareta que encara segueix vigent. "Us volia agrair el vostre comportament exemplar, gràcies per ajudar-nos a tots a complir amb les mesures covid, ja que gràcies al bon comportament de tots, avui estam en una situació més o menys bona i esperam que puguem celebrar les festes de Nadal amb la família i amics i poder avançar per tenir una normalitat quasi com la d'abans", segons ha explicat Ana Juan.

D'altra banda, la consellera de Joventut, Vanessa Parellada, ha mostrat la seva satisfacció per celebrar el primer Ple de la Infància i Joventut amb el Parc de Patinatge en marxa, ja que era una demanda que va néixer en aquest ple. En aquest sentit, Parellada ha destacat que "des del Consell es treballa per crear nous espais i equipaments perquè els puguin fer servir els infants i joves de l'illa, com la nova escola i escoleta de Sant Ferran, o l'antiga escola, on ara s'està creant un nou Espai Cultural que també podran fer servir els joves i nens i nenes de l'illa".

A la sessió s'ha visualitzat el vídeo sobre la intervenció dels i de les representants del Consell de Participació de la Infància i la Joventut de Formentera al X Parlament Infantil celebrat el dia 19/11/2021. Tot seguit, els infants han explicat les seves demandes als responsables del Consell centrades en fer de Formentera una illa més sostenible en la que demanen que es potenciï l'ús de la bicicleta, el transport sostenible i les energies netes, entre d'altres. Els responsables del Consell han agafat nota de les seves reclamacions i han traslladat el seu compromís d' implicació.

30 de novembre de 2021
Àrea de Comunicació
Consell de Formentera