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The City of Lorca demonstrates its commitment to universal training by launching 10 new courses and expanding the offer of places in more than 200 people with respect to the same period as in 2019
The Councilor for Culture of the City of Lorca, María Ángeles Mazuecos, has presented the program of the Popular University from February to June 2020.
Mazuecos has informed that "it will be next Monday, February 24, when the first four-month period of the 99 courses launched by the Popular University of Lorca will begin until June and whose goal is for all those who want begin training, or continue training, they can do it easily and at very affordable prices. "
"For this first four-month period of the year, the Popular University increases the number of courses offered by launching a total of 99 courses, compared to 89 courses in the previous four-month period. We also continue betting on this training with the increase in the number of places, passing from 1400 in the same period last year to 1630 in this edition, "explained the Edil.
Mazuecos Moreno has detailed that "within the area of ​​'Learning foreign languages' we find 15 courses: English and French courses whose level is expanded, with novelty, to C1 and, English, the offer is increased with a time schedule In the mornings, two free ones are offered for people over 25 years of age, also for free, two new inclusions include the one for the free course in German and the one in Italian, and we also return to the free Spanish course for foreigners, but not only the language but the Spanish culture. "
"Within the area of ​​'Crafts and Design', 10 courses are included, of which we can highlight the one of Furniture Restoration, which will be located in the new facilities enabled in Puente de La Alberca Street; we also continue to focus on culture and the tradition of our municipality with the Lorquino Embroidery course, open to all those interested in learning this technique; the Martin Lario Ceramics course that is repeated after the success of the last edition and, on the other hand, we have a Free sewing course that is carried out with the collaboration of the Bartolomé Pérez Casas Institute, which consists of making and renovating curtains and other ornamental elements of the Guevara Palace. "
The Councilor for Culture has specified that "seven are the courses that make up the area of ​​'Audiovisual Arts' with an already classic photography course enjoyed by many people and that this time we complete with a tour of our districts to get the look about our rich natural environment.In addition, in this section you can also find, as a novelty, the Advanced Photoshop course for artistic projects within this field and, in the Photoschop we propose an artistic project in the sense of 'Imagine a Lorca in the future'".
"We maintain the usual offer in the area of ​​computer science both for those who need to start and for those who want to strengthen their knowledge at the user level but highlights the 'Microsoft Office continuation' course that this year comes to complete the offer of the six area courses of Computing and TICS '".
Mazuecos Moreno has indicated that "in the area of ​​'Traditional and Modern Music' one of the quintessential courses of the Popular University is still included, the one of guitar that, due to its success, we increase the number of hours and, to start a project to recover Lorca's traditions, we are going to program gang workshops with guitar, lute or bandurria, p upon request of the neighbors of the districts ".
"The Area of ​​'Integral Health and Physical Activity' brings together this time 23 of the total courses offered as it has become a program very demanded by all participants. We continue with programs as popular as Pilates, Yoga or Taichí courses , the Social Welfare courses that are free of charge and aim to discover the internal and emotional resources that we have as people and four courses, also free, of gerontogimnasia.As a novelty, in addition, this year we implemented the course of 'Therapeutic Yoga' ; 'Your most natural option', where natural remedies, self-care rituals and alternative recipes to commonly used products and 'Tools for personal development' will be shared where a mixture of breathing, concentration, meditation for emotion management will be carried out and mind control in order to gain health, well-being and harmony. "
The Councilor for Culture has indicated that "in the area of ​​'Dances' seven courses will be taught including Latin or Sevillan dances and, as a novelty, the course of' Urbandance 'of modern style and, in the area of' Skills for everyday life 'we will be able to find the Recreational Boat Skipper courses, validated by the Navigation and Port Councilors; the extension of the Traditional Cooking course with its consequent continuation and the' Oenology 'course for the knowledge of the culture of the wine".
María Ángeles Mazuecos has continued detailing the area of ​​'Heritage, History and Literature' in which we can find three courses: the 'History and Archeology of Lorca' in its second part and the course, free of charge, of 'Creative Literature' .
"And, for the smallest of the house, a wide training offer has also been organized consisting of 18 courses. A children's area that is consolidating year after year and that increasingly has more students and that this time they can enjoy two painting courses for children aged between 3 and 7 years, two chess courses for children 6 to 12 years, Theater, Music Therapy or the course of 'Funny English'. In addition, two Creative Schools for Easter and in summer".
The Edil has highlighted "the painting workshop of the Alzheimer's Association or the therapeutic Horse Riding of Apandis framed within the 'Social Therapeutic' area with which I am looking for participation in the activities of groups of older people with the aim of carrying out a active aging and facilitate its development and integration. "
He has also revealed the celebration "of the VI Dance Festival in the Guerra Theater, Expocultura / 20 where the work of the different courses during this four-month period will be exhibited in June; 'De Ruta en Ruta', initiative to to know the culture of Spain and the European Countries with the programming of different trips: the traditional 'Encounters of Author' or Micro-theater in cultural spaces ".
Mazuecos has highlighted "the implementation of the 'Intercultures Project for employment through Textile Confection' in which 15 women participate in order to bring women who are far from the accessibility of a job position to the labor market work, improving its employability and its incorporation into employment as well as the mastery of textile manufacturing techniques and basic pattern making and the development of social skills, project is being carried out with the collaboration of the Bartolomé Pérez Casas Institute thanks to the cession of its installations".
"And, also, the project" Reality and opportunities for entrepreneurship in rural areas, information and ideas of rural development "with which 15 other women from the northern districts are trained in agroecology as a means of promoting rural activity, transformation and commercialization of aromatic plants: red thyme, elaboration of essences, oils and soaps of autonomous products of the area as well as providing practical training in electronic commerce and the development of social skills, an activity that is carried out through the Spanish Federation of Universities Popular. "
The Councilor for Culture has announced that "the deadline to formalize the registration of access to the multitude of courses offered is now open and can be done electronically, through the page www.lorca.es or at the headquarters of the Popular University, Calle Blanco 1-under La Alberca. In addition, the information available both in paper brochures and on the website of the Popular University. "
María Ángeles Mazueocs has assured that "this Government Team does believe in Universal Education and, therefore, we have increased the bonuses. Specifically, those over 65 and people with a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 per One hundred will obtain a 50 percent reduction in the price of tuition, as in those cases where the income of the family unit is lower than the IPREN, as well as for large families of special category. general category and the young card holders will get a 20 percent bonus while the enrollment of a second member of the same family unit will benefit from a 10 percent discount and a 20 percent a third member. "
"The program of courses that is launched is the result of a work in which it has been tried to take the put to the reality of the city and, for this, we have maintained multitude of meetings with the different entities and groups of the municipality to know, First hand, the interests, opinions and proposals of our neighbors, "Mazuecos said.
The Edil has encouraged "all Lorca and Lorca to begin and continue training in the topics they like most since this Government Team has and the unwavering conviction that culture is the heritage of all, that improves our lives and we it makes freer and better citizens and people. "
The Popular University turns 35
The Councilor for Culture has announced that "this year, the Popular University blows 35 candles, and it was in 1985 when it began to organize the first training activities in our municipality and, year after year, and with the effort of many people, of groups of teachers, of the students themselves have managed to become one of the best in the Region of Murcia. "
"The hallmark of the popular University is to bet on the international principles of non-formal adult education, all in an environment of people who interact, who support each other, who share knowledge and ultimately live together and they enrich themselves with the people they work with in the stimulating task of learning. "
María Ángeles Mazuecos has assured that "currently, the social and participatory life of Lorca is not understood without taking into account the positive impact that the Popular University has had throughout all these years and, to commemorate this event, throughout of the year we will carry out different activities: street theater shows, exhibitions, concerts, as well as a logo commemorating the 35th anniversary of the entity. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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