Conchi Narváez: We are increasingly opening the paths that lead to effective equality of rights for the most vulnerable population in our municipality”
“This initiative is aimed at improving the well-being and quality of life of these students,” highlighted the mayor of Education, Clari Martel.
The City Council of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, through its Department of Education, has just joined the SUMA Project, an initiative promoted by the Gran Canaria Basketball Club and whose objective is to promote the social inclusion of students with dysfunction assigned to Aulas en Clave.
The first of the planned activities of this initiative already materialized last week. About 40 students from CEIP San Fernando, CEIP Marcial Franco, CEO Pancho Guerra, CEIP El Tablero, CEIP Pepe Monagas, IES Faro, IES Amurga and IES Tablero Aguañac, “enjoyed a day of sports aimed at improving well-being and quality life of these students”, highlighted the councilor of Education, Clari Martel.
“The commitment to integration is a top priority task for this corporation. We are increasingly opening the paths that lead to effective equality of rights for the most vulnerable population,” declared Mayor Conchi Narváez.
The main benefits that the SUMA Project offers, under the support of basketball, is to enhance self-determination and personal development (happiness); the emotional and physical well-being of the girls and boys who join (health); social inclusion (society-acceptance).
Likewise, when the fourth year begins since this program started, the improvement and benefits of users have been confirmed in order to the following facets: Physical: Improvement in health, quality of life and no to a sedentary lifestyle.
Psychics: Improved self-esteem, happiness and decreased stress. Social: Progress in communication skills and social integration.
San Bartolomé de Tirajana has eight En Clave Classrooms integrated into the following educational centers; CEIP San Fernando, CEIP Alcalde Marcial Franco, CEIP El Tablero, CEIP Pepe Monagas, IES Amurga, IES Faro de Maspalomas, IES El Tablero and CEO Pancho Guerra. In addition to, an Occupational Center and a Special Education Center.
Basketball as a way of inclusion
The Gran Canaria Basketball Club is an institution fully aware of social and human causes, in addition to being a reference club both in the training of young promises for its work with the quarry, and for its permanence for years in the national basketball elite. and European.
In 2019, this institution wanted to assume its responsibility in the inclusion of people with disabilities and launched, through its creator and director, Javier Choren, the Inclusive Basketball Schools (EBI).
At first, the intention was to work with three different groups: School for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Inclusive basketball school for people with different intellectual and neurotypical abilities (traditional basketball players), as well as a school made up of people with various abilities, very heterogeneous among themselves (Down syndrome, Asperger syndrome, sensory disability, motor disability mild or moderate, maturational delay...)
