The largest of the Day Center are making several visits to schools in Mazarron where they perform the "Workshop of Experience."
This activity aims to create an exchange of knowledge between generations.
The major explaining to students the offices that existed before and now, as a matter of progress, have disappeared, utensils previously used and are now obsolete due to improvements of modern life, or tools work that once used in everyday life mining or lamplighters harpers.
During development of the activity the students questions to make different components of the "Workshop Experience" that respond to issues such as what was done when he had a headache, how they struggled against lice, how did the laundry or what was done when they came so notable dates such as carnivals or the epiphany of the Magi.
The greatest answer to these questions relying sometimes on objects and utensils that were used previously as a Roman oil lamps
Before going to the schools, the seniors have had to establish working groups where they have been formed by entrepreneurial techniques understandable to know that after transmitting his knowledge to the students of Primary 5 °, which are the final recipients of this activity starting from the Day Centre This workshop, in addition to transmitted knowledge that has been lost over time, also foster intergenerational relationships between large and small.
Today Councillor for Social Policy of the City of Mazarron, Maria Martinez, visited the CEIP "Ginés García" where it has conducted its activities.
The mayor stressed that "it is gratifying to see how the students are attentive to the explanations of the largest and how to actively participate in the workshop being interested in the old ways and what life was like then."
The workshop will still travel through different centers of the municipality until 8 June.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón