The territorial delegate of the Board in SOria, Yolanda de Gregorio, has attended today the delivery of sports equipment, by the Territorial Service of Culture, Tourism and Sports, to different educational centers in the province that have participated in school championships in Castilla and Leon in the 2021-2022 season.
They have participated, in one or two sports modalities, the Virgen del Espino Secondary Education Institute (IES), in table tennis and badminton; IES Castilla, in cross country and athletics; the IES Politécnico, in cross country; the Infantes de Lara Early Childhood and Primary Education Center (CEIP), in athletics; the CEIP Los Doce Lineajes, in chess; and the concerted Santa Teresa de Jesús, in volleyball, and Nuestra Señora del Pilar, in basketball.
In addition, various sport equipment to schools located in municipalities with less than 20,000 inhabitants, whose municipalities organized these regional school-age championships.
These centers are the Institute Peaks of Urbion, in Covaleda, for indoor soccer and badminton; the Ribera del Jalón Institute, in Arcos de Jalón, for the sport of futsal, and the CEIP Pinar Grande, in Navaleno, for the orientation activity.
Various material related to the practice of the aforementioned sports has been delivered, such as balls, nets, markers, rackets, table tennis blades, chess games, compasses, sportswear, stopwatches, etc.
During the event, which was attended by teachers and students of the centers, the territorial delegate stated that “the School sport helps develop healthy habits, as well as values and positive attitudes in the little ones; It is a fundamental and very effective tool for the development of individuals and society. For all these reasons, schools must be ideal spaces for the promotion of sports practice understood as a fundamental aspect of education and not so much as a competition; promoting camaraderie, teamwork, respect for the rival, responsibility, commitment and tolerance”.
