Happy school days in La Nucia

THE town of La Nucia has received an award in a competition that recognises good practices in the prevention and management of absenteeism

“Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.”

An ancient Ethiopian proverb meaning that women are key game changers and can make wonderful things happen. There is struggle in an uphill endeavour, but a miracle in its very existence.

and improvements to school coexistence from the Secretary of State for Education of the government of Spain. The Ministry of Education and the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces have acknowledged the town council of La Nucia for its ‘Project of Coexistence and Prevention of Violence among Minors’. This is the second nation­ wide educational award received by the town council of La Nucia after the one received in 2018 for its ‘Municipal Plan against Cyberbullying and School Bullying’.

According to the mayor, peaceful coexistence in schools is essential to students’ integral development of students and the achievement of their academic goals.

Prices have risen over the last three years, as has the demand for holiday accommodation. According to the National Institute of Statistics, the average daily rate in April 2019, the last year without coronavirus, was €83.73. Prices have now recovered from the blow dealt by the pandemic.

In Benidorm and on the Costa Blanca, the sector is expecting 90 per cent occupation, with domestic holidaymakers choosing destinations in Spain over foreign parts. There are 42,000 hotel beds in Benidorm, and if the weather is warm and dry, last­minute bookings should be exceptional this year.

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