Thursday 22 June at 5.00pm, Formentera's School of Music and Dance (Escola de Música i Dansa, EMDF) will hold its end-of-the-year festival in the Sala de Cultura (Cinema). More than 60 students of all specialities will perform demonstrations of music and dance which they have been studying at the school and preparing for several months. The Formentera Polyphonic Choir and Band will also participate, accompanying EMDF's youngest singers in the Initiation to Music course.

13 June 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera

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From Monday, pre-registration and enrolment at School of Music and Dance of Formentera

The Office of Education of the Consell de Formentera is pleased to report that registration for returning students and pre-registration for prospective students of the School of Music and Dance of Formentera (Escola de Música i Dansa de Formentera, EMDF) will run from Monday 29 May to Sunday 4 June. Applications for the 2023-2024 school year can be submitted online via the Virtual Citizen Information Office (OVAC) or in person at the Citizen Information Office (OAC).

In September the EMDF will contact new applicants at the telephone number provided on their pre-registration form to formalise enrolment or schedule entrance exams.

To ask questions or obtain more information, interested parties can send an email to escolamusica@conselldeformentera.cat, visit escolamusica.conselldeformentera.cat or contact 627 642 093 via WhatsApp.

Alejandra Ferrer, vice-president and culture/education councillor, encouraged islanders to take advantage of an educational and leisure offer in dance and music tuned to children and adults alike.

The following studies are offered:

- Music (accredited; 8 and up)
Instruments: flute, guitar, piano, trumpet and clarinet.

- Music (non-accredited; 8 and up)
Instruments: flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba.

- Traditional music workshop (4 and up)
Local folk instruments: drum, castanets and flute.
Four levels: Initiation I and II, and Continuation I and II.

- Initiation to music (5 to 8)
Studentse discover instruments and musical language through songs and games.

- Professional-track self-study
Based on student needs (students must submit proof of completion of elementary-level course from an accredited Spanish school or conservatory).

- Percussion Workshop
Students discover rhythms and a host of percussion instruments.

- Formentera Polyphonic Choir
Free activity for anyone with an interest in musical. No previous knowledge of music is required.

- Music Band
Primarily wind instruments. Course consists of one weekly group lesson by instrument, one weekly lesson of targeted music theory (unless coursework has been completed previously) and a one-hour band rehearsal.

- Dance (accredited; 8 and up)
Four-year elementary dance programmes centred on one of three areas:
Classical dance
Spanish dance
Music applied to dance

- Dance (non-accredited)
Modern dance (all ages)
Initiation to dance (3 to 7)
Flamenco workshop (adults)
Ballet workshop (adults)

Courses can be modified based on demand.

26 May 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera

The Office of Education of the Consell de Formentera is pleased to report that it is now accepting applications for textbook assistance, higher education grants, and compensation for double and triple insularity in 2022/2023. From today, Monday 22 May, to 30 June, students and schools can submit applications to the Citizen Information Office (OAC) or Virtual Citizen Information Office (OVAC). For more information, please contact educacio@conselldeformentera.cat.

Alejandra Ferrer, vice president and education councillor, explained that "for years the Consell de Formentera has been granting this aid to address inequalities and disparities between students from Formentera and those from elsewhere in the Balearic Islands and Spain". The aid is designed to offset the insularity which Formentera students face in pursuing higher education off the island and help local schools and families in need buy books and materials that are essential for learning.

Insularity compensation for students studying off Formentera
The €38,000 allocated to these grants is divided as follows:

· Grants for students studying on Eivissa and at distance learning universities (€150).
· Aid for students who study outside the Pine Islands (€500).
· Aid for students who study elementary or professional music or dance off the island, provided such studies are not available on Formentera (€100).

€45,000 for participants in the used textbook and educational material and/or digitalisation programme
The aid will be divided as follows:

· Financial aid for Formentera primary and secondary schools in the programmes to reuse textbooks and teaching materials and/or promote digitalisation (€50 for pupils in primary school and €70 for pupils in secondary school).
· Assistance covering 100% of fees for primary school children in large and single-parent families who receive use textbooks.
· Digitalisation programme: €200 toward computer equipment for secondary pupils in large and single-parent families.

€12,500 in higher education grants
Ten grants of €1,250 will be awarded:

· Students' core focus must be an official degree valid throughout Spain. Studies must be performed on-site at schools that are officially recognised by the educational administration and lead to an academically- or professionally-valid official degree.

22 May 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera

From Monday to Friday next week (22--26 May), the School of Music and Dance of Formentera will open its doors to children and adults who wish to attend and participate directly in the classes.

As Alejandra Ferrer, education councillor, explained, "with this proposal we intend to open the School of Music and Dance to the public so that they can discover the dance and music offer first hand and decide if they want to enrol". The enrolment process will begin in June.

Activities and hours
Classical dance: Tuesday 23 May at 4.30pm in the Cinema.
Danza española: Thursday 25 May at 5.00 in the Cinema.
Initiation to dance: Wednesday 24 May at 4.30pm in the Cinema.
Modern dance: Wednesday 24 May at 6.00pm in the Cinema

Piano: Tuesday 23 May at 6.00pm in Aula 6.
Brass (trumpet, horn, trombone and tuba):  Wednesday 24 May at 5.00pm in Aula 7.
Traditional music: Monday 22 May at 6.00 in the Aula de Música Tradicional.
Guitar: Thursday 25 May at 5.00pm in Aula 3.
Flute: Monday 22 May at 6.00pm in Aula 2.
Clarinet: Tuesday 23 May at 5.00pm in Aula 7.

Reservations are not required to attend.

17 May 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera