From 6 to 8 June, the Formentera Office of Social Welfare will offer a course in affective-sexual training for pupils in primary years five and six and their families. Participants will learn the basics of maintaining respectful and healthy relationships –not only with others, but with themselves as well– and review the hormonal, emotional and physical changes typical of adolescence.

On the same days as the in-school workshops, another training course will offer parents resources to support and guide their teenage children and to address affective-sexual issues. Parents of pupils in years five and six at CEIP Sant Ferran are asked to attend on 6 June; parents in La Mola, on 7 June, and parents at CEIP Mestre Lluís Andreu, on 8 June. Workshops begin at 5.00pm and are held at each respective school.

The training will be led by Teresa Ramos, a social educator and sexologist who facilitates trainings in schools in the Balearic Islands.

31 May 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

On Friday, Ana Juan, President of the Consell and Councillor for the Elderly, presented diplomas to individuals who attended lectures this year at Formentera's Open University for the Elderly [Universitat Oberta per Majors, UOM]. Also present at the ceremony were Dr. Antoni Gamundí, director of the UOM, and a representative of Caixabank, which sponsored the initiative.

Fifty-six diplomas were awarded to attendees of the lecture series. In addition, four participants who took part in 80% of lectures received gifts: a limited edition illustrated print.

Since February 2022, seven talks have been held with an average of twenty attendees each. President Juan praised islanders' participation and underscored the quality of the UOM lectures.

23 May 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

This Friday, the 2022 edition of Formentera's series in lifelong learning closes with a lecture from linguist Joan Albert Ribas titled 'Surnames of Formentera: History and linguistic curiosities'. The talk will be held at 5.00pm in the seniors' social centre in Sant Ferran. Organised by the Formentera Office of the Elderly and the Open University for Older Adults [Universitat Oberta per Majors, UOM], the series of seven lectures began on February 7 and is open to people over 50.

11 May 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

The Language Advisory Service (Servei d'Assessorament Lingüístic, SAL) of the Consell de Formentera is pleased to announce the resurrection of a language volunteer programme that connects people eager to share their Catalan with individuals who are keen to learn it better, gain confidence or simply practise it.

Volunteers and beneficiaries need only be 18 years old and willing to dedicate an hour a week, and to commit to meeting a minimum of five times. The first meeting is always arranged by the SAL and takes place, after an initial encounter, in a local bar. In fact, refreshments at the first meeting are paid for by the SAL.

Raquel Guasch, Councillor of Language Policy, said the initiative was about "creating new spaces for conversation where learners can use Catalan with more confidence".

Interested parties should send an email to sal@conselldeformentera.cat and a first meeting with the language partner will be arranged based on availability.

29 April 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera