Today the Office of Sports and Office of Youth of the Consell de Formentera presented the activities offered for local children and youth during the summer holiday. The Consell has put together a document covering the entire offer of the Summer School (Escola d'Estiu), sports clubs and other entities so that the public can find all the information in one place.

Vanessa Parellada, youth affairs councillor, hopes that "giving families all the information now will mean they can organise themselves in advance", adding, "The subject of the summer activities is crucial, because on our island it is what allows many to reconcile work and family".

Paula Ferrer, sports councillor, highlighted "sports clubs and organisations' effort and commitment to prepare a complete range of activities that children and adolescents can enjoy this summer" and "the joint work between the Office of Sports and Office of Youth to provide solutions to local families".

Summer activities and Escola d'Estiu
Every year, the Escola d'Estiu is organised and offered at Mestre Lluís Andreu and El Pilar de la Mola primary schools and Espai Cultural de Sant Ferran.

In addition, summer sessions at the Basketball Club will include functional training and swimming lessons; the Tennis Club will hold training and practices at the Tennis School; both Club Cosmitos, the football camp of SD Formentera, and the Sailing School, will hold practices; Es Roco will offer climbing lessons, and dance, theatre, percussion and creativity camps will be held as well.

Registration for most of these offers opens 2 May.

Job offers
Until 4 May the Consell will seek to fill 26 openings for youth activity leaders, three for activity centre directors and four for special needs assistants at the Escola d'Estiu.

Complete details on the offer and registration is available on the Convoca platform, which the Consell de Formentera has created to make the process easier and more intuitive.

This new space will be used for all future job postings by the Consell de Formentera. The listing can be viewed here and at www.conselldeformentera.cat.

17 April 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera

The Office of Youth Affairs of the Consell de Formentera is pleased to report that 12 to 15 April, Marc Ferrer secondary school will host a circuit of bouncy castles. According to Vanessa Parellada, youth affairs councillor, "last year's launch was well received, and this year we have programmed it again to offer Formentera children a leisure activity during the Easter holidays".

The bouncy castles are designed for ages three to twelve and admission is free. Staff will be on hand to regulate entry to the castles by age and turns. There will be four bouncy castles of assorted sizes, each one appropriate for a different age group.

Characteristics
For younger children there will be the "Mario Bross" castle, designed for the little ones; an obstacle course for a great adventure, and Texas, a "Mickey Mousse"-themed toy with central jumping track and two slides. For older children, there will be a 7x6 metre castle with two higher slides and a jumping area.

Dates and times
From Wednesday 12 April to Saturday 15 April.
10.30am to 1.30pm and 4.30pm to 7.30pm.
IES Marc Ferrer fitness area.

5 April 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera

The Office of Youth Affairs of the Consell de Formentera is pleased to announce the activities organised at the Casal de Joves during the month of April. "Once again the programme is tailored to Casal youth", said Vanessa Parellada, youth affairs councillor, highlighting activities like "a workshop to prepare a first curriculum, as well as Sant Jordi celebrations with the spotlight on poetry".

Tomorrow, Wednesday 5 April, the youth drop-in centre will host an activity in connection with the 20^th Beni Trutmann photo contest. "We will encourage young people to take smart-phone snapshots that they can present as submissions to the youth category of the contest", added Parellada. Another highly anticipated event is "Anime", a workshop on traditional and computer-enhanced illustrations of Japanese origin on Saturday 8 April.

Movie nights (sofa and popcorn included) will continue certain Wednesday afternoons, a table football tournament is scheduled Friday the 14th, a taco cooking workshop Saturday the 15th, a resume-building workshop Wednesday the 19th and a karaoke night Friday the 21st.

Diada de Sant Jordi
Saturday the 22st, for the feast day of Saint George (Diada de Sant Jordi), youth will prepare postcards with poems. Wednesday the 26th the Youth Council (Consell de la Infància i Joventut) will be held. The last weekend of the month will come with workshops on mirror engraving and jump rope. The Casal de Joves is for children ten and up and is open Tuesday to Saturday, 4.00pm to 10.00pm all year long.

4 April 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera

The Office of Youth of the Consell de Formentera is pleased to report that the Casal de Joves staged its 15th anniversary celebration on Friday 31 March. At 4.30pm, parents, children and many others came to see the facilities and meet Casal youth and staff at an open day.

Vanessa Parellada, youth councillor, came to the party to celebrate that "15 years on, the Casal de Joves is a benchmark and meeting place to share and grow for the multiple generations of local youth here today". Activity leaders, whose dynamic work she applauded, "are on hand to offer support and oversee programming tailor-made for Casal youth".

Children and youth were able to enjoy activities like spin art, mural painting, table football and other games. At 6.00pm attendees enjoyed a snack and from 8.30pm onwards, the audience guided participants in an activity called "Improxoc" in creating a totally improvised story. The performance was followed by a pizza dinner and the party culminated with a musical performance. Early generations of Casal youth —Lu, Tur, Acqua, Gawchito, Flaco Fer and Dj Day-n— came together to offer a rap concert.

1 April 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera