New school finally opens
AFTER years of studying in prefabricated classrooms, 450 pupils and 30 teachers from the Doctor Álvaro Esquerdo public school in Villajoyosa can now enjoy brand new premises.
The new school, located on Avenida Ciudad de Requena opened this Monday.
On the first day, councillor for education Marisa Mingot supervised the entrance of the pupils to the school, which has two access doors, one for infants and the other for primary school pupils. She also checked that all the facilities were in good working order during the course of the classes and that the traffic in the area was being regulated by local police officers.
Traffic is restricted on Avenida Ciudad de Requena at 09.00 and 14.00 in order to guarantee accessibility and safety for families when entering and leaving the school.
There is also a temporary stopping area for vehicles in front of the school’s main gate at 15.30 and 17.00 to pick up pupils leaving school
Over the last few weeks, workers from Villajoyosa council’s technical services and cleaning department, construction workers and the teaching staff themselves have been moving materials from the prefabricated classrooms to the new school and assembling the new furniture in the facilities.
The new educational centre has been built on 4,400 square metres divided into two floors, with 600m2 of grounds containing a multipurpose sports court, a landscaped area and a vegetable garden.
There are six classrooms for infant education pupils, one multipurpose classroom and another for small special education groups, as well as two classrooms for two-year-olds, who have their own outdoor area.
The building also has 14 classrooms for primary education, as well as three workshops, a multipurpose room and another one for events with tiered seating, and includes a library, a dining room and a gymnasium.