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This is further evidence that, despite serious damage to the convent-school of great historical earthquakes in May, teaching has developed normally
The diploma ceremony of the Cambridge English exams, held this afternoon at 18.00 hours at school for Mother Mercy in Lorca (Murcia), is coated with a special emotion to be a further sign of the courage with than religious, teachers, students and families are able to overcome the damage to the school during the earthquake that devastated Lorca in May 2011.
Desmond Nicholson, director of Cambridge ESOL for Spain and Portugal, wanted to show support for the center with its presence in the delivery of approximately 40 degrees for the Cambridge Examination English, Young Learners English (YLE) to children aged between 7 and 12 years that have passed.
The continuity of bilingual program, part of the plan CBM (Bilingual Schools in the Region of Murcia), has been one of the achievements of Mercy Mother of Lorca from the first school year that began in the Region (2009-2010) .
The event is scheduled, also, the presence of the Councillor for Education of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, and Isabel Ruiz, technical advisory teachers from the Ministry of Education of the Autonomous Community of Murcia.
The center "Mother of God" Mother of Mercy Lorca, entered school with 725 students, located at the historic heart of the city, dating from 1914 (although the community meet at the Center in 2015 its 500 years in the city), was seriously affected by the earthquakes of May 2011.
Repair costs caused by this natural disaster joined those that were facing as a result of a restoration of the convent-school.
A situation that even Mother Mercy forced to seek assistance from institutions and individuals to bear the costs.
Despite these difficulties, the efforts of Mother Mercy and teachers has been that this course will develop normally, without being affected students in its academic program and activities.
In this context that the ceremony of diplomas from Cambridge ESOL, particularly significant to the difficult school year has had to face in Lorca.
Mother Dolores Leon Lora-Villar, director of the center "Mother of God" MM.
Mercy of Lorca, said: "It is an honor for the institution Mercedaria closer ties with the University of Cambridge, renowned. Through the tests will provide our students with an internationally recognized qualification. Also notable is the welcome and the parental support to our initiative to open a window to the world through language. Our commitment is to offer our students the best tools for their development in life through a wide and high culture of the times. thank this University his presence and the opportunity it affords. "
Ana Sanchez, director of the Kensington test center site, which took the exams at school Mother of God of Mercy Mother of Lorca, added: "Congratulations to Mothers Mercy for the courage with which they faced this year. We commend your commitment to students have not only affected their academic program, but see it recognized with hits such as obtaining the 40 diplomas from Cambridge ESOL. These also show the importance that the assessment of English is acquiring from ages early to achieve excellence in the English language. "
About Cambridge ESOL: The University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations is a major rating agencies in the world.
Provides English tests to about 3.5 million people each year in over 130 countries, and a complete set of qualifications for English teachers.
An extensive program of pre-assessment ensures that the questions and tasks proposed in the tests determine an accurate measure of actual knowledge of the people tested.
Cambridge ESOL's commitment to excellence is supported by a permanent team of about 300 people in more than 10,000 reviewers specialists.
The University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations is a founding member of the Association of Language Testers in Europe, Association of Language Testers English in Europe (ALTE) and works closely with other rating agencies, schools and academies around the world to support the development of language tests in both its theoretical and practical as a tool to ensure proper control and certification of foreign languages.
For more information: www.cambridgeesol.org / spain
Source: Agencias
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