Councillors of Education and Policy Staff of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel and Mari Carmen Ruiz, respectively, have announced the completion of a special session of the "Grandparents Storytelling" on the occasion of the celebration of Universal Children's Day.
It will be held this Thursday, November 20 at 18 am in the Children and Youth Cultural Center Library.
Montiel said that "to celebrate this special event, from the Department of Education and the Department of the Mayor have wanted the" Grandparents Storytelling "visit the Library for the purpose of conducting a cultural exchange between children and adults. With the same older they become active players, while younger guests can also exchange stories with seniors. "
Ruiz stated that "this event is included in the campaign for the Promotion of Reading" Sharing stories "in the Department of the Mayor which is developing successfully in nurseries and schools in the municipality. The goals are the same foster a active aging, promote intergenerational relationships, encourage social participation through specific actions contribute to the maintenance of memory using creativity, language, visualization, story dramatization of it and fill the blank time of our greatest positively and improving self esteem. It also seeks to facilitate the exchange between elderly and other age groups, promoting a positive view of old age and aging in our society. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca