The Formentera Office of Heritage has provided the island's four primary schools and secondary schools with digital learning material aimed at drawing attention to local heritage. This material is part of the 'Coneix patrimoni' (Know Heritage) initiative launched by the Consell at the end of last year.

The educational and other assorted materials developed by the Centmans cooperative at the initiative of the Consell de Formentera will be used in local classrooms. The first educational booklet consists of 18 pages exploring the historical site known as Cap deBarbaria II.

According to Raquel Guasch, Councillor of Heritage, the booklet provides information about the site "to invite and encourage our youth in a multipronged educational way to familiarise themselves with our heritage and pass it on". The first unit comes on a USB flash drive and the project's engineers hope to develop new units on places of importance to local history and heritage.

"Again, this is about getting the word out about and enriching the island's cultural heritage. Whether the history course in November, the workshops on traditional cooking or the Joan Marí Cardona Local Study Days, we're pursuing an array of avenues in an effort to reach all ages. Now it's children and young people's turn. This initiative goes back to start of the legislative term and ties into the impulse to safeguard this legacy and showcase it moving forward", stressed the councillor.

29 January 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera