2021-2022 school year began monday in Cuba
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The new 2021-2022 school year began monday in Cuba for Basic Secondary, Pre-university, Technical and Professional Education, Pedagogical Training of all training agencies and the education of young people and adults.
During a televised appearance Ena Elsa Velázquez Cobiella, Minister of Education, pointed out that there is a guarantee of a completed vaccination process and compliance with sanitary measures in educational institutions.
She added that the existing methodological adjustments will be maintained, without eliminating contents or harming the objectives to be achieved in each grade, and promoting personalized attention to students from an academic, psychological and emotional perspective.
2022 is an atypical year, she commented, as several school years will converge, but the transportation of teachers, food in the case of Basic Secondary education, and the material basis for study are guaranteed based on a limited standard.
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, together with the intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States, have made it difficult to obtain resources for the production of uniforms, the repair of facilities and the provision of basic study and living materials, she said.
However, she assured that the usual quantities of pencils and notebooks will be gradually completed, as well as the distribution of textile items, for which the fabric has already been financed and contracted.
The incumbent added that the school recess is maintained in homage and salute to the victory of Girón, from April 18 to 23, and the summer vacation from July 28 to August 27 for teachers and students until September 3.
Therefore, classes will resume on September 5 and will culminate on November 19.
Velázquez Cobiella explained that next Monday, March 14 is the date set for the return to classes for Primary Education, due to the difference in the vaccination processes during 2021, and Special Education will begin in correspondence with the level in which the students are.
He pointed out that in the case of Las Tunas, being the only province capable of maintaining the usual calendar, it will finish the 2020-2021 school year in July and will start the new school period in September.
The curricular adaptations elaborated by researchers, methodologists and selected teachers will be maintained for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years. /ACN
