It is expected that these schools will involve an investment of more than 230,000 euros by the provincial institution and will benefit approximately 3,200 children between 5 and 13 years old.
They include the sports modalities of chess, athletics, badminton, basketball, handball, indoor soccer, rhythmic gymnastics, judo, karate, multisport, paddle tennis, skating, tennis and volleyball.
The Provincial Council of Toledo is once again promoting the launch of introductory sports schools in the province this school year, with the estimate that they may exceed 350 schools, based on the figures reached in the last call.
Some schools that are launched thanks to provincial subsidies intended for municipalities with less than 5,000 inhabitants and for children between 5 and 13 years old, which will involve an investment by the provincial institution of around 230,000 euros and about 3,200 children. benefited.
This call allows the town councils to deal with the hiring of the instructors responsible for teaching the classes of these schools, which include the sports modalities of chess, athletics, badminton, basketball, handball, indoor soccer, rhythmic gymnastics, judo, karate, multisport , paddle tennis, skating, tennis and volleyball.
The initiation sports schools take place between November 1 of this year and May 30, 2025 and include the categories of infant, juvenile, youngest and pre-youngest, the latter always in the multisport sports modality, as the first contact of the little ones with the world of sports and the different sports modalities.
The Provincial Council, through the Sports Area directed by Deputy Pilar Martín, continues to focus on promoting sports among school-age children, a fundamental tool to promote healthy living habits among the little ones and contribute to their physical development. , emotional and social, in addition to transmitting such important values as effort, improvement, respect and teamwork.
A commitment of the Government of the provincial institution with sport that aims to make it accessible to all citizens of the province and that it is within the reach of people of all ages and all municipalities, through collaboration between administrations, such as In this case it is done with the city councils of the participating municipalities.
This line of subsidies also affects one of the main objectives that the Government of the Provincial Council of Toledo, chaired by Concepción Cedillo, has set, which is the fight against depopulation, for which it is essential to continue working to ensure that the smaller municipalities and those in the rural world have the same services that larger towns have.
