The 24th edition of the 'My Town, Europe' drawing competition awards the best works of schoolchildren
The 24th edition of the 'My Town, Europe' drawing competition awards the best works of schoolchildren
The authors of the best entries submitted to the 24th edition of the drawing competition ‘My Town, Europe’ received their prizes yesterday at a ceremony presided over by the Minister of the Presidency, Spokesperson, Foreign Action, and Emergencies, Marcos Ortuño.
The competition aims to foster knowledge of the European Union among students and the importance of belonging to it. To this end, the competition seeks to help schoolchildren understand the role of the European Union, learn about its institutions and the territories that comprise it, as well as the impact that membership has on their towns and their daily lives.
The competition resulted in nearly 2,500 participating schoolchildren who, through their drawings, expressed their vision of Europe from their immediate reality, reflecting values such as unity in diversity, coexistence, the absence of borders, and peace.
Ortuño recalled that “72 years ago, on May 9th, Robert Schuman presented the proposal to build a united Europe, which is considered the seed of what is now the European Union, made up of 27 countries that joined together to make things better, easier, and safer for people, working together to help each other.”
This year, 25 primary and infant schools from Alcantarilla, Alguazas, Blanca, Cartagena (city center and Molinos Marfagones), Cehegín, Cieza, Fuente Álamo, Jumilla, Lorca (city center and Morata), Murcia (El Esparragal, Espinardo, Sangonera la Verde, and Torreagüera (Murcia)), and San Javier participated.
The awards ceremony, where prizes of educational materials were presented, took place yesterday as part of the program organized for Europe Day, which is celebrated next Saturday. The students received a diploma, a gift pack containing educational games, drawing/painting materials, and resources about the European Union.
In each category, first, second, and third prizes were awarded, as well as a special prize for students with special educational needs. The finalist drawings are featured in this year's "My Town, Europe" calendar.
Winners of the 24th Competition
In Infant Education, the 1st The first prize went to Jacobo Martínez Victoria, from CEIP Alfonso X El Sabio (Lorca); the second prize to Paula Furió Jiménez, from Colegio Salesiano San Juan Bosco (Cartagena); the third prize to Alma Durán Ponce, from CEIP Virgen de las Maravillas (Cehegín); and the special prize to Lucas Angosto Giménez, from Colegio Miralmonte (Cartagena).
In the first and second grades of Primary Education, the first prize was awarded to Carmen Costa Egea, from Colegio San Francisco de Asís (Lorca); the second prize to Marco Egea Jiménez, from CES Vega Media (Alguazas); the third prize to Carmen Molina Hernández, from CEIP Jara Carrillo (Alcantarilla); and the special prize to Mariam En Rachdi Rachdi, from CEIP San Juan (Morata, Lorca).
In the third and fourth grades of Primary Education, The first prize was awarded to Kamar Ourkia, from CEIP San Félix (Cartagena); the second prize to Pascual Saorín López, from CEIP San José Obrero (Cieza); the third prize to Isabella Oliva Ibáñez, from CEIP Ntra. Sra. de los Ángeles (El Esparragal, Murcia); and the special prize to Brenda Guzman Ardaya, from CEIP San Juan (Morata, Lorca).
In the 5th and 6th grades of Primary Education, the first prize went to Marcos García Torres, from Colegio Miralmonte (Cartagena); the second prize to Alicia Almagro Molina, from CEIP Cristo del Consuelo (Cieza); the third prize to Cloe Torregrosa Sánchez-Osorio, from CEP Antonio de Ulloa (Cartagena); and the special prize to Francisco Antonio Soler Marín, from CEIP Ángel Zapata. (Torreagüera, Murcia).
The ‘My Town, Europe’ drawing competition is an initiative of Europe Direct Region of Murcia, the European Commission's information center attached to the Directorate General for the European Union of the Regional Ministry of the Presidency, Spokesperson, Foreign Action and Emergencies.