During the week of the 11th of May, IES Sierra de Mijas held its 13th Science and Technology Fair, which this year focused primarily on science and health, featuring the participation of around 200 students and 16 teachers from various departments. According to the school, the aim of this event is to address the themes in a practical and interdisciplinary manner, making the students the true protagonists of the process. To showcase the more than 50 projects, the school gym hosted 36 stands organised into twelve thematic areas, including genetic engineering, computing and robotics, and the effects of sport.
- Los alumnos han trabajado un medio centenar de proyectos.
- Jacobo Perea.
Institutional visit
The regional delegate for Education of the Junta, Miguel Briones; the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), and the councillor responsible for education in Mijas, Juan José Torres Trella (PP), visited the school to see the students’ work first-hand. “I found it fascinating; firstly, because of the intensity and commitment evident in each of the students taking part in this year’s fair, and secondly, because of the chance to see and learn first-hand about their projects, how they materialise them and how they explain them”, said Briones.
- La comunidad educativa ha recibido la visita del delegado de Educación y de la alcaldesa de Mijas.
- Jacobo Perea.
For her part, the mayoress cited the example of Carlos Huesa, a researcher with roots in Mijas who works at the Department of Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital. “We are fortunate to have teachers at the school who encourage these aspirations and interests in our young people, showing them the wide range of opportunities offered by science and technology”, said Mata, adding that “this allows students to start creating and becoming aware of all the possibilities that exist in scientific development”.
- Alumnos exponiendo su proyecto al delegado de Educación, a la alcaldesa y al concejal de Educación.
- Jacobo Perea.
Educational community
Both teachers and students praised the event. “Working on these concepts for months and sharing them with the rest of the educational community is very positive for them and for us as educators too”, emphasised the coordinator of the fair, José Antonio Marín.
- Los alumnos han trabajado un medio centenar de proyectos.
- Jacobo Perea.
“These sessions are great for learning”, said Hugo Serrano, who, alongside with his Technology teacher, developed a DC motor.
'Let's Talk About Vegetable Gardens'
On Tuesday 12th, students at IES Sierra de Mijas learnt about working the land to grow good produce for the table thanks to the ‘Let’s Talk About Vegetable Gardens’ activity, part of the 13th Science and Technology Week ‘Science and Health’. This intergenerational experience saw six users of the municipal urban gardens share traditional agricultural knowledge with students. The mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata, and the councillor for Education, Juan José Torres Trella, took part in this event, which was held at the school’s eco-garden, where organic farming is practised. “This is wonderful, teaching children that tomatoes don’t come from tins, that you have to dig, cultivate and water them”, Miguel Cuesta. “To be honest, I’ve learnt a lot, much more than I imagined, they have more experience and can help today’s young people”, acknowledged Lucía Ruano, a Bachillerato student at the school.
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