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By Jo Green - Tue 6th Mar 2012

 

Following on from my previous blog, which detailed the the effects of Regional debt on Spain’s Schools, I was disappointed to learn that this year’s school Carnaval was cancelled due to lack of funds.

Carnaval in Spain is in important time of year and almost every town or village has some kind of fiesta or other celebration to mark its passing, as you may expect in a traditionally Catholic country.

Last year the School and the AMPA (Parent – Teachers association) worked together to hold a themed Fancy Dress Carnaval procession throughout the town, ending with a party for all the children and parents at the school.

However, with funds in the education system being as tight as they are at the moment, there was nothing at all planned for this year.

Obviously disappointing for the Kids, and so at the 11th hour the AMPA decided to do something and a note came home on Friday night inviting the kids to meet up in the Town Square at 5pm for a ‘Fancy Dress Parade’ and ‘Games’ - All very enigmatic.

My daughter dug out her costume of choice and we met up with around 60 other kids, with their parents, to follow the local band in a kind of impromptu parade up and down the streets.

The procession then ended back at the square where 3 parents dressed as clowns ‘entertained ‘ the kids for good hour and a half in the freezing cold.