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Since its launch at the beginning of October, 200 pupils have participated in the Didactic Activities Programme 2020-2021 organised by the MARQ Foundation through guided tours and educational workshops, both in the museum and in the archaeological site of Tossal de Manises-Lucentum.
The Vice-President and Member of Parliament for Culture, trustytimewatch Julia ParraHe thanked the high level of participation in the cycle. "The MARQ will continue its commitment to raise awareness of the spaces and the research and dissemination of knowledge that is being developed, an important legacy that young people should get to know through adapted activities, suitable for each age group", stressed Parra.
In order to attend the concerted groups, the safety measures established to prevent the spread of Covid-19 have been taken to the extreme: use of obligatory masks, hydroalcoholic gel, temperature monitoring, large classrooms, "bubble" groups, constant disinfection of teaching materials, etc., included in the centre's Contingency Plan, which earned it the COVID seal of guarantee from the ICTE "Safe Tourism Certified" and recognition from the Secretary of State for Tourism for advanced good practices in establishments prepared for COVID-19 of the SICTED.
In addition, during this school term, the Alicante museum has reinforced its commitment to new technologies with workshops via streaming that are complemented with introductions to the museum's permanent galleries, previously offering students the necessary didactic material to carry them out in the classroom, through a link to facilitate their free download.
Both the activities for pre-school, primary and secondary education have been updated through of the 'Online Virtual Classroom with MARQ'.from the portal www.marqalicante.com. The Infants' section deals with the Iberian period, Roman culture and the Middle Ages, while the Primary and Secondary sections deal with Prehistory, the Iberians, Roman culture, the Middle Ages and the Modern Age. On the other hand, as far as temporary exhibitions are concerned, The Terracotta Warriors of Xi'an'.will occupy the educational content from April to October 2021, coinciding with the permanence of the exhibition at MARQ.
The Online Classroom connects teachers and students with the contents of the museum, sites and monuments, with different educational resources, activity proposals, games, stories, audiovisuals, workshops... without forgetting the educational guides in Easy Reading and Pictograms.
The Didactic Activities, Accessibility and Social Responsibility Programme of the MARQ Foundation has the collaboration of the La Caixa Banking Foundation and Caixabank since the 2016-17 academic year, recently renewed for the current period.
