SubjectChildren
A special gift
Mum is turning sixty-five and I must give her a special gift. I start feeling the pressure the day my granny calls me from the village to remind me – she’s ninety-...
The city after the pandemicThe new city emerging: a public health perspective
The spring of 2020 will be remembered as the spring of Covid-19, a time that has forced us to stop, to take preventive measures and to live alone in a connected world...
Enrolment of children under three
In Barcelona, only four out of 10 children between infancy and the age of two are enrolled in school. Education at this stage is a mechanism for equalising...
Navarra and Buades: two vital voices in today’s education sector
We sometimes get the impression that in many ways, teaching is not evolving but is adrift, and that we are still far behind. These two books speak with knowledge,...
No small child without a quality educational environment
Schooling in the first few years of life has significant benefits for children, caretakers and society. In Barcelona, children under three who need it most, those...
New vulnerabilitiesWhen origin identifies you
Place of birth and social origin are the two variables that most determine the opportunities for young people in Catalonia. Today, Catalan society is a multicultural...
Chiqui de la Línea: maestro de ‘cantaores’
Rosalía followed the trail of the teacher and cantaor [flamenco singer] Chiqui de la Línea to the Catalonia School of Music (ESMUC), where El mal querer...
The street kid who became an artist
Lita Cabellut
Anyone who is close to her will tell you that watching her create is a work of art in itself. Her studio is the scene of thousands of creative battles, where paint...
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