Photos: Children swap classrooms for beach lessons in Spain

'Fresh Air' project aims to create better air quality for children during the pandemic

Published: April 12, 2021 15:24 Reuters and Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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Los Nietos: Does having school at the beach sound like a dream? After a year of remote learning and socially distanced classrooms, one school in the Spanish region of Murcia is doing just that, trying to combine clear air and a new way of teaching. Image Credit: Reuters

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Outside the Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente school, mask-wearing children sit before a portable blackboard at rows of green desks neatly spaced out on the sandy shores of Playa de los Nietos (Grandchildren's Beach). Image Credit: Reuters

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"It's safe, the children are having great fun," said English teacher Juan Francisco Martinez. "What they learn here they don't forget." Some barefoot pupils wiggled their toes in the sand as they played xylophones, while others crouched over their workbooks to prevent the breeze from blowing their papers out to sea. Image Credit: Reuters

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The lessons are part of a broader project known as Fresh Air which aims to create better air quality for children during the COVID-19 pandemic, including through open-air learning. Image Credit: Reuters

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Teachers begin preparing the beach at 8am. Eight classes take part in the 20-minute lessons and groups rotate through the different areas. Image Credit: Reuters

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Children at the school are aged from 3 to 12 and remain in their class bubbles. There have been no reported cases of coronavirus so far. Image Credit: Reuters

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"I love going to the beach!" said Antonio Fernandez, aged 9. Image Credit: Reuters

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"I prefer to be at the beach because I feel more relaxed and comfortable." Luz, aged 10, said: "(This is) very good because I'm with my friends, I'm at the beach, I love the beach, in summer I always come here to swim every day and I love the sand." Image Credit: Reuters

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And it's not just the beach setting. Members of a nearby residents association have brought the Roman era to life by dressing up as soldiers and local fishermen have shown children their nets and explained where their dinner comes from. Image Credit: Reuters

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"Fishermen taught the students how to fish ... how they themselves have been able to feed us in times of pandemic," said headteacher Alfonso Vera. Image Credit: Reuters

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