12,000 young people participate in this summer 215 summer activities in Tarragona

Tarragona. Costa Dorada. 17th July 2012. A total of 10,614 children and 1364 monitors this summer participating in educational and recreational activities in the regions of Alt Camp, Baix Camp, Baix Penedes, Conca de Barbera, Priorat and Tarragona.  According to data collected by the Directorate General of Youth Department of Social Welfare and Family Camp activities are the busiest holiday camps (142), followed by the colonies (47), the camps (19), the fields work (5) and routes (2).   The region where there are more activities Tarragona is a total of 64, followed by the Baix Camp (56), Conca de Barbera (35), the Alt Camp (25), Baix Penedès (22) and the Priorat (13).   The Director General of Youth, Toni Reig, has now moved to the area to monitor the development of some of these activities. In the morning, Reig visited international workcamp "The Iberian Citadel of Calafell," which takes place in the archaeological site of this place from 4 to 18 July.   In this work camp organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Family Foundation and developed the Pere Tarrés, involved 24 young people aged 18 to 30 years these days are learning archaeological techniques and knowledge of the Iron Age. The project objective is to place the site as a reference point within European open-air museums and at the same time tries to turn Citadel into a pioneer in the experimental investigation of the Iberian world.   In particular, young restore the roof of Precinct E, will cover the curbs and parapets rebuilt from the restored and renovated venues enlluïts. The field, which will be in English, will implement the techniques used in the ancient world concerning the construction land.   Subsequently, the CEO of Youth has gone to summer camp Artur Martorell also Calafell, where he has witnessed activities that the Foundation School Entrepreneurs Peter Tarrés is carried out. The activities organized by the Association of Entrepreneurs of Barcelona, ​​made entirely in English and aim to encourage entrepreneurship by organizing recreational sports activities. Participants 224 young people from 7 to 18 and 34 monitors from 9 to 24 July.   At noon, Toni Reig visited the English Summer camps organized by the company bearing the same name, held at the Farm Tamarit Tarragona. This is a stay based on a model of intensive English language integration, since all monitors use this language in various leisure activities are organized. A total of 183 participants and 21 instructors participating in the 8 to 20 July.

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