Students of the IES Sorts de la Mar will learn paddle surfing and respect for the environment from the hand of Marina de Dénia
Yesterday, the director of Marina de Dénia, Gabriel Martínez, and the head of the Marina de Dénia Nautical Activities Center, Diego de Alzaa, presented the sustainable tourism project Ruta Mar, Terra, Aire Dénia, along with the IES Sorts de la Mar. “By launching the center of nautical activities we were pioneers in the way of understanding nautical and this initiative has been growing a lot in the last five years. This is one more step, we not only want to attract the attention of the youngest, so that they approach the sea, but also to capture their sensitivity to help it not deteriorate further ”said Gabriel Martinez.
The Marina de Dénia Nautical Activities Center has been training children in paddle surfing for five years and some of them already compete in schools in the area. “With the IES Sorts de la Mar we have been working for four years and now teachers have shown their interest in doing this activity”, says Diego de Alzaa.
Starting today, Tuesday, October 1, and until next Friday, the students of the IES Sorts de la Mar will practice paddle surfing and clean the Marineta Casiana beach. The activity will be carried out in groups of 40 children, from 11:15 a.m. to 13:15 p.m. “Marina de Dénia provides the necessary material so that children can perform cleaning and sport in optimal and safe conditions”says Gabriel Martínez.
"What we want is to educate young people to have a sustainable city and beaches and seas free of garbage"says Diego de Alzaa.