More than 50 children aged between three and twelve participated in the Intergenerational Day Senior Center San Javier held in the municipal school summer La Paz Public School in the town.
The CEO Institute Senior Social Action Murciano, Enrique Perez, said the "uniqueness" of this meeting whose main theme was the circus.
Therefore, he said that "not only a leisure space as it also educates."
In this way, users of the Centre explained to the kids how was the circus in the early 50s and 60s and what activities took place in it.
So have traced a path from the beginning of the circus, when did street performances, to the present day.
Then have formed five groups of ten people and have conducted workshops in painting, masks and costumes, among others.
In addition, sung circus folk songs and enjoyed a magic show.
Perez said the work of the greatest to convey values ​​such as solidarity, cooperation and respect among the younger generations and said that "we all have much to learn from the older but also much to teach and vice versa."
This Intergenerational Day concluded with some practical advice offered by offered by Civil Protection, to prevent themselves from this era events as heat shock or accidents during bathing, for example.
The CEO concluded that "this type of learning manages to transform the negative view of aging giving a sense of responsibility to younger generations
Source: CARM