Abinader Opens Two Schools in San Pedro de Macorís for 770 Students
Two new schools open their doors in San Pedro de Macorís. What do they offer, and who will benefit?
Key points
- The schools will serve 770 students from Batey Soco and Boca de Cumayasa.
- The investment was RD$192,645,584.69.
- Escuela Básica Maestra Altagracia Hernández has 11 classrooms for 350 students.
- Escuela Primaria Profesor César Agustín González has 15 classrooms for 420 students.
President Luis Abinader inaugurated two schools in San Pedro de Macorís this Saturday: the Escuela Básica Maestra Altagracia Hernández in Batey Soco and the Escuela Primaria Profesor César Agustín González in Boca de Cumayasa. Together, they will serve 770 students from these communities.
The Altagracia Hernández school has 11 classrooms for 350 students. The César Agustín González school has 15 classrooms for 420 students. The works were carried out by the School Infrastructure Directorate, led by Roberto Herrera, with an investment of RD$192,645,584.69.
The schools include a library, multipurpose hall, administrative and guidance offices, infirmary, kitchen, dining room, sports court, recreation areas, green spaces and a civic plaza.
At the event, Vice Minister of Teacher Accreditation and Certification at the Ministry of Education, Francisco D'Óleo, said the province is receiving multiple services so that the quality of education can grow. He asked teachers, parents and students to look after the facilities with shared responsibility. Monsignor Santiago Rodríguez, bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís, blessed the schools and asked the community to make them their own so they can serve as a refuge.
A first-year secondary student, Suahyni Naibel Tomas Jiménez, thanked the government for the new building, saying the school is a place where dreams are born.
Also in attendance were Provincial Governor Yovanis Baltazar; provincial senator Aracelis Villanueva; Customs Director General Nelson Arroyo; the mayor of Ramón Santana, Santa Valdez; and regional education director Nolberto Jesús Rodríguez.