Cuba: Preparations continue for next school year

Havana - Cuban Minister of Education, Ena Elsa Velázquez Cobiella, said that executives, teachers and staffers of educational centers are getting ready for the next school year, and that material supplies are being made available for the term.
Velazquez said that all graduates from 9th grade have options to continue their studies, 42 percent at the pre university level and 58 % in technical and professional education in different specialties.
According to Radio Reloj website, during the next school year some 6,000 graduates from pedagogical universities will join the ranks of teachers in the upcoming school year.
Culture
The Los Cuenteros Puppet Theater Company celebrated its 50th anniversary this November 19 at the Museum of Humor, located in San Antonio de los Baños, with the exhibition ''Fifty years telling stories''. The exhibition shows photographs, puppets and costumes used by Los Cuenteros in various performances since 1969.
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Paris - Cuba’s Minister of Culture, Alpidio Alonso, assessed the role of culture in the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, during a multilateral forum held ay UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
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"At the Eduardo Abela Villarreal Vocational Art School, located in San Antonio de los Baños, the quality of the teaching-educational process is prioritized," said Mirelis Ferrer Llanes, head of the General Teaching Department at this institution.
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