The inclusion of Venezuelans in the educative system increased 23% in the last nine years, said the Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez during a Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday April 29.
The Venezuelan head of State affirmed that the government is responsible of strengthening education in high schools and Bolivarian schools, and pointed out that education “is everybody’s responsibility.”
Chávez recalled that they approved about $1.4 billion in order to continue construction works in 1,225 schools. Some of them must be rebuilt, and widened, but new facilities must be built in order to have them ready in 2008.
The resources came from the Ministries of Education; Infrastructure; Housing and the Environment.
He pointed out that the Housing Ministry is in charge of recovering 161 schools; widening 199 and building 54 new facilities. The Infrastructure Ministry will be in charge of recovering 160; widening 197 and building 50 new schools.
Regarding the Environment Minister, President Chávez said that its mission is to build 47 new schools, widen 197 and recover 160.
Chávez explained they will build a total of 151 new buildings, including 47 Simoncitos (kindergarten); 47 Bolivarian schools (elementary school); 35 Bolivarian high schools, 4 educative towns, and 16 special education schools.
He said that Venezuela’s government expects to build one educative town in every state of the country; this year they expect to build four.
When talking about the students’ organizations, President Chávez stated that “Venezuela’s United Socialist Party (PSUV, Spanish acronym) has to promote it and respect student’s movements.”
He said that the spokespersons of students’ movements will be named “pioneers”, and stressed that they must be strengthened from first year to fifth year in high-school.
The Venezuelan president highlighted the need of taking values and social education to the Bolivarian schools and high-schools.
UNESCO’s figures
As he compared the growth of education in Venezuela (69%), President Chávez mentioned that - according to UNESCO’s figures - the percentage of kids attending kindergarten is still below 20% in Africa and the Arab countries.
Venezuela’s new education model moving forward
President Chávez said that while the new education model is under discussion, the Venezuelan government is open to debate, and explained that the new project will be an educative tool for all Venezuelans.
Likewise, he stated that those criticizing the implementation of this new educative model must contribute with ideas in order to improve it.
The Venezuelan president made clear that the new model is based on the Constitution, which is the project of all Venezuelans.
Finally, he stressed that it is also based on the respect to all thoughts and leanings because young people must be provided with tools in order to help them make decisions; that’s the reason why the new educative model discusses socialism and Bolivarian ideals, as well as capitalism.
”It is not a dogma. It must be a collective creation,” he affirmed.
Presidential Press Office
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