Andorra Runs Snow Science and Avalanche Workshops for 580 Students
Workshops teach 10-14-year-olds avalanche response and hazard preparedness through classroom and ski resort fieldwork, building on annual civil.
Key Points
- 580 students aged 10-14 from three education systems participate in workshops until March 9.
- Sessions combine classroom lessons with practical training at ski resorts using rescue gear.
- Instructors from Civil Protection, fire service, Andorran Red Cross, and ski resorts.
- Follows December sessions for 16-18-year-olds; part of annual program since 2012.
Andorra's Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, with support from the Ministry of Institutional Relations, Education and Universities, is running workshops on snow science and avalanche response for 580 students aged 10 to 14 from the country's three education systems. The sessions, which continue until 9 March, build on a basic civil protection training programme delivered in schools annually since 2012 to prepare young people for quick and effective action during natural hazards.
The group includes 168 pupils aged 13 and 14 from the Andorran school system, alongside 412 children aged 10 and 11 from Spanish and French systems through the Andorran Training Area. Activities mix classroom instruction with practical fieldwork at ski resorts, where participants learn to read the Avalanche Risk Bulletin and practise with rescue gear such as avalanche victim detectors, shovels and probes.
Ski resorts supply the locations and specialist personnel, while the teaching team draws from Civil Protection, the fire service and the Andorran Red Cross. The bulk of sessions get underway this week, following an earlier round in December that involved 16- to 18-year-olds from Lycée Comte de Foix during their "nature activities" elective. This is the second year for the French school, targeting teenagers most prone to independent mountain outings.
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