Egoduco is an audio guide created in Almeria, the content of which was made by professional tour guides. It offers a convenient and affordable way for those who cannot do a guided tour, due to a lack of time or money, to benefit from the explanations. The app was developed within the entrepreneurship programme Minerva, […]
Month: July 2017
Antonio Campos, the hands moulding the future of pottery
Antonio Campos is the last potter in Triana, a neighbourhood of Seville home to workshops which, at one point, produced skilled pieces of pottery for the four corners of the world. His workshop, the last one, is found, as it could be no other way, on Calle Alfarería (Pottery Street). He learned the trade in […]
Accessible science with a microbiology workshop aimed at children with hearing impairments
The University of Jaén is developing educational workshops to promote scientific vocations amongst children. Their project includes children with disabilities. One of the workshops’ proposals is to introduce microbiology to youngsters with hearing impairments. Whilst staining bacteria and observing them under a microscope, they also learn that they have to wash their hands before eating […]
Valerie Samayoa, the fastest and most international fencer in Andalusia
Valerie Samayoa began fencing at the age of 12. She is now 16, has competed internationally ten times and is the most esteemed figure in Andalusian fencing, having participated eleven times in Spanish Championships. She trains at the Maracena Fencing Club in Granada and after three years is approaching her hundredth official competition (regional, national […]