This tourism awareness program, which began with the 2024 school year, is an initiative developed by the Undersecretariat of Tourism and promoted by the Mixed Tourism Entity of Concordia (EMCONTUR), with the coordination of the Departmental Directorate of Schools of Concordia.
In the month of April, following the signing of the agreement between the mayor of Concordia and Honorary President of EMCONTUR, Dr. Francisco Azcué, and the director of the Departmental Directorate of Schools, Julio Barrios, the program began, which includes different guided tours. Because of this, more than 400 children from primary and secondary schools, both public and private, from 5th grade and 5th year respectively and from different neighborhoods of the city, have already been "Tourists in their city".
After the winter school break, which featured various activities for the whole family developed by the Undersecretariat of Tourism, the outings began again to continue with the scheduled travel itinerary, which includes up to three tours per week.
It should be noted that the scheduled circuits, depending on the children's ages, vary between a tour that includes the Costa Ciencia Interactive Museum for the secondary level and the Castillo San Carlos for the primary level.
The Costa Ciencia proposal includes experimenting, seeing, touching, moving, and learning through 45 interactive modules that refer to different scientific areas such as technology, mathematics, physics, among others.
The other tour corresponds to the traditional “Magic Land of The Little Prince” which visits the Park and Castillo San Carlos, highlighting the importance of knowing our local heritage and history that characterizes us.
The common factor between both tours is visiting the central Tourist Information office (CIT) located at Mitre and Pellegrini, and taking a guided walking tour of the facade of the Municipal Palace and emblematic historical buildings located around Plaza 25 de Mayo.
It is worth noting that this program invites children to live the experience of being tourists in their city, to get to know the main attractions of the destination, to generate a sense of belonging, and to be better hosts.
Furthermore, it was declared of Educational Interest by the Departmental Directorate of Schools, which classifies Concordia as the only city in the province and one of the few in the country that carries out this type of initiative.
The Undersecretariat of Tourism and EMCONTUR express their gratitude for the joint work with the Departmental Directorate of Schools, the Undersecretariat of Education, the Park and Castillo San Carlos, the Costa Ciencia Interactive Museum, tourist guides, and educational institutions.
In the month of April, following the signing of the agreement between the mayor of Concordia and Honorary President of EMCONTUR, Dr. Francisco Azcué, and the director of the Departmental Directorate of Schools, Julio Barrios, the program began, which includes different guided tours. Because of this, more than 400 children from primary and secondary schools, both public and private, from 5th grade and 5th year respectively and from different neighborhoods of the city, have already been "Tourists in their city".
After the winter school break, which featured various activities for the whole family developed by the Undersecretariat of Tourism, the outings began again to continue with the scheduled travel itinerary, which includes up to three tours per week.
It should be noted that the scheduled circuits, depending on the children's ages, vary between a tour that includes the Costa Ciencia Interactive Museum for the secondary level and the Castillo San Carlos for the primary level.
The Costa Ciencia proposal includes experimenting, seeing, touching, moving, and learning through 45 interactive modules that refer to different scientific areas such as technology, mathematics, physics, among others.
The other tour corresponds to the traditional “Magic Land of The Little Prince” which visits the Park and Castillo San Carlos, highlighting the importance of knowing our local heritage and history that characterizes us.
The common factor between both tours is visiting the central Tourist Information office (CIT) located at Mitre and Pellegrini, and taking a guided walking tour of the facade of the Municipal Palace and emblematic historical buildings located around Plaza 25 de Mayo.
It is worth noting that this program invites children to live the experience of being tourists in their city, to get to know the main attractions of the destination, to generate a sense of belonging, and to be better hosts.
Furthermore, it was declared of Educational Interest by the Departmental Directorate of Schools, which classifies Concordia as the only city in the province and one of the few in the country that carries out this type of initiative.
The Undersecretariat of Tourism and EMCONTUR express their gratitude for the joint work with the Departmental Directorate of Schools, the Undersecretariat of Education, the Park and Castillo San Carlos, the Costa Ciencia Interactive Museum, tourist guides, and educational institutions.