He Ministry of Education will prioritize maintaining the presence before the upcoming start of classes of the regime Coast-Galapagosin the midst of the context of the current winter and a possible presence of the phenomenon of The Child.
For this year, projections from the National Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAAfor its acronym in English) estimate a probability of the presence of the phenomenon of The Child.
Given this, the principal of the Ministry of Education, Gilda Alcivarsaid that constant monitoring of the situation is carried out as a member of the Emergency Operations Committee (COE) and at the same time, due coordination with the National Secretariat for Risk Management.
The minister explained that educational institutions are being prepared so that if they have effects they are as minor as possible and, if applicable, they have a quick reaction. He said that there are already contingency plans ready.
He stated that priority will be given to presence at different educational levels.
“The main focus is on ensuring that the infrastructure is good and can withstand the winter, but if there is an eventuality we can move on to virtual classesalthough again our focus is on-site,” he stated.
Diagnosis of affected schools and start of classes
At the end of 2025According to Alcívar, the Ministry of Education made a diagnosis to categorize the schools by risk level based on the impact of winter. From that record, a total of 147 They were categorized as very high risk.
After three months of winter, the diagnosis determined 29 educational establishments with really strong effects.
For him May 4date for the start of the school term 2026-2027 On the Galapagos Coast, classes are expected to resume at those schools.
“They are the ones we are intervening on so that they can resume their classes and in the case of Costa-Galápagos begin the May 4”, he stated.
At the country level, the ministry allocates 59 million for this 2026while in Guayas they invest 8.8 million for maintenance.
In the case of security, the ministry maintains the We take care of ourselves plan with multidimensional actions in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior to safeguard the integrity of students, teachers and the community.
Alcívar stated that high security risk areas have been prioritized, with patrols around institutions, training for teachers and access to panic buttons. (YO)
