The regional government of Castilla-La Mancha invited schools in the province of on 10 September 2026 Cuenca to take part in the Programa de Educación Ambiental for the 2026/2027 school year. According to the Delegación Provincial de Desarrollo Sostenible the programme is open to all educational stages, from Educación Infantil through Primaria, ESO and Bachillerato up to Ciclos Formativos and Educación Especial and includes free activities adapted to each age group.
Three formats that have proved successful in previous school years are on offer: visits to environmental education centres outside school, activities held at schools, and excursions and projects in natural settings. The content is intended to teach practical approaches to the circular economy, biodiversity and sustainable consumption. According to the regional government, the programmes are explicitly inclusive and can be adapted for Educación Especial groups.
The invitation coincides with the start of the new school year in Cuenca. The education administration had announced organisational details at the same time, with the environmental education programme designed as a complementary resource for teachers and school leaders. Participation is free; the regional government also points to funding schemes launched in summer 2026 to support environmental education, for example by covering transport costs and collaboration with external providers.
Official communications highlight the expansion of the programme. According to the regional government, several tens of thousands of places in educational programmes were available in Cuenca for the 2026/2027 school year, including the environmental education programme. The Delegación Provincial de Desarrollo Sostenible did not specify application deadlines, how places would be allocated across educational stages or detailed plans for individual activities in its announcement of 10 September 2026. Schools should request this information directly from the delegation.
In the predominantly rural areas of Cuenca province, the programme could reduce barriers by allowing schools to take part in environmental education activities without additional budget funding. For teachers, fitting the activities into timetables and annual plans remains an organisational task. On the administrative side, delivery requires close coordination with environmental centres and external providers. The measure forms part of the Estrategia de Educación Ambiental Horizonte 2030 under which Castilla-La Mancha has been embedding environmental education systematically since 2022. All dates and details are based on announcements published by the regional government on 10 September 2026.
Editor: Andreas M. Brucker (Article created with AI assistance).