The Minister Delegate to the Minister of National Education and Vocational Training and the governor of the province of Berkane proceeded, Saturday in the rural commune of Rislane, to the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of the first community school at the provincial level, which aims at the development of education in rural areas.

The goal of building this school, which will be carried out for a financial cost of more than 7.830 million dirhams (MDH) on a total area of approximately 9050 m², is to encourage the schooling of girls, fight against school dropout, and improve the quality of teaching through the reduction of the number of common classes and the grouping of students within an educational space where sanitary and educational conditions are available.

This school, which will welcome approximately 219 students from 15 douars falling under the same commune, also aims at optimal management of human resources with a view to facilitating the internal and external communication process of the establishment, and allowing it to play an effective role in local sustainable development and in improving the working and housing conditions of teachers.

It consists, in particular, of 6 classes for general education, a multimedia class, an administrative pavilion, a library, a director's residence, 4 housing units, a teachers' room, and a sports stadium, as well as a kitchen, a dining room, a reading room, and a dormitory with 80 beds. This will contribute to lightening the burden on low-income families and qualifying human capital in the region.

In a statement to MAP, the Minister Delegate stressed that the main objective of this pilot project is to strengthen educational infrastructure and reduce school dropout, the proximity of the school, and the improvement of the quality of students' schooling. He specified that this community school makes it possible to ensure compliance with schooling standards, contribute to improving the quality of teaching, and welcome children in an appropriate school space, adding that all these characteristics will make it possible to improve educational performance and the school enrollment rate for children from rural areas.

For his part, the director of the Regional Academy of Education and Training of the Oriental region indicated that this project is part of the expansion of the educational offer at the regional level, in particular, the experience of community schools which have currently reached 25 establishments, 6 of which are under construction.