An entertaining and fruitful visit made about twenty students coming from the commune of Hualaihué -province of Palena-, all students of the Lyceum Bicentennial Hornopyrénwho, accompanied by three teachers, went through various facilities as they passed through the Chinquihue Foundation.
The sites covered include the facilities of our seed production centre, the Ruka Iyael Sea Product Process Room and the sales hall. Commercial Chinquihue. Claudia Figueroa Malgarejo, a teacher at this educational establishment, was one of the teachers who participated in the tour. In his view, it is important that students “see what a hatchery and not just salmon farming. Let them see that there are other cultivable species, that it is feasible, and that it takes place on the coasts of our region.”
Along the same lines, he indicated that this type of activity has another component, which is that students “value the sea”. He noted that “the idea is for them to carry out some project, to visualize other things that can be done with the sea. To value the sea, its resources and its ecosystem, and then work in the classroom in conjunction with other disciplines of its specialty.”
The teacher recalled that this tour Chinquihue Foundation has been done almost uninterruptedly every year - with the exception of the pandemic years - for more than two decades. Gabriel Maldonado is one of the 26 students present on the day. About his experience, he said he liked it. “It was entertaining and well practical, informative. I was interested in the subject of rearing abalon. The time it takes is quite a bit and it was curious to know,” he said.
His companion Guillermo Ruiz, for his part, said it was a good experience. “I liked everything in general, but what interested me the most is the issue of larvae because it is matter that we are now going through in classes. It’s like something a little more familiar to me,” he said.
Founded in 1991, the Lyceum Bicentennial Hornopyrén has a tuition that exceeds 300 students. It currently offers various options for young people in the area interested in continuing studies leading to a technical degree.
