On September 12, 2002, the first modular center came into service. Canary Islands in Guaza. She had provisional nature. Next September 11, on the eve of the 21st anniversary, the Parque de la Reina Secondary Education Institute will enter service, built to replace the center made up of barracks that houses more than 500 students. Its opening will take place three years and eight months after the planned date, January 2020.
The Department of Education of the Government of the Canary Islands confirmed this Tuesday that the premiere of this center coincides with the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year. The institute occupies a plot of 13,120 square meters and its constructed area is 9,362, which makes him “the largest in the Canary Islands.” It has 31 units (initially there were 22), it has capacity for 800 students. It has 53 classrooms, among which there are spaces for computing, music, art, a library, a technology workshop, laboratories, languages, administration and common services, with a cafeteria, warehouse, changing rooms for non-teaching staff, supply and cleaning rooms, among others. Likewise, it has a covered pavilion, assembly hall, wrestling arena, orchard and garden areas, parking lots and play areas.
It is a three-story building with a semi-basement, with direct access from the street, which serves as parking. Both the assembly hall and the covered pavilion (with its toilets) are located on the side of the street, also with Direct exterior access for use during after-school hours. This investment of 7.8 million euros was received by the Government of the Canary Islands on June 29 and is currently being equipped so that it is ready to come into operation in 13 days.
The work begins
On December 4, 2017, the Department of Education and Universities of the Government of the Canary Islands awarded the construction of the Guaza Secondary Education Institute (IES) to the company Proyecon Galicia for 5,885,885 euros. On May 15, 2018, the first stone was laid, with an execution period of two years. Differences with the company led to a slowdown in work. In May 2020, the General Directorate of Centers, Infrastructure and Educational Promotion reported that the budget was raised by 6.5% (around 383,000 euros) to almost 6.3 million to include improvements and more classrooms.
A long provisional
The current IES Guaza emerged as an emergency solution 21 years ago, to address the demographic explosion that Arona registered at the beginning of this century. After three months of work, it was inaugurated on September 12, 2002, being the first modular educational center built in the Canary Islands. Today is the only one of Tenerife. During this time, the barracks that make up the center experienced great deterioration, presenting serious deficiencies as a result of their prolonged use. Its students come from Guaza, Parque de La Reina, Guargacho, Palm-Mar and part of Buzanada, all towns in Arona.
