Rural school closes down in one of the least populated regions of the European Union
Eloy Moliner, 12, Achraf Labriyaj, 9, Youssef el Hadri, 9, Ismael Labriyaj, 12, have class with their teacher Alberto Toro outdoors in Pitarque, Teruel, one of the least populated regions of the European Union, June 13, 2022. Only four children kept the school open in the remote village, but with two of them moving away, the school is being closed down. "When you have students of different ages together and you lack certain resources, you have to innovate, and that’s a wonderful thing. We are in a safe, beautiful environment where we have been able to take the class outdoors, and learn directly from nature." Toro says. Toro has spent the past 14 years teaching thinking-based learning and emotional intelligence to the last children being raised in Pitarque. REUTERS/Susana Vera