Schools in southern Tenerife are preparing to face heatwaves. The initiative, a result of collaboration between the Ministry of Education and the Cabildo of Tenerife, plans to adapt 51 schools and institutes to create shaded areas and mitigate the effects of climate change. These works will primarily take place during the summer to avoid disrupting academic activities.

The Minister of Education, Poli Suárez, and the president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Rosa Dávila, have confirmed the progress of the agreement signed between both institutions. Of the 51 planned centers, five have completed their works, six are currently underway, and the remaining 40 are contracted and in the administrative phase. The projection is for all interventions to be finished by the start of the 2026-2027 academic year.

The actions include the installation of pergolas, lightweight roofing, and tensioned sails, with an approximate investment of 2.2 million euros from the Cabildo. Each center could receive around 42,799 euros for these improvements, part of the Plan for Adapting Educational Centers to High Temperatures.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Education has put out to tender the drafting of the reform project for the Hermano Pedro Special Education Center, with an investment of approximately 485,000 euros. The president of the Cabildo, Rosa Dávila, described the intervention as "urgent" and indicated the island institution's willingness to collaborate on the residence reform, which could exceed 12 million euros.

Currently, the shading initiative focuses on 51 centers in the south, but Minister Poli Suárez has expressed his intention to expand the project to other areas of the island. Inter-administrative collaboration is considered key for improving educational infrastructure in Tenerife.

Among the centers with completed works are CEIP Igueste (Candelaria), Llano de las Naciones and Juan Bethencourt Alfonso (San Miguel de Abona), San Isidro (El Rosario), and the CEO in Arona. Centers currently under construction include schools in Güímar, Candelaria, Adeje, and Granadilla de Abona, as well as the IES San Miguel.

This pioneering initiative is complemented by similar agreements signed by the island councils of La Gomera and Lanzarote with the Ministry of Education, as part of the regional strategy for climate adaptation of educational infrastructures.

Additionally, Tenerife will host the next National Vocational Training Congress (FP) on April 8 and 9, 2027, an event expected to gather over 1,500 students and staff from training centers across Spain.