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The school invitation includes the whole staff

A Ponte da Barca program welcomes pupils, teachers and non-teaching colleagues into the same community activity.

A stone bridge spans the river at Ponte da Barca, Portugal.
Ponte da Barca bridge, Portugal, 19 February 2020. Photo: Krzysztof Golik / Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=137259004

A November 2 Alto Minho TV report says yoga sessions have resumed at the Entre Ambos-os-Rios and Crasto school centers in Ponte da Barca, Portugal. The announcement is part of the municipal CULTURA 4980 project.

Who belongs to the school community?

The report quotes the municipality describing an invitation to pupils, teachers and non-teaching staff. That last group is an important part of the stated audience: the program is presented around the school community, rather than only classroom instruction for children.

The activity sits within a regional inclusion initiative for vulnerable groups. The published notice describes intentions around wellbeing and participation; it does not provide attendance, individual outcomes or evidence that the sessions achieve those aims.

A shared school activity needs clear information about who can join and how the session fits the school day. This short announcement does not supply a full timetable. Its concrete contribution is the breadth of the invitation, including people whose work supports the school outside the classroom.

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