The Port launches the Innovaprende Classroom: 200 students and 10 Projects a year
The Port of Santa María now has the SAFA San Luis Innovaprende Classroom, a 73 square meter space expected to reach 200 participants each year. The initiative connects Vocational Training with companies, real projects, and new work tools. Behind it is an investment of 25,000 euros and a very specific goal: for students to learn by doing, not just listening.
A Classroom designed for the 700 Vocational Training students
Why does this space matter in the Port?
The Innovaprende Classroom is integrated into the SAFA San Luis School, which has more than 700 Vocational Training students. The center offers 12 training cycles grouped into eight professional families, a variety that allows bringing together different profiles around the same proposal.
For the students and their families, the novelty is not only about new furniture or renewing a classroom. The key is having a place prepared to work with problems, ideas, and tasks similar to those that may arise later in a company. This shift in approach is what gives meaning to the project.
The City Council of El Puerto de Santa María has presented the space as a tool to promote entrepreneurship, innovation, and project-based learning. It also seeks to strengthen the link between Vocational Training and the city’s business fabric, a connection that can bring education closer to the professional needs of the environment.
What will be done in the Innovaprende Classroom?
The classroom was designed with a flexible layout to host very different activities throughout the entire school year. The plan includes intermodular projects, workshops, mentoring, presentations, business challenges, and proposals related to entrepreneurship and orientation toward the labor market.
- Collaborative work among students from different cycles.
- Development of intermodular projects.
- Workshops and challenges posed by companies.
- Ideation and prototyping activities.
- Presentations, mentoring, and professional guidance.
The layout can change depending on the activity: a team session, a meeting, a presentation, or prototyping work do not require the same arrangement. A classroom that literally moves with the project. This versatility allows using the same space for different phases of learning.
25,000 euros to transform Classroom 61
What does the intervention include?
The intervention has transformed classroom 61 at SAFA San Luis into an environment prepared for collaborative work and the use of technological tools. The investment amounts to 25,000 euros, distributed among adapting the space, furniture, and technological equipment.
The improvements include work on electrical installation, lighting, and connectivity. Zones have also been created for teamwork, presentations, and the use of technological resources, with an organization that allows adapting the classroom to the needs of each activity.
The project is financed by PIRCE from the Vice Presidency for Planning, Coordination, and Strategic Development of the Cádiz Provincial Council. This contribution has made it possible to turn a specific classroom of the center into a space with a broader function: to bring together training, technology, collaboration, and relationships with companies.
What technology and furniture does it incorporate?
The Innovaprende Classroom has flexible and modular furniture. Its elements can be reorganized for a team work session, a meeting, an ideation activity, a presentation, or a prototyping session.
The equipment includes workstations, screen, audiovisual systems, connectivity, and various digital tools. It is not about accumulating devices without a clear purpose: each element is designed so that the students can develop real projects and work with active methodologies.
This part is especially relevant for the center’s training cycles because it allows combining knowledge from various areas in the same activity. A project may require communication, organization, use of technology, and problem-solving all at once. The diversity of the 12 cycles thus becomes an opportunity to collaborate.
The Education Councilor, Enrique Iglesias, has defined the space as a new tool at the service of education and students, not just a renovated classroom. The difference lies in the intended use: that it be active throughout the entire school year and bring together students, teachers, companies, and local entities.
The roadmap: 200 Participants and 10 Projects per year
What are the project’s specific goals?
The planning for the Innovaprende Classroom sets several annual goals. The plan is to reach at least 200 participants, develop 10 projects, organize eight activities or workshops, and maintain four active collaborations with companies or entities.
| Annual Goal | Forecast |
|---|---|
| Participants | At least 200 |
| Projects | 10 |
| Activities or workshops | 8 |
| Active collaborations | 4 |
The numbers allow measuring whether the classroom maintains the expected activity. The 200 participants represent a portion of the center’s Vocational Training students, while the 10 projects and eight activities offer a concrete schedule, not a generic statement of intent.
For El Puerto, the interest lies in ensuring collaborations are not separate from educational life. The project proposes a permanent meeting point among the center, companies, and other entities, with challenges and activities linked to professional situations.
What skills does it aim to reinforce in students?
The ultimate goal is to improve employability and reinforce both technical and transversal skills. The classroom is designed for students to work on creativity, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving while developing projects.
Germán Beardo has stated that betting on Vocational Training means betting on young people, the talent of El Puerto, and a future with more employment, innovation, and economic growth. He has also pointed out that students need spaces where they can put their knowledge into practice, make mistakes, seek solutions, and turn their ideas into projects.
This approach places practical experience at the center. It is not enough to know a tool or memorize a procedure: the proposal calls for collaborating, making decisions, and responding to a challenge. That is where theory starts to resemble real work.
The mayor has also connected the project with the technological transformation of professions and the need for educational centers to be ready for new professional demands. From this perspective, the Innovaprende Classroom is not just a physical improvement of SAFA San Luis: it is a local commitment to bring education closer to changes in the labor market.
The SAFA San Luis Innovaprende Classroom combines 73 square meters, a 25,000 euro investment, and a planned schedule of 10 projects and eight activities per year. Its estimated reach of 200 participants connects Vocational Training in El Puerto with companies, real challenges, and practical skills, while the center’s 700 students have a new space to collaborate, create, and prepare for entering the labor market.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where has the Innovaprende Classroom been inaugurated?
- It has been inaugurated at the SAFA San Luis School in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz. The space occupies classroom 61 of the center.
- How much has the Innovaprende Classroom cost?
- The intervention involved an investment of 25,000 euros, allocated to adapting the space, furniture, and technological equipment.
- How many students will it reach each year?
- The project’s forecast is to reach at least 200 participants per year. The center has more than 700 Vocational Training students.
- What activities will be developed in the classroom?
- It will host intermodular projects, workshops, mentoring, presentations, business challenges, and entrepreneurship and labor market orientation activities.
