The magical hands

#Reflections

10.19.2023 Reading time: 2 minutes

BizkaiaTech editorial team

Ilustration: Gonzalo Herce (Inkoherente)

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a monster nobody dared to speak of. It was an exceedingly wicked creature, a monster that thrived on the misery and loneliness of people. Something utterly vile and filled with hatred, something no one wanted anywhere near.

Over two decades ago, a school in Getxo decided to take on this terrible monster in battle. To do so, they chose the most powerful weapon that could exist. Was it a laser gun with three barrels and a detachable flamethrower? A space-age saber crafted by some toxic-to-humans alien species? Nope, neither of those was the right answer. Zubileta Eskola decided to wield the weapon of communication to defeat the evil monster.

They began to design a strategy for everything to go well, and in no time, they started training their entire student body to learn a somewhat different language, something not commonly seen in the kingdom: sign language. Generations of kids learned this language as if it were Basque or English, making everyone around the school (students, teachers, staff…) multilingual and able to communicate with many neighboring realms.

Step by step, but with a lot of effort, the monster weakened, making everyone who had to endure its existence feel better. Communicating freely and without barriers with the people around them turned something like going to school into a positive everyday experience.

And that's how, little by little, the heroes of Zubileta Eskola defeated the monster of exclusion, that malevolent spirit that unfortunately still resides in our kingdom but weakens each time a school joins this crucial battle.

And they lived happily ever after—well, not quite yet (because, in reality, this is still gaining ground).

Labels

  • #cultura
  • #colaboración
  • #democratización
  • #educación
  • #discapacidad

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