The president of the Cabildo highlights that the norm guarantees its protection and facilitates its implementation throughout the Archipelago.
The insular Institution cooperates with the research, dissemination and teaching program promoted by the Silbo Gomero Cultural Association
The president of the Cabildo of La Gomera, Casimiro Curbelo, has valued as “a decisive advance” the approval of the decree of the Government of the Canary Islands that regulates the teaching of Silbo Gomero in the educational system and facilitates its implementation in centers on the rest of the islands.
Curbelo highlighted that this new standard is “a key tool for the protection and dissemination of one of the most unique elements of our cultural heritage”, at the same time that it guarantees its learning beyond the island area, thus reinforcing its transmission to new generations.
The decree establishes a stable legal framework for the teaching of whistled language in Primary and Secondary Education, consolidating its presence in classrooms and opening the door to its incorporation in other educational centers in the Archipelago.
The island president stressed that this achievement is the result of the joint work carried out for years by the Silbo Gomero Cultural Association, the Carrier Community and the public administrations involved, among them the Cabildo of La Gomera and the Government of the Canary Islands itself, through the general directorates of Cultural Heritage and that of Education Planning, Inclusion and Innovation. “We are facing the result of a coordinated, rigorous and constant work that has had a single objective: to safeguard and project the Silbo Gomero as a sign of identity of our land,” he stated.
In this framework of collaboration, Curbelo recalled that the Cabildo of La Gomera co-finances the research, protection and dissemination program developed by the Silbo Gomero Cultural Association. Likewise, he highlighted the important work carried out by this entity in the field of education, especially with those generations that did not have the opportunity to be trained in this language in schools.
In this sense, he stressed that the approval of the decree represents "a guarantee for its preservation and continuity", especially by making it easier for it to be taught on other islands, contributing to its knowledge and appreciation throughout the autonomous territory.
“The Silbo Gomero is not just a communication system, it is a living heritage recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and its protection requires commitment, planning and institutional cooperation,” he added.
Finally, the president of the Cabildo reiterated that this step "is another example of the coordination and exhaustive work carried out from all areas - social, educational and institutional - to guarantee the preservation of this unique legacy", ensuring that La Gomera will continue to lead the initiatives aimed at its protection and promotion.
