City and Congress
The XVIII International Congress of Educating Cities is an incentive for the entire city to develop projects linked to the theme of the Congress.
It is a magnificent opportunity to ask ourselves questions and participatoryly build new stories, new proposals, new spaces of knowledge and recognition and naturally more questions.
We do it with the desire...
To involve to all citizens.
And we would really like to reach all neighborhoods, in all educational, cultural, social, professional sectors, ... In all cultural communities, in all generations.
We would like not to miss anyone.
The Congress is above all about this, about citizens capable of participate in building the future of their cities.
We do it with…
Citizens and also with the schools, institutes, and entities of Granollers, La Roca del Vallès, Canovelles and Les Franqueses del Vallès.
Open commissions
They are open to all those people who voluntarily want to participate in the design, preparation and development of the projects that were decided in a first phase.
The working committees of the second phase are the following:
1 – CITY CONGRESS – 500
2- YOUTH CONGRESS
3- PROJECTS
4- NEIGHBORHOODS – Preparation and city setting activities and social events (May 2026)
Commissions
The committees are open to all those people who voluntarily want to participate in the design, preparation and development of the projects that were decided in a first phase of the open participation process that took place from November 2024 to February 2025.
People interested in participating in the citizen committees can register at this form.
The working committees of the second phase are the following:
Children and Adolescents Congress
A project so that educational centers also create "Educating Cities""
The International Congress of Educating Cities of Granollers does not want to turn its back on the city. Even less, without counting on the educational centers. That is why the Children and Adolescents Congress. Because students, teachers and professors are also congressmen.
More than 1,400 students primary and secondary school teachers from twenty schools in Granollers, Canovelles, Les Franqueses and La Roca are working in the classrooms to foster community, critical thinking and creativity. They do this with the so-called Playful Philosophy, which seeks to strengthen students' reflection.
In total, almost 50 teachers are involved in this Congress of Children and Adolescents, who have the support and presence in the classrooms of the educator and philosopher Angelica Satiro.
In one first phase, the students have created projects independently to transform their classrooms and their school. Later, in a second phase, these creations will become interventions that will cross the boundaries of the school to become present in the neighborhoods and the city.
The projects serve to promote their creativity, but also for reflect about themselves and their environment. A process that ultimately generates cohesion and community.
All these creative processes are part of the International Congress of Educating Cities. From May 26 to 29, the Sports Palace will be attended by all these children and adolescents from the region.