2. 1. Education
Whether you are thinking of moving to Tenerife or perhaps you are already
living in Tenerife and have recently started a family, you are always concerned
about your children’s education needs. If you are legally documented and
resident in Spain, Tenerife’s State Schools are free to attend. However, parents
are expected to pay for all required books and materials. State schools in Spain
do not requireuniforms, but maystill imposecertaindress-code restrictions.
So ideally, Tenerife's state schools should be accessible to all students, not just
Spanish nationals. And what's more - something worth talking about is free
access to education and educational materialssuch as textbooks.
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It would also be ideal if every student wishing to live and study in
Tenerife had unlimited access to education on this island. It is
widely known that one ofthemain factors determining learning in
a Spanish school is the knowledge of the Spanish language - it is
an understandable and obvious fact. But if every school in
Tenerife had the opportunity to teach willing students without
dividing them into those who know the language and those who
donotknowit- itwouldbeperfect.
5. 2. Renewableenergy
Tenerife’s electricity system has broken its record for renewable production in 2019. Wind and
photovoltaic energy raised the percentage of demand covered by renewables to 59.97%.
Photovoltaic solar energy reached 64.5 GWh of production to obtain 18.07% of Tenerife’s demand
atthattime.TheTenerifesystem onlyproducesrenewableswith thesetwo technologies, it doesnot
have hydroelectric or any other clean energy source. The Canary Islands have around 600 MW of
renewable energies installed on their islands. Approximately half of this power is installed in
Tenerife. Ideally, Tenerife's self-sufficiency in terms of electricity production should only come from
renewableenergy sources.
7. 3. Climateand temperature
Tenerife enjoys a wonderful sub-tropical climate with daily high
temperatures topping 20°Calmost every dayof the year. The South of the
island is dry and arid. The north of the island receives far more rain. In the
winter months, it is not uncommon to see Mount Teide covered in snow.
Combined with the varied topography, the island enjoys a surprising
number of micro-climates. Today, the majority of sun-seeking tourists
head to the drier and warmer south of the island. It would be perfect if all
the areas on the island were of the same weather conditions – that
would be marvellous
9. The Canary Islands have almost no extreme weather conditions. No hurricanes or tropical
storms, no tornados, no significant earthquakes, no smog or significant pollution, no
extremes of temperature or humidity, including one of the lowest differentials between
daytime and night-time temperatures of anywhere on the planet. It is easy to see why
Columbus nicknamed Tenerife “the Island of Eternal Spring”.
The result of such are happier, more outgoing people, a healthier outdoor lifestyle with
less TV and more sports, recreational and social activities, lower energy bills etc. That is
also the reason the island is so popular among tourists seeking sandy beaches and perfect
weather conditions for sunbathing!
Barbecue stand in Santa Cruzde Tenerife
10. 4. Drinkingwater
Tenerife being an island is strictly dependent on the
supply of all kinds of materials and goods, the
production of which on the island is unprofitable or
simply impossible. One of the basic goods that the
island, located 150 kilometers off the west coast of
Africa, struggles with is the existence of drinking water
shortages. Although the process of desalination of sea
water takes place in specially designated places on the
island, such as in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife
desalination plant, it is still not enough to meet the
demand for drinking water of the entire island. And
again - it would be ideal if Tenerife did not have to deal
with the lack of drinking water anymore.
12. 5. Drivinghabits in Tenerife
During the stay in Tenerife, it was noticeable that despite the
kindness of the people living here, their warmth and friendliness,
driving a car is not the easiest one and requires a lot of patience
and turning a blind eye to some aspects of the local drivers. Since
the island does not have a large area, for the average tourist,
renting a car is a good alternative that allows you to visit the entire
island in a short time. However, one aspect about driving in
Tenerifedeservesspecialmention- parkingyour car.
13. It seems that to the Tenerife driver, finding a legal parking space is a
nasty chore forced upon them by the authorities every time they wish
to exit their vehicle. If you should find there are no parking spaces
available, simply invent your own space. This may be in the middle of
the road at a junction, or simply double or even triple parked next to
the car whose space you wished you had got to first.
