Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski led the ceremony to award winners of "Grandparents nowadays" school arts contest.
During the ceremony, he stressed the need to continue investing in public schools and thus improve education in the country.
Likewise, the 78-year-old supported the initiative aimed at establishing one-shift school days at State-run educational centers.
"In a normal country, the student goes to school in the morning and comes back home by afternoon," the Head of State affirmed.
Competition
Organized by Peru’s Social Inclusion and Development Ministry, "My grandfather taught me" became competition's slogan.
On this occasion, event saw the participation of 92,761 elementary-school pupils from 2,812 educational centers.
In this sense, 27 primary-school students from 17 regions were declared contest winners. Minors had joined following categories: poetry, tale, drawing and native language tale.
Competition was aimed to raise awareness of the need to protect elderly people in extreme poverty.
The event took place at Government Palace's Great Dining Room on Wednesday afternoon. At the site, Mr. Kuczynski was joined by Social Inclusion and Development Minister Cayetana Aljovin.
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