A total of 16 students from IES Floridablanca and Colegio San Buenaventura Capuchinos, located in the city of Murcia, won the regional final of the Entreredes Olympiad on 15 April. This victory will allow them to represent the Región de Murcia in the national phase of the competition.

The session, which was held virtually, concluded an edition featuring the participation of a total of 5,666 students from 15 schools located across 12 municipalities in the region.

In the 1st year of ESO category, IES Floridablanca won with the team comprising students Vera Orteso, Alfonso Rubio, Luna Ocampo, and Victoria González. In the 2nd year of ESO, the winning team is made up of Cristina Solana, José Antonio Guillén, Daniela Roca, and Plácido Sánchez from Colegio San Buenaventura Capuchinos.

This school in Murcia also produced the winners of the 3rd year of ESO, with the team consisting of Juan Francisco Escrihuela, Alejandro Campos, Javier Belmonte, and Pablo Navarro; as well as the 4th year of ESO, with students Ignacio Galindo, José Ángel Méndez, Rafael Ruiz, and Lucía Molina.

An educational game about the Spanish electricity system and the energy transition 

Entreredes is an educational project promoted by Red Eléctrica – the company responsible for transmitting electricity and operating the electricity system in Spain – with the aim of teaching young people how the Spanish electricity system and the energy transition work in an entertaining, dynamic, and engaging way. The initiative also seeks to spark young people's interest in energy, innovation, and technology, as well as their connection to the environment and social well-being, fostering vocations in STEAM disciplines and helping shape future energy-conscious citizens.

In the Entreredes Olympiad, the competitive part of the project, students play this video game in teams, allowing them to virtually travel across Spain through the lines and substations of the electricity transmission grid. To advance, players must correctly answer questions based on the syllabus taught throughout the school year (Geography and History; Physics and Chemistry/Biology; Mathematics; Language and Literature; and Leisure and Culture) and, in particular, on what they have learned about energy, the ecological transition, and the Spanish electricity system.

This is the fourth time that schools in the Región de Murcia have participated in an edition of the Entreredes Olympiad. This year's winning Murcian students will face off against those from the rest of the regions in the national final of the Entreredes Olympiad, where they will compete to be crowned the most knowledgeable about Spain's electricity system and their school subjects.

All information about Entreredes is available here.