SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Background: In the rural areas of Urabá, schools didn't count either with the proper installations or with the proper human resources to offer a suitable education. Children were of different ages and grades yet counted with only one or two teachers and classrooms for all of them.
Project Description: In 2009, Fundauniban implemented a new type of school called “the new school". These schools focus on auto-learning practices where students from different grades can be together in the same classroom with the same teacher, learning according to their level. It requires a permanent interaction between students, parents, educators and other members of the community in order to acquire well-rounded knowledge. To date there are 29 educational institutions & 56 teachers trained under the new school methodology. 70 students directly benefit from these schools.
Impact: Children from rural areas in Urabá now count with an alternative when it comes to education.
"The new school" methodology has triggered enthusiasm for learning and developing new competences among children.
Background: In the rural areas of Urabá, schools didn't count either with the proper installations or with the proper human resources to offer a suitable education. Children were of different ages and grades yet counted with only one or two teachers and classrooms for all of them.
Project Description: In 2009, Fundauniban implemented a new type of school called “the new school". These schools focus on auto-learning practices where students from different grades can be together in the same classroom with the same teacher, learning according to their level. It requires a permanent interaction between students, parents, educators and other members of the community in order to acquire well-rounded knowledge. To date there are 29 educational institutions & 56 teachers trained under the new school methodology. 70 students directly benefit from these schools.
Impact: Children from rural areas in Urabá now count with an alternative when it comes to education.
"The new school" methodology has triggered enthusiasm for learning and developing new competences among children.
"I'm a student of the
Casanova School and I
feel very proud of being
part of the Fundaunibán
family, my teachers strive
every day for us to learn
and to be leaders in our
country."
- Charol Yuleivis Luna Díaz, 3rd grade student
TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH
