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I EducateCountryEl Salvador RegionGlobal, Africa, Latin America Programme SummaryThe programme I Educate (Programa Educo) - Education with Participation of the Community has as its purpose the provision of educational services to communities in the economically poorest rural areas of El Salvador with large deficits in educational coverage. I Educate is made possible by collaboration between the State (Department of Education) and the community; parent participation is a special focus. I Educate seeks to reach children and youth, especially girls, between the ages of 4 and 22 years who live in rural areas. Particular components of the initiative are geared toward children with disabilities, the illiterate population, and children that must repeat grade levels. Communication StrategiesI Educate focuses on providing basic educational services by applying specific teaching methodologies to the problems of desertion, absenteeism, and low school population. The central strategy here is social mobilisation, in such a way that parents, principals, teachers, and students are full participants in the educational processes of their community. Specifically, the programme is guided by the Communal Associations of Education (ACE), made up mostly of parents, through which families sign a covenant with the Department of Education. The latter then provides funds that the communities administer, to the end of providing basic and preschool education services. The ACE select and hire teachers, thereby striving for decentralised administration of education and full participation of the community in education. The programme offers training for fathers and mothers, school principals, and teachers. In the case of the principals and teachers, days of technical monitoring of the processes of teaching and learning are also offered. The classes provided by I Educate schools are held in traditional classrooms or in available spaces selected by the community, such as churches or community centres. Offerings include: the Classrooms Alternatives (focus: attaining two or more degrees, or multiple majors); the Classrooms of Special Education (focus: children with moderate disabilities); the School for Parents (attending to parents with a focus on development and common participation); the "Teleaprendizaje" (focus: providing the third rural cycle with technological resources); and Rapid Classrooms (attention to populations with a gap in schooling). Development IssuesEducation, Youth, Children, Rights, Conflict, Technology, and Democracy. Key PointsOrganisers cite the following main impacts of the programme: They claim that the communities and schools participating in I Educate have enjoyed: PartnersDepartments of Education, Estate, Work and Health; World Bank; Banco Internacional de Reconstrucción y Fomento (BIRF); Government of El Salvador; and rural communities. ContactLourdes Maricela Aguilera
Coordinadora Cooperación Externa Ministerio de Educación Edificio 4 Nivel 1 Plan Maestro Centro de Gobierno Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe San Salvador E-mail: dnaced@es.com.sv O puede visitar la página web. SourcePlaced on the Communication Initiative site March 17 2005 Last Updated March 17 2005 |
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