Argentina: Improving Children Access to Education

It might seem that with the rise of the internet and social media, classic radio is a resource of the last century. Despite this assumption, the “Nuestra Señora de Luján” school, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, set itself the challenge of having its own radio station, and students were thrilled about it. ACDI supported this initiative with the acquisition of a computer, microphones and sound console to get it started. 

In the digital age in which we live, it is indisputable that new strategies are required to capture the attention of students when it comes to promoting the recognition and improvement of skills such as oral and written expression. And school radio seems to still be the best tool.

At least that's what the board from Nuestra Señora de Luján School thought when designing the project for the installation of a space of these characteristics. ACDI evaluated the proposal and took the step to promote it. This is how today the institution already launched "Voices of the future", the school radio station that will broadcast its program on the air every 15 days.

The broadcast will have two formats, one oriented to interviews of characters from the world of culture and education, and the other to hold debates on various topics form subjects taught in the school subjects along the trimester. 

“Voices of the future” it’s designed as an initiative that looks forward to promote cooperative learning in a creative and playful way among the children and adolescents with the support of the teacher’s crew.  Groups of students will have the opportunity to organize all stages of the process and develop as announcers and producers (organizes the programming and assigns the schedule and duration of the blocks); project leader (in charge of choosing the part that each member will do);   (based on the contents studied in class, he/she will select and organize the most interesting ones for the audience); responsible for the music (will look for the appropriate music in each block and theme) and Technical manager (will be the one who starts and finishes the recording).

This Project has a long way to go and make the most of it. Join us, let’s keep supporting “Voices of the future” a school radio station that have just kick off and has lot to show as on this 2023!

ACDI promotes a school support workshop at the Cristo Obrero school where children have assistance from an integrative teacher, an educational psychologist and a speech therapist.

The suspension of face-to-face classes in Argentina in the context of COVID-19 brought serious consequences for school-age children both academically and socially. Today it becomes clear the need for schools to make greater efforts and think of new strategies to respond to these challenges.

With ACDI’s support, the Cristo Obrero school in Santa Fe designed the implementation of a literacy workshop and extracurricular support group coordinated by an integrative teacher, an educational psychologist and a speech therapist.

ACDI has been supporting this School in a sustained manner. In this particular initiative it was possible to contribute with the financing of pedagogical materials and equipment and with the payment of the professional’s fees in charge of this workshop. These professionals are vital to a personalized and adequate intervention, they meet the needs of children who demand accompaniment and attention, promoting interdisciplinary work among teachers to guarantee a comprehensive approach for each student.

The workshop is an open activity, held in continuity with the routine school schedule and proposes students to carry out activities to develop literacy and mathematical logical thinking; mindfulness and self- control exercises to maintain concentration and memory games to better understand new content or tasks. With card and board games, physical activities such as imitation games, songs, puzzles and riddles.  The designed tasks are thought to reinforce school content.

Theater and Music Areas are developed also in this project as well as training on digital technology and English language learning, all skills meaningful for challenges of the XXI century.

From ACDI we are committed to this type of investment, not only in an economic way, but also in human and social resources that give containment to children and assistance in their learning processes. We are determined to be part of an educational renewal, to support changes that permit schools to give this kind of solutions, that give the proper professionals the means and the space to work with children with a personalized input, taking into account their unique sense and helping them to develop in the best way with their own skills and talents to become tomorrow’s adults. You can join us in this dream with your donation!