"Education and opportunities for vulnerable youth"

 Here are our main accomplishments for this period:

• A field day activity with 22 high school graduates took place in "Parque de los Pies Descalzos” located in the center of Medellin. The teaching method used was the “stages of the butterfly” in which the main objective was to show the different steps in any process in life, an approach that consists in planning for small goals. Afterwards we did outdoors activities with the group.
• Assisted 15 graduates in the admissions process to SENA institution, and facilitated our computer center so they could take their admissions test, with excellent results.
• The graduates actively participated in the decoration of the computer center that serves as location for the program “Preparación para la Vida Autónoma", with the goal that through art, the assistants of the program would express their thoughts and feelings.
• Superarse did a kite flying day in the “Cerro Nutibara" an emblematic place of Medellín. The graduates enjoyed flying their kites, with the key theme of the activity been “short term goals”, showing them the importance planning in life with the program “Proyecto de Vida”.

Academic and Nutritional achievements

- We did a follow up visit to ten of our graduates that are participating in the partnership ICBF-SENA in the computer development program, where we saw the students highly committed.  

 - Highlight the commitment and achievements of the graduates that are in the skill building program with the Manpower organization.

- 25 high school students from grades 9 to 11 were invited to CENSA University to an open house, the had  the opportunity to meet with faculty, admissions staff, current students, and financial aid representatives of different programs.

Family Activities

- We invited the families of 23 children to the vegetable garden in the Corporacion Superarse to share the theme “Social Network” and they planted a tree in a ritual called “Sembrando Vida”

-  The joint activity "Misión de Amor y Amistad" with the NGO "Positivos por la Vida" which helps HIV positive people. The objective was for the children, teenagers and parents to get to know the experience and learn from the HIV positive population; likewise it was important to learn about charitable work for done for others.

- The event "Padres acompañando a sus hijos” where parents join their children, was an introduction to "Preparación para la Vida Autónoma" program, where they learned the importance of family and institutional support in their education future.

Educational Activities

-  Made a trip to the botanical garden on the day of the Book Fair, visited the activities by:  EPM, Salón del Comic y “Medellín se toma la palabra”.

- Attended an educational seminar by the mayor’s office mobility program ENCICLA, they presented the transportation and mobility scenarios and strategies. The seminar was held in the Calazans School.

- The graduate group visited the campus of Universidad de San Buenaventura get a firsthand experience of college life and to meet with faculty.

Testimony of a beneficiary

Mateo is 18 years old. "I never imagined that after I left the Corporación Superarse, I would have the support to take the next step and go to college. I feel happy and grateful for all the help from the Corporación and personally want to help younger kids that are in vulnerable situations. I want to thank everyone that made all of this possible"

Links:

• http://www.corporacionsuperarse.org/