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Escuela Nueva, Colombia

6 mins read Education
Fiona Ramsay spent five weeks travelling through Colombia observing how a student-centred model of education has boosted the academic attainment and soft skills of children from disadvantaged communities.
Escuela Nueva has improved access to good-quality education for hard-to-reach children
Escuela Nueva has improved access to good-quality education for hard-to-reach children

CYP Now has teamed up with the Churchill Fellowship to publish a series of articles summarising key findings from studies undertaken worldwide by Churchill Fellows (see below). This is an abridged version of Colombia’s Escuela Nueva (“New School”): Building skills and social competences through an independent and cooperative learning environment by Fiona Ramsay, a charity sector professional who has worked for many charities with an education focus. She undertook her fellowship in September 2018. During the five-week trip, she spent a week with the founders of Escuela Nueva and then visited schools and charities in different parts of Colombia delivering the approach.

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