The Project

• Began in September 2008 in Urubamba
• Carried out by NeVo, with future support from the UGEL (Unidad de Gestión Educativa Local), which manages local education and promotes uniform teaching by qualified educators
• An initiative to promote quality teaching of the English language in Urubamba

Progress

• Implemented the use of new materials to complement existing classes
• Conducted original analysis to identify different needs related to English classes

Goals

• Continue to identify weaknesses of existing English classes
• Propose revisions in order to provide low-cost community English classes at a convenient time and location
• Collaborate with the municipality of Urubamba to recruit volunteers to teach classes and to standardize teaching materials and methods throughout Urubamba

Open Positions

• Educator to develop and lead English classes at local school and with the artisans
• Analyst to evaluate current efforts to teach English in Urubamba through the use of interviews with different organizations and students

The Project

• Began in November 2009
• Carried out by NeVo and the Alan Harman Charitable Fund (Alma)
• A project designed to improve education in Urubamba, both through addressing issues such as teaching quality and through an Arts and Expression Program

Progress

• NeVo, a local school and individual supporters came together to create a mural
• Defined six major steps of the Educational Analysis Project
• Developed plan for Arts and Expression Program

Goals

Educational Analysis Project

• Diagnosis: Interview teachers, students, and parents to identify key problems, such as teacher motivation and large class size
• Training: Train teachers and reflect on challenges related to burn-out and quality of education
• Program: Prepare a program with the help of the Ministry of Education to implement modifications in the schools
• Follow-up: Create follow-up reports every three months
• Training: Train parents to participate in their children’s education
• Increase public served: Start a radio program in Urubamba in order to reach more people

Arts and Expression Program

• Early Education: Use moldable materials, such as clay, to stimulate creative capacities and help develop psychomotor skills in Media Luna and Yanahuara preschools
• Primary/secondary Education: Carry out basic drawing and graphic expression workshops with 6th graders from Willa Marcelo and Wiñayninchis elementary schools; lead a project in which students create comic strip style stories that address problems in their communities
• High School: Hold a poetry and comic strip competition open to all grades in which the top two entries in each category will receive prizes; the works will be displayed publically at the Municipality or in the Main Plaza

Open Positions

• Artistic Educational Program Leader to lead workshops at grade schools in Urubamba
• Education Analyst to evaluate the state of education, define major problem areas, and propose strategies for addressing them