{"id":9330,"date":"2025-11-07T09:11:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T08:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fundaciocodespa.org\/?p=9330"},"modified":"2025-12-24T11:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T10:18:07","slug":"progress-educational-project-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fundaciocodespa.org\/en\/progress-educational-project-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"The progress of our educational project in Cartago, Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9330\" class=\"elementor elementor-9330 elementor-9306\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4a5b56 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d4a5b56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b8739d elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7b8739d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2239a43 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2239a43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba070dc exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba070dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transparencia de Fundaci\u00f3 CODESPA Catalunya<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ed6353 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7ed6353\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4116544 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4116544\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e4532 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73e4532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International STEM Day: the progress of our educational project in Cartago, Colombia\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9923e50 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9923e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On November 8th, we celebrate International STEM Day, a date that invites us to recognize the importance of these fields for progress and innovation. At CODESPA, we believe that <strong>education is a powerful tool for transforming lives<\/strong>, creating opportunities, and building a more just future.<\/p><p><br \/>In <strong>Cartago<\/strong>, in northern Valle del Cauca (Colombia), this commitment is becoming a reality through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundaciocodespa.org\/en\/proyectos-sociales\/improving-the-quality-of-education-for-children-and-youth-in-cartago\/\">Educational Quality Improvement Program for Vulnerable Children and Adolescents in Cartago<\/a>, funded by the <strong>\u201cla Caixa\u201d Foundation<\/strong>. Since December 2024, we have been working with the <strong>Juan XXIII Diocesan Educational Institution<\/strong> to help <strong>455 students<\/strong>, aged 4 to 18, <strong>strengthen their STEM<\/strong> (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) knowledge, develop their entrepreneurial spirit, and learn values \u200b\u200bsuch as peace and collaboration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e8c52 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47e8c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fundaciocodespa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sala-ciencias-digital-proyecto-codespa-colombia-lacaixa.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9771\" alt=\"sala-ciencias-digital-proyecto-codespa-colombia-lacaixa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fundaciocodespa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sala-ciencias-digital-proyecto-codespa-colombia-lacaixa.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.fundaciocodespa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sala-ciencias-digital-proyecto-codespa-colombia-lacaixa-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.fundaciocodespa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sala-ciencias-digital-proyecto-codespa-colombia-lacaixa-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c7c9dd exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c7c9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">STEM: Learn by doing <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7460553 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7460553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the past few months, the school has undergone a true transformation. The <strong>new digital STEM lab<\/strong> is now up and running: a space where <strong>children can experiment, observe, and learn<\/strong> with their own hands. It has been equipped with technological tools, connectivity, and educational software, and a <strong>STEM teaching committee coordinates the pedagogical activities<\/strong>, adapting learning guides and administering diagnostic tests to determine each student&#8217;s starting point. <br \/><br \/>The results are beginning to show in the classrooms, and for a few hours, the children become budding scientists, engineers, and creators. <br \/><br \/>In one of the classes, themed &#8220;Sides, Vertices, Edges\u2026 The 3 Clues to Shape!&#8221;, the youngest students explore geometric figures through play. A yellow sphere, a red cone, or a colorful cube become tools for understanding space and shapes. Amid laughter and curiosity, the students learn to recognize the basic elements of geometry: the foundation of logical and mathematical thinking.<\/p><p>In another session, called \u201cFun Science: Understanding Simple Machines,\u201d fourth-grade students create pulleys and models using cardboard, modeling clay, and tape. As they work, they discover how forces and mechanisms facilitate movement. It&#8217;s an active learning experience that combines creativity and technical knowledge and fosters collaboration in the classroom. <br \/><br \/>They also had their first experience in the <strong>chemistry lab<\/strong>. Equipped with lab coats, gloves, and masks, the students experimented with the states of matter and chemical reactions, gaining a practical understanding of concepts they previously only encountered in books. For example, they learned how to make homemade soap.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c815be5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c815be5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13f90fe exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"13f90fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd27dc exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bd27dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enterpreneurship and the Future <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18c413 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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These activities reinforce creativity, communication, and self-confidence. <br \/><br \/>\u201cEvery product has a story,\u201d says the fair&#8217;s poster. And every story is that of a young person who is beginning to believe in their potential to transform their environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49dcbb exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d49dcbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beyond the Classroom: Education for Peace <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ea101 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96ea101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>STEM education in Cartago is not limited to technical subjects. 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