Entrepreneurship and Savings 2024-2025

As September marks the back to school, at EDUCA we launched our Entrepreneurship and Savings project for the 2024-2025 school year.

These are some of the activities we carried out:

A) MEETING WITH COORDINATORS

The meeting was held virtually, with the participation of 19 coordinators from 23 schools located in Chihuahua, Mexico City, State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Morelos, Nuevo León, and Querétaro.

The meeting lasted 2 hours, during which the work plan for the 2024-2025 school year was presented.

B) TEACHERS TRAINING

Four virtual training sessions were held for teachers, tailored by educational level, with the aim of introducing the methodology of Entrepreneurship and Savings which is based on a competency-based approach, and the new materials developed for each grade following the program’s curriculum update.

A total of 93 teachers were trained, amounting to 8 hours of training, with 2 hours for each educational level.

•Early Childhood: 13 preschool teachers from 7 schools located in Mexico City, State of Mexico, Jalisco, Morelos, and Querétaro participated.

•Children: 38 elementary school teachers from 12 schools located in Mexico City, State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, and Querétaro attended.

•Teens: 31 middle school teachers from 14 schools located in Chiapas, State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Morelos, Nuevo León, and Querétaro participated.

•Youth Section: 11 high school teachers from 5 schools in Chihuahua, Hidalgo, Jalisco, and Morelos attended.

C) WORKSHOP ON MONITORING AND EVALUATION WITH AFLATOUN

EDUCA participated in the II Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop organized by the Aflatoun Americas Committee, aimed at sharing successful practices that help promote the quality of financial, social, and entrepreneurship education programs implemented by organizations in the Aflatoun International Network.

Nancy Pérez, Director of Programs at Fundación EDUCA, presented the monitoring methodology and the tools used to evaluate the entrepreneurship projects designed by the more than 4,700 students participating in the “Ahorra y Emprende” Program.

The panel featured Maclovio Olivares from Care Peru, Sergio Quintero from Fundación Coogranada Colombia, Ana Campodarve from Aflatoun International, and Ana Yris Guzmán Torres, Regional Representative and Director of Nuestra Escuela. Representatives from 31 organizations across 9 countries attended.

D) AFLATEEN TRAINING

Coordinators of the Entrepreneurship and Savings Progject participated in the virtual Aflateen training, which lasted 10 hours. This training was organized by Aflatoun International for partners in the Latin America and Caribbean region, aiming to introduce the new Aflateen materials for young people aged 13 to 16, covering topics related to self-awareness, rights and responsibilities, body and choices, finances, career, and entrepreneurship.

Twelve organizations from six countries attended.

As this is the first school year with the project updated contents, we want to share some testimonials from teachers about the new materials:

"These new guides are easier to understand than the previous ones and come with very good resources. The adaptation and innovation are appreciated. I really like the organization and structure." José Gerardo Brigada Hurtado, Teacher from Líderes del Siglo, A.C. High School, Jalisco.

"This project will make learning much more dynamic. We have just joined the implementation of the program with EDUCA, and we are very excited. I appreciate the opportunity, and I know that these contents will make all the projects implemented at the school much more dynamic" Norma Sarvelia Meléndez Rodríguez, Academic Coordinator  CECyTEH Plantel Tetepango, Hidalgo.