By Margarita Borda and Eduardo Ospina | Board Member and President
ACCIONES TOMADAS EN CUMPLIMIENTO DE LOS OBJETIVOS DE LA FUNDACIÓN
TRIMESTRE ABRIL - JUNIO 2025.
1) Planeta Circular: Inspirando el cambio desde la educación ambiental
Jornadas destacadas
• April: We celebrate Earth Day, Arbor Day, and International Noise Awareness Day, highlighting respect for the natural environment and quality of life in urban settings.
• May: Participation in International Recycling Day and World Bee Day was promoted, recognizing their fundamental role in the circular economy and biodiversity conservation.
• June: We commemorate World Environment Day, focused on eliminating plastic pollution; the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought; and World Tree Day, reaffirming our commitment to ecosystem restoration and climate resilience.
Impact: The actions promoted by the sustainable development coordinators, Alfredo Quintero and Ricardo E. Céspedes, strengthen our commitment to sustainability and environmental education, materializing it in emblematic dates and tangible efforts.
2) Cultural Center: Art and environmental education as pillars of transformation
Music: 85 students participated in various musical groups, integrating sustainability topics into their learning.
.This Quarter Events:
Viaje a Algeciras, H. (6-abril)
Evaluación 1er cuarto del año (12-abril)
Jornada de Salud (15-abril)
64ª ed. Festival Bambuco (4-mayo)
Visita FOCSA COLOMBIA (7-mayo)
Día de la familia(17-mayo)
The president of FOCSA COLOMBIA, María Cristina Silva de Kley, visited our PASO school in Panorama, Neiva. We hope to enlist her support with musical instruments that strengthen our students' mental health, thus extending their social work beyond the medical field.
Vísperas María Auxiliadora (22-may)
Neiva 413 años (24-mayo)
Consagración PSJB (25-mayo)
On the feast of Mary Help of Christians, the San Juan Bosco Church was solemnly consecrated by Monsignor Marco Antonio Merchán. With the altar and tabernacle dedicated, the community celebrated this spiritual milestone with joy and music from the Jaime García Cuéllar Symphony School Youth Band.
Visita Fundación Bolívar Davivienda y talleristas Filarmónica Joven de Colombia (11 al 13 de junio)
From June 11th to 13th, the PASO Symphony School welcomed two executives from the Bolívar Davivienda Foundation and three workshop facilitators from #LaJoven, who shared their experience and promoted local musical talent. This visit, which will be repeated in September, strengthens our program and reaffirms music as a driving force for social transformation.
.Evaluación 2do periodo (14 de junio)
Papayera (15 de junio)
Papayera (29 de junio)
Reading Club - Green Planet:
20 children and their families explored literary works and texts that promote values such as respect and care for the environment
Main Events:
Presentación libros leídos (24 de mayo)
Preparación obra teatral Romeo y Julieta (10 de junio)
The dramatized reading, promoted by teacher Alejandro Mejía, sparks the imagination of children in the Panorama neighborhood as they perform plays such as Romeo and Juliet and Puss in Boots. This experience strengthens their reading habits, improves their academic performance, and paves the way for their personal development. The presentation will be in late July 2025.
Inglés:
60 children participated in our bilingual program "First Bilingual Neighborhood," supported by the YES Institute.
Grupos destacados:
Neiva Bilingüe
Open English
Open English's OE Junior program, aimed at children between the ages of 8 and 14, began on May 24. For one year, they will have access to an interactive platform with live classes, strengthening their English learning from an early age.
Plan Padrinos:
During the months of May and June, virtual Positive Discipline workshops were held for parents, based on the works of Jane Nelsen and Daniel Siegel. The purpose of these workshops was to provide tools for relating to their pre-adolescent and adolescent children in a balanced manner—neither overly permissive nor authoritarian—fostering respectful conflict resolution, strengthening emotional bonds, and developing life skills.
Conclusion:
During May and June, virtual Positive Discipline workshops were held for parents, based on the works of Jane Nelsen and Daniel Siegel.
In the first half of 2025, the Foundation has succeeded in driving significant changes in environmental education, the arts, and bilingualism, demonstrating that every action contributes to creating a more sustainable and just world.
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