What role does the family play in the return to in-person classes?
Regarding the return to in-person classes for millions of students in Peru, the role that the family plays in this process is fundamental. In this article, we explain why. According to the Ministry of Education, on Monday, March 14, more than 4 million students in 18 regions of Peru returned to in-person classes, a process […]
Return to in-person classes: what do we need for our children to make a strong return to school?
Edith Tovar, from the Wiese Foundation’s Educational Quality Program, indicates that one of the most important steps in this process is recognizing the emotions that the return to in-person learning generates. Since a few weeks ago, students and teachers across the country have returned to schools after 2 years of distance learning as a result […]
The Wiese Foundation inaugurates the Educational Quality program’s “School and Identity, learning and living together in the region” project in Ascope
For the first time, an emblematic cultural research and management program is integrated into the Educational Quality program of a non-profit organization, to the benefit of the community of a Peruvian archaeological site’s zone of influence. After the recent closing ceremony for the project “Better School Atmosphere, Better Learning” in Pachacamac, the organization transferred its […]
Let us promote an educational policy for adolescents
Educational policy consists of the set of measures and guidelines that, carefully designed, should constitute the action of the government as a fundamental activity. In this regard, Liliana Villanueva, director of the Wiese Foundation’s Educational Quality Program, spoke with Darío Ugarte, Education Official of UNICEF, about the importance of generating an educational policy for adolescents. […]
The importance of resilience and empathy in the family
As part of the series, “Families, Safe Environments”, under the Educational Quality Program of the Wiese Foundation, the talk “Resilience and Empathy in the Family” was given by Sara Encinas, coach and educator, who spoke about its importance and how parents can develop it with their children. The educator explained that currently, many households are […]
Wiese Foundation assures its commitment to culture, education, and health in Peru in 2021
Achievements, successes, and valuable lessons, 2021 was a year during which various Wiese Foundation projects were solidified The organization, which has been boosting the development of the country since its creation in 1960, and which has among its goals the achievement of individual and collective welfare through support to education, health, culture, and scientific investigation, […]
“Better School Atmosphere, Better Learning”, end of project that trained teachers, directors, and parents from Pachacamac and Lurín
One of the principal projects of the Educational Quality Program of the Wiese Foundation has come to an end, with positive results. After 5 years of hard work, After 5 years of hard work, the project “Better School Atmosphere, Better Learning”, under the Educational Quality Program of the Wiese Foundation, ended Friday, December 17 with […]
Education based on skills: critical thinking, reasoning, and creativity
Regarding skills-based education, we will analyze the value of critical thinking, reasoning, and creativity in the classroom through this interview with Willy García, director of Pestalozzi School. As part of the series “Educational Dialogues”, driven by the Wiese Foundation, Lilia Calmet, ex-director of educational projects, talked with Willy García, director of Pestalozzi School, about “The […]
Why is civic and citizenship education important for students?
Talking about citizenship skills is different from speaking about civic education. In the latter, the goal is for students to memorize a series of rights, responsibilities, parts of the Constitution, etc. However, when we talk about competent citizenship, the goal is for the student to perform in relation to the world around her or him. […]
Positive discipline in the classroom, a look into a new teaching
“A battle with a child is always a lost battle. We will never get his cooperation through fighting. We would save an incalculable amount of tension and useless effort if we realized that cooperation and love are never obtained by force”. This powerful statement belongs to Alfred Adler, an Austrian psychotherapist and one of the […]
