The municipal schools of Coinco El Rulo, Chillehue, Copequén and Huallilén, in the region of Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, which participate in the We Learn Net program, received a backpack that includes a set of resources that invites them to review in a playful way the reading of stories in that language at home. The materials they take home also include sheets, audios, activity sheets, among others.
With the objective of involving the students' families in the English teaching-learning process, the We Learn Net program of Fundación Educacional Oportunidad, together with the Coinco Municipal Education Administrative Department, delivered "Traveling Backpacks" to four schools of the commune in the region of Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins.
This educational resource will allow first and second grade students from El Rulo, Chillehue, Copequén and Huallilén schools to take home texts to read with their parents. The objective is for families to recognize the value of using a foreign language and to incorporate it into everyday situations at home.
The "Mochilas Viajeras" (Traveling Backpacks) delivered in Coinco include the books "It's Christmas, "Happy birthday Lucy!", "Are they crazy or is it me?" and "Home alone" (Home alone), which will allow the children to learn words related to means of transportation, toys, food and household objects.
To support parents, especially in pronunciation, the audio of the story in English is sent to their phones and other elements such as cards, instruction and activity sheets are also available.
STORYTELLING
The delivery of the learning kit to the schools of Coinco took place on May 15, and on the occasion teachers, parents and the management team of the schools were trained on how to tell these stories.
It was the author of the books and director of Bukku Education publishing house, María Francisca Kelly, who, through a storytelling session in English, showed how the books should be read to 60 students from the community.
The coordinator of the We Learn program of Fundación Educacional Oportunidad, Andrés Manque, pointed out that the "Mochilas Viajeras" "had good results in the schools we work with in the Elqui Valley (Coquimbo region) and we decided to implement the strategy in Coinco, because we are convinced that students should receive English classes from an early age and if this is done in a playful way and incorporating the family, learning will be of higher quality".
