They completed a scholarship program of the U.S. Embassy in Chile, implemented by Fundación Educacional Oportunidad.
On Thursday, December 19, a ceremony was held to mark the end of the We Learn Access program, an English scholarship program of the U.S. Embassy in Chile that was implemented for the first time in the Coquimbo region by Fundación Educacional Oportunidad, with the support of Beyond English, in which 27 students from the Elqui Valley reinforced their English skills thanks to a scholarship that allowed them to have 360 extracurricular hours of classes for two years.
We Learn Access was supported by English-speaking professionals from Beyond English and local English teachers, who English teachers, who promoted the use of the language to the youngsters of the Liceo Mistraliano (Paihuano) and the Edmundo Vidal Cárdenas school (Vicuña) in activities outside of the activities outside the classroom that were developed in a playful way and with 4 axes that guided their astronomy, environmental protection, cultural identity and leadership skills. cultural identity and leadership skills.
The big event where these young people put into practice what they learned at We Learn Access was the July solar eclipse, where they worked as tour guides. solar eclipse in July, where they worked as tour guides providing information English-speaking visitors who visited the Elqui Valley. Elqui Valley.
After the We Learn Access completion ceremony, student Celeste Troncoso of the Celeste Troncoso from Liceo Mistraliano said, "I am sure that speaking English will make it easier for me that speaking English will make it much easier when I want to go and live in another country or when I want to study, so I am very or when I want to study, so I am very grateful. It was a very good experience where we were able to speak English and develop other skills that will help us in life. that will help us in life".
Sebastián Sebastián Fábregas, from the Edmundo Vidal Cárdenas school, added that "it was an excellent experience and I wish many other young people could have this opportunity to participate in the program. to participate in the program. It was very positive to speak with native speakers from an English-speaking English-speaking country and interacting with our own peers in that language. language.
