The School Care Program
Students take pride in their school
by helping to maintain the cleanliness of the facility as well as by
decorating it.
Children’s Movie Forum
Once per month, children view a movie
and discuss it in a group setting. This helps the students learn
to think rationally and participate in group discussions. Such films
may include The Bicycle Thief,
The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz, E.T., the
Extra-Terrestrial, and Finding Nemo.
Reading Groups and Library Program
CAFRED will team with other organizations
to build mini-libraries with computers and encourage reading as a fun
activity.
One hour per week, students read materials
from outside the classroom, such as magazines, newspapers, and diverse
texts. Classic children’s literature is read and discussed in group
settings.
Books will feature children’s authors
such as Monica Zak, Astrid Lindgren, C.S. Lewis, Khaled Hosseini, Horacio
Quiroga, as well as the Diary of Anne Frank,
A selection of articles from the magazine El Globo, edited by
Children’s World will also be included.
Health
and Wellness Program
Regular health check-ups and vaccinations
are provided to the students in conjunction with the ministries of health,
along with a program to teach children proper dietary habits to form
a lifetime of good health.
Environmental Conservation Program
This program teaches the ethical treatment
of animals, the protection of the area surrounding the school by proper
trash disposal, the conservation of the school’s forested areas by
planting trees, alternatives to cutting trees for cooking, the protection
of clean water sources and the planting of and harvesting from an “edible
schoolyard” garden.
Mentor Program
This program encourages successful
adults to visit the school and discuss their careers while fielding
questions from students regarding where they came from, how they overcame
obstacles, and how they achieved their level of success. Business owners,
tradesmen, journalists, attorneys, doctors, politicians, scientists,
athletes and people from a wide spectrum of fields are encouraged to
participate in this program on a volunteer basis.
Sports and Recreation
CAFRED will work with our partners
to provide the needed equipment and structure for a comprehensive intramural
physical education and competitive sports program. Leagues will
be formed in cooperation with neighboring schools.
School for Mothers and Fathers
Parents participate in a once-per-month
forum in which the progress of their children is discussed. Various
subjects are highlighted in order to encourage the participation of
parents in their children’s education. Discussions include but are
not limited to, the following:
a.
The rights of children: to be vaccinated and given vitamins; to be educated
in order to achieve their full potential; to be protected from harmful
influences, abuse and exploitation; and to be allowed to participate
fully in the culture in which they live.
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The responsibilities of children: to respect parents; to be prompt;
to help with chores around the home.
- The responsibilities of
parents: to help their children as best they can with homework assignments,
to keep them from working in the fields during school hours.
- The rights of parents: to
be able to participate and have a voice in their children’s education,
to be able to participate in lifelong learning for their own betterment.
Families’
Movie of the Month Program
Subjects range from documentaries to
modern movie classics such as To Kill a Mockingbird,
It’s a Wonderful Life, A Streetcar Named
Desire, High Noon and Gandhi. Movies are followed up by discussions.
Professional Teacher Development
Program
- Mastery in leadership skills.
- Promoting a healthy classroom
learning environment
- Learning New Instruction
Methods through the use of teaching evaluations
- Proper execution of student
evaluations
- Relating to child diversity
through Individual Education Programs (IEP), stressing the importance
of coordinating teaching methods to accommodate various learning styles
and rates so all students maintain interest, thereby decreasing the
drop out rate.
Teacher-Parent Cooperation Seminars
This program is designed to help parents
and teachers work together towards the common goal of educating children.
“Horizontalidad” is stressed, through deliberative encounters producing
mutual agreements and voluntary commitments that respect the diversity
of individual capabilities and personal desires. 
By formal agreement, the adults in the community then divide into work groups in order to provide all unskilled labor while a CAFRED-approved local contractor employs local skilled tradesmen. 
