Lace Education Foundation of Santiago, Chile, committed to growth and social development supported by technology, sought a new way to remain present in nearby communities in the Metropolitan Region, initiating a change in the way of maintaining a presence as a result of the pandemic, without ever imagining the great impact this would produce.
Since March 16, nationwide school closures began, followed by the start of quarantines in the following weeks in various provinces across the country, which have remained in effect to date.
This change involved moving from directed or closed sessions with very defined and known participants in the communes of Maipú, Peñalolén, Santiago Centro, and Peñaflor, to a change in the way of delivering courses through technology, which would be the result of exposing them on online platforms.
In this new beginning, with the hope and confidence of being able to contribute in the best way possible to the group presented to us, we set out to start with the “Teachers” segment, featuring a virtual class that provided the necessary tools to make it effective and decisive in the understanding and apprehension of the material delivered. Therefore, it was implemented using interactive screens and a collaborative video connection platform that was lightweight enough and easy for the participant to manage.
Another significant point in our first presentation was mixing two currently necessary elements in the subject of teaching in Chile, such as Excel and its application in Decree 67, which establishes the minimum standards on evaluation, grading, and promotion for all students in Chile, which came into effect in March 2020.
When registration opened—backed by 100%’s technology and guided by the vision of reaching a percentage of teachers that would allow us to improve or address challenges facing growing vulnerable communities—the response from participants was overwhelming and exciting, as the registration slots filled up to the maximum capacity in less than 7 minutes.
In addition, and much to our surprise, the registered participants came not only from the metropolitan area, as had been anticipated and planned, but also included teachers from all over Chile, with different backgrounds and teaching methods, and about 50 % of them were from areas in need of new opportunities, and through these teachers, we are able to support, in a more comprehensive way, the empowerment of communities and the application of new technologies in learning.
We currently have various courses scheduled and available for the different groups of people defined by POETA, and thanks to the support of those who have been trained, we will have a presence in this way for a long time, since they have generated greater demand, especially from locations outside the capital, for the courses we are teaching digitally.
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