06. Commitment to society Annual Report 2013 105 has benefited about 300 construction workers, who have expressed an interest in the worlds of education and culture. ƒƒ The Fundación Santillana in Brazil lends support for publications in the field of education. In 2012, the Fundación Santillana in Brazil decided to increase the publication of works focused on the education debate. To this end, the Foundation supported, alongside publishers Moderna, books by entities such as the Movimiento Todos por la Educación, Proyecto Aprendiz, the National Council for Education and the Ministry of Education of Brazil. The Foundation was also responsible for the distribution of these works to academics and public policy managers. Similarly, the Foundation lent its support to the holding of public hearings in the legislative field, both in Congress and in the State Assemblies, on educational issues. ƒƒ Meetings and seminars. The Fundación Santillana organized in April and May 2012 seminars on “Municipal Education Plans: Challenges and Opportunities “, in partnership with the National Union of Municipal Directors of Education (Undime), with lectures by experts André Lázaro, Mozart Neves Ramos and José Fernandes Lima (current President of the National Council for Education, Brazil). Also during the year, the Foundation supported the holding of meetings and debates on the new National Education Plan in the State of Ceará, with the participation of experts and public administrators. Similarly, we held seminars and debates to discuss municipal education plans throughout different Brazilian states, in collaboration with the publishers Moderna and the National Union of Municipal Directors of Education (Undime) Colombia ƒƒ First Education Week in Colombia. For the first time this important event, which traditionally has been held only in Spain, was held in Colombia .The main theme was the teaching and training of readers and writers from early childhood to secondary level. The conference took place between March 20 and 23, 2012, with the support of the Fundación Santillana for Latin America. ƒƒ Santillana Award for Educational Experiences. The Fundación Santillana for Latin America, with the participation of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Colombia, organized in 2012 the seventeenth edition of this award, which this time highlighted those projects and initiatives that dealt with bullying. Winners received between 2 and 6 million Colombian pesos and a library of books with an estimated value of 40 million pesos.
PRISA Annual Report 2013
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