Year in review PRISA, a global group theme was “New challenges facing our schools: Participation, citizenship and new literacies”. It was attended by Jari Multisilta, director of the CICERO Learning Network, University of Helsinki, Finland, who presented one of his most recent and important research projects, the Movie Platform: Mobile Video Experience, which was developed in the Advanced Multimedia Center at the Tampere University of Technology. Brazil Distance-learning course for educators Promoted by Santillana Foundation in Brazil, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Brazil and Undime (National Union of Municipal Directors of Education), this free on-line course takes place between January and June. The on-line program consists of 80 hours spread over 20 modules and aims to guide teachers in the adoption of appropriate methods and effective practices in achieving literacy for children aged six in elementary school. Mestres da Obra (Masters of Works) Santillana Foundation in Brazil, the publishers Editorial Moderna and the NGO “Mestres da Obra” invited construction workers to participate in workshops where they were able to learn techniques for the creation of artworks from discarded building materials. At the end of the program, all the artworks were brought together in an exhibition held in November. This initiative involves about 500 construction workers in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Pernambuco, Ceará, Maranhão and Goiás. Training seminars for teachers and public education managers From January to June, Santillana Foundation in Brazil organized seminars on “Plans for Municipal Education: Challenges and Opportunities” in partnership with the National Union of Municipal Directors of Educatio (Undime) and the publishers Moderna. The free 128 Sustainability Report 2014 event, aimed at managers of public education policy, is envisaged as a space for meeting and discussing the new National Education Plan, with the participation of experts and public administrators. Pathways for citizenship. Portuguese Language in the City The second edition of this project, developed and supported by Editorial Moderna and Santillana Foundation, and in association with the Asociación Cidade Escola Aprendiz and the Centro de Acolhida para Refugiados da Cáritas in São Paulo, was aimed at fostering the social inclusion of immigrants and refugees arriving in Brazil and seeking opportunities, through free lessons in the Portuguese language and in citizenship which were conducted throughout the school year 2013. The graduation ceremony took place on November 26 in the auditorium of the Pinacoteca in São Paulo. Valued Voices Conference. Youth and Adult Education, the education we want: the experience of the best in the sector This conference, organized by Editorial Moderna publishers and supported by Santillana Foundation, brought together over 400 of the best directors and administrators from the Brazilian state and municipal education system to discuss pedagogical approaches to assessment in the field of adult education. Speakers included experts such as André Lázaro, former Secretary of Continuing Education, Literacy and Diversity, at the Ministry of Education of Brazil, Moacir Gadotti, director of the Paulo Freire Institute, and Solange Petrosino, manager of Educational Services at Moderna. School Management Award 2013 The School Management Award was presented in Brasilia in October. Over nine thousand schools participated in this year’s award, which aims to improve management practices, initiatives and projects that enhance the quality of public basic education. An initiative of the National Council of Secretaries of Education of Brazil, it is advised by Cenpec (Centre for Studies and Research) and has the support of other entities such as Unesco, the National Union of Municipal Directors of Educatio (Undime), the Ministry of Education of Brazil,Fundación Itaú Social, Fundación Roberto Marinho, Instituto Unibanco and the Fundación Victor Civita. Signing of Agreement to participate in the Observatory for the National Education Plan (PNE) In December, Santillana Foundation in Brazil signed an agreement to participate in the Observatory for the National Education Plan (PNE), an initiative embracing 20 civic organizations to monitor the goals of the National Education Plan of Brazil. The PNE Observatory is an on-line platform that monitors the indicators for each of the 20 goals of the National Education Plan. The project has the support of national and international organizations such as UNICEF, UNESCO and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Colombia participation in the opening of the 21st Bogota Transformation Congress Committed to educational change in Latin America, UNO International continues to transform the region, this time via the Congress Inicio Colombia. Plenary sessions and workshops were held between January 13 and 15 , 2013, in the city of Bogota. The event was aimed at more than 1,500 teachers from different regions of Colombia. Presentation of the Savia Caribbean Collection The Colombian Academy of Language, the company Argos and Santillana Foundation for Ibero-America presented in Bogota in April the first book of the Savia Caribbean Collection. This
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