SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
AND SUSTAINABILITY
REPORT
2018
20
LEARNING SYSTEMS
The initiatives UNOi and Compartir are aimed at
a wide range of key agents in learning and education
and offer a comprehensive and integrated
approach to learning. The systems have now
reached more than 1,100,000 students in just six
years since launch, confirming the success of this
educational approach.
UNOi remains Santillana’s most comprehensive
and disruptive approach, and is one of the most
innovative systems in Latin America with an extremely
positive impact on the learning process of
children. In addition, in 2017 it has evolved into a
unique program focused on developing 21st-century
and composed of three “languages”: SE (in
Spanish) + BE (English) + DO (maker). A number
of new processes have been added to the initial
processes of digitization (digital culture), training
(active pedagogies) and evaluation: these include
maker (Maker Culture ), certification (teachers and
schools) and assessment (qualitative assessment).
Santillana Compartir already reaches 640,000
students in 15 countries. This year it has incorporated
the Logros (Achievements) program for
the diagnosis and development of cognitive and
emotional skills. It has now been deployed in four
countries and will be expanded to include the rest
in 2018.
The company has also strengthened the areas of
English language learning (with a reading comprehension
program) and evaluation of academic
progress (through the Pleno platform), and has enhanced
the reading in Spanish program (with Loquecuento,
Lectópolis and Aprendizaje Eficaz
(Effective Learning), all of which favor skills development
in students.
After several years of support for teachers in the
use of digital tools, Santillana now also offers new
features that allow them to create digital activities
and enrich the classroom experience. Finally, the
company has improved communication with families
with the app Compartir en familia.
LANGUAGE LEARNING
Richmond Publishing maintains its leading position
for English-language learning in Latin America,
thanks both to its wide-ranging catalog for the regular
school market and its successful participation
in public procurement bids in Mexico, Brazil,
Paraguay and the Dominican Republic. The Students
for Peace series, published in Brazil, won the
prestigious ELTons award from The British Council
in London in the Innovation category. This series is
now gaining traction not only in Santillana’s traditional
markets but also in countries such as Turkey
and China.
One of the most interesting initiatives for successful
English-language learning is Richmond Solution,
a flexible learning system covering all language
related needs, including evaluation.
In 2018, Richmond will take a major leap forward
with the addition of a new series, Compass, serving
the growing demand for bilingual education.
This will be completely innovative and combines
the Common European Framework standards with
those of the US Common Core. In addition, the imprint
will also launch the PERSONAL BEST series
for teaching English to young adults, with an app
that allows them to practice their English anytime,
anywhere and on any device.
Book series Students for Peace.