Día del Logro

Día del Logro translates to "Day of Accomplishment." It happens twice a year. Día del Logro is an open house/fair where students show off their work. There's no classes all day, instead parents come visit and see the work their own children are doing, and then go to other classrooms to see the work done at other age levels.

I have mixed thoughst about Día del Logro. I have seen some teachers do projects specifically for Día del Logro. It also encourages teachers to value attractiveness over quality in student work. On the other hand, students have to present their work. That reinforces public speaking skills, and according to pretty much everything I've read about pedagogy, people learn things better when they have to teach someone else.  Beyond that, Día del Logro gives students pride in their work. It also brings the entire school community together (students, teachers, administrators, support staff, and parents) for a celebration of learning. That's important. It's also a key element of Fe y Alegría's pillar of popular education.

I was lucky enough that I wasn't required to participate in Día del Logro. So I got to walk around and see the presentations of almost all my students. Follow the jump to see pictures form the day.

It was also Profe. Enriqueta's birthday. 

Nicol, one of the 6 student teachers, works with a mother and her daughter.

Parents listen to a presentation in a 3 year old classroom.

3rd graders explaining traditional customs like the Yunsada

High schoolers explaining their work in HGE (History, Geography, and Economy)

Art class

More art projects. Note the use of traditional methods to depict things as modern as Angry Birds.

5th graders explain mass

Profe. Silvia, sub director of Primaria, listens to her students.

Profe Enriqueta, director of the school, learns about a communications project form one of her most misbehaved (and therefor well known to her) students.

Pd. Eddy, general director of FyA 44 and PERFAL, observes.