On October 24, the International Forum on Sustainability and Education took place in Bogotá (Colombia). The event was organized by Santillana, the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI) and Santillana Foundation.
More than 5,000 people from all over Latin America registered for the event, which featured the slogan “The role of schools in citizen transformation”. The audience enjoyed different talks on education and sustainability by prominent experts, as Sonia Díez (Spain), Francisco Vera and Allison Avendaño (Colombia), Luciano Monteiro and Nilma Gomes Lino (Brazil), Elisabeth Meza (Colombia), Beliza Coro (Ecuador) and Renato Opertti (Uruguay).
The international winner of the 2024 Sustainable Schools Award was announced at the forum. The Brazilian project “In Search of the Gardens” of Saint-Hilaire Municipal School of Primary Education won the award for its work in the training of female leaders committed to social development and the fight against gender-based violence and educational inequality.
The relaunch of Fundación Santillana in Colombia was also highlighted. Martín Colombo, the country director, emphasized Fundación Santillana’s commitment to the development of educational quality processes in Colombia and Latin America.
