The Escuela Nueva Foundation, in alliance with the Secretariat of Education of the state of Bayacá, delivered 122 training workshops to 4,200 teacher trainers and teachers in 114 municipalities, aimed at strengthening the capacity building of teacher training in the Escuela Nueva methodology.

For a second consecutive year, Vicky Colbert was invited to participate in this year’s Clinton Global Initiate,  which took place in New York from the 23rd to the 26th of September.

Vicky Colbert is advisor to the Education Work Group of CGI and is a partner of the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict led by Gene Sperling and co-chaired by Angelina Jolie.
 
Last year, Vicky Colbert, as part of the Education Working Group of the Clinton Global Initiative, participated in the “Excellence in Education” panel alongside with Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of BRAC, one of the largest non-governmental organizations in the world; Andre Agassi, Professional tennis player and founder of Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation and John Wood, founder and CEO of Room to Read.

It seems that everyone wants to help spread the good news lately about Escuela Nueva!

For starters, Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), one of the most widely read business school publications, has an article on Vicky Colbert in its current issue.

SSIR Managing Editor Eric Nee spoke with Escuela Nueva’s founder about her efforts to change the way children are educated. SSIR is the go-to source for innovative solutions to social problems; we are honored to be included among its community of social entrepreneurs. 15 Minutes with Vicky Colbert can be accessed by online with by subscribers. Don’t have a subscription? Download the PDF here.

From the other side of the quad, Stanford Magazine also lauds its notable alumna. In Class Notes, Vicky talks about how she started an educational revolution in her home country of Colombia to help the children most in need. As a result of Escuela Nueva, “children not only show stronger academic skills, but also develop measurably better self-esteem and social skills.” To learn more about how Vicky helped reform the Colombian school system, read the article here.

In addition, The Economist, through its Economist Intelligence Unit, featured Vicky and Escuela Nueva in their publication “In Search of Business Sustainability: Latin American Education and the role of the private sector.” Case Study: A Success Story can be accessed here.