Colombia – Bosco Skills COB, 2020 Version

10 November 2020

(ANS - Bogotà) - "Bosco Skills" is a space of opportunity, a platform, designed with the aim of spotlighting the research practices developed by educational institutions, as well as the fundamental skills that take place within the formative process of children and young people in Salesian schools and in the Vocational Training Centers of the “St Peter Claver” Province of Colombia-Bogotà (COB). This year it was held online from 21 to 23 October.

The event also intends to highlight the development of the fundamental skills of the Salesian Pastoral Educational Project (PEPS) relating to Schools via the sharing and exchange of experiences and good training practices to establish the characteristics of the formation of Salesian schools and training centers.

- By identifying good pedagogical practices.

- Determining the fundamental competences of the PEPS that predominate in the formation process of the Province.

- Sharing experiences.

The process develops in 4 moments:

  • The experience of graphics and communication - Competition for the promotional poster of the event, which allows to highlight specific skills in contextualization, conceptualization and expression of ideas for the solution of a real need.
  • The experience of science and technology - Systematization of good school practices, an activity that involves each institution and corresponds to a formation process already started within the school or training center. These projects can be placed along 4 lines of research: innovation and entrepreneurship, new technologies, social impact, and information and communication technologies.
  • The experience of reflecting - competition in resolving skills; students show themselves able to demonstrate the application of knowledge in solving problems in the various fundamental areas. This activity is carried out remotely using virtual strategies.
  • The experience of the academy and of the company - workshops, conferences and exhibitions inside the educational centers of external companies and other educational institutions. The strategy for the development of this work will be: technology-assisted presence (PAT).

All information on the 2020 event and the background for its realization are available here. The material is freely accessible.

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