Vicky Colbert Interview Part Three: The Escuela Nueva Methodology
In our first and second blog posts, we had the pleasure of meeting the Escuela Nueva Foundation’s Vicky Colbert, winner of the 2011 Kravis Prize. In this final interview segment, we will explore the methods used by Vicky and Escuela Nueva to provide high quality...
Colombia’s Educational Model Could Work in Los Angeles
Could Los Angeles benefit from an educational model developed in Colombia? In an article published in La Opinión, 2011 Kravis Prize recipient Vicky Colbert contends that Escuela Nueva’s successful model of child-centered, participatory learning could be adapted to fit...
Vicky Colbert Visits CMC
After visiting New York to receive the 2011 Kravis Prize in Leadership, Vicky Colbert traveled to Claremont McKenna College in California for a special luncheon and the opportunity to meet with students at the Kravis Leadership Institute. During an interview that was...
Can Escuela Nueva Transform U.S. Education?
Can the educational model espoused by the Escuela Nueva Foundation in Colombia work here in the United States? In his Cutting-Edge Leadership blog on PsychologyToday.com, Dr. Ronald Riggio explains that, not only would this model work here, it was created here and it...
Vicky Colbert Interview Part Two: The Case for Quality
Last week, we had the chance to meet Vicky Colbert, the 2011 Henry Kravis Prize winner and learn about her education-focused nonprofit organization, the Escuela Nueva Foundation. Today, we will post more of our interview with her and hear her thoughts on the...
Welcome to the Kravis Prize Blog
Since 2006, the Henry R. Kravis Prize has recognized and celebrated visionary leadership in the nonprofit sector. Over the years, the Prize has provided funding for the extraordinary efforts of the Rural Development Institute, the Bangladesh Rural Advancement...
