by | Apr 8, 2011 | Education, Escuela Nueva, Vicky Colbert
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...
by | Mar 31, 2011 | Education, Escuela Nueva, Kravis Prize, Vicky Colbert
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...
by | Mar 25, 2011 | CMC, Education, Escuela Nueva, Kravis Prize, Vicky Colbert
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...
by | Mar 21, 2011 | Education, Escuela Nueva, Vicky Colbert
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...
