Day 1~ Fulbright TGC in Perú!!

 

Peru Cohort in Huaca Pucllana Ruins in Lima 🇵🇪

Where do I even begin??!! 👀

15 American teachers across the US flew into Houston or Miami before flying to Lima on Saturday, June 17!!! We have teachers from Hawai'i, Oregon, Washington (ME!), Colorado, Ohio, New Jersey, Virginia, D.C, and Florida. 

I was running on adrenaline the night I arrived. 7 of us flew from Houston, and arrived around 10:30PM in Lima's Airport... we arrived to the hotel around 1AM, and had to meet at 8:30AM.

This trip is totally different from my previous trips abroad. It will be full days of learning and representing Fulbright. If you're interested, you should check out their programs!! They have so many!! https://fulbrightscholars.org/

Day 1 |  Sunday, June 18th

We started the morning with a Welcome & Agenda Overview, which got me super excited!! We were originally supposed to go on our International Field Experience sometime fall of 2022, so just being here makes it all so real~

Next we had an Introduction to the Peruvian History & Culture, which was very informative!! A few takeaways:

• 48 official original languages: Quechua is the most spoken
• Inca = sacred
• In the past 6 years there has been 6 different presidents. The current president is the 1st female president

After that session we had another very informative session on Foundations of the Peruvian Education System. We had so many questions, our presenter almost did not get through all the slides! 🤣 This was very fascinating to learn about. A few takeaways:

• Ministry of Education provides nationwide curriculum, and is supported by the National Council of Education called Proyector Educativo Nacional
• The minimum percentage that the nation must invest in education is 6% of their GDP
• There are three types of basic education
1. Regular Basic Education (EBR)
2. Special Basic Education (EBE)
3. Alternative Basic Education (EBA)
• Regular Basic Education includes:
1. Preschool | Ages 3-5 years old (*no curriculum, just be kids!) 
2. Primary School | 1° grade through 6°, Ages 6 - 12
3. Secondary School | 1° grade through 5°, Ages 12 - 17

We had such an informative morning session, it was nice to have the afternoon to enjoy lunch and see the ruins.

*I am still curious to learn and hear about how average Peruvians view education.