PN-L1072 : Innovation in School Infrastructure

Project Description

The project promotes increases in coverage and improvements in internal efficiency through investments in innovative infrastructure and improvements in the management of schools and the relevance of the curriculum. A fundamental part of this strategy is improved educational access, efficiency, and relevance in the targeted areas, which currently has the worst coverage, grade repetition, and dropout rates. These investments are expected to contribute to improving student achievement.The Ministry of Education has defined a new school model that will use infrastructure as an instrument for increasing school coverage in middle school and supporting implementation of the new curriculum approach. New physical facilities will allow students to have schools that offer the entire basic education cycle, from preschool to middle school. This operation will finance two model schools in areas with high dropout rates.In addition, 20 primary schools will be expanded to offer complete basic education from preschool to middle school. These schools are located in communities with high dropout rates between the primary and middle school levels. As part of expanding the infrastructure and based on the model schools principles, schools will be given the classrooms needed to expand the supply to all levels of basic education, with natural science, computer, and language laboratories.To provide specialized resources for students, teachers, parents, and the education community, the government plans to build 47 resource rooms in two model schools, 20 expanded schools, and an additional 25 basic education schools. The resource room will be a physical space that is permanent in nature; teaching guidance will be provided regarding curriculum modifications, use of material resources, learning strategies, and competencies-based education planning, and others. It has specialized resources for the functional achievement of all students.As part of its objective to improve student achievement, MEDUCA has defined the new model school as an institution with educational services from preschool to middle school, that develops administrative and pedagogical management with the following characteristics: (i) it has management that leads and develops a strategic planning and organizational proposal in the service of learning; (ii) it covers a class schedule of eight hours per day and up to 1,400 per year; (iii) it develops a competencies-based curriculum program, including some bilingual courses (English-Spanish); (iv) teachers receive mentoring and support in the classroom and ongoing training and professional development; and (v) it includes a formative assessment process to provide individualized monitoring of student progress and teacher performance. The project will contribute to the development of these characteristics. Specifically, the curriculum will be updated and validated based on competencies and on basic courses such as Spanish, mathematics, and English; training sessions will be conducted for model school teachers and administrators; and teaching materials will be designed and distributed.

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News Release: Jun 7, 2012 - IDB loan for US$70 million to benefit more than 38,000 Panamanian students

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PN-L1072 : Innovation in School Infrastructure

PN-L1072 : Innovation in School Infrastructure

PN-L1072 : Innovation in School Infrastructure

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PN-L1072 : Innovation in School Infrastructure

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