– Colegio Americano de Guayaquil (Robert Allan Reed Adult Education Center).

– The center was founded in 1982 and the nursery in 1985.

– Formed by five brigades: Adult Education (Literacy / post-literacy / High School) Nursery and Learning Support.

-Works with adults and children.

– The extent is local.

– Participants 300 adults and 70 children (about 285 families).

– Communities and neighborhoods: 18

– Levels covering literacy, post-literacy, primary education, basic education and high school.

– The adults are organized into modules and courses.

– Each module / course has a minimum of fifteen people.

– The proposed National Basic Education Program for Youth and Adults is played.

– Methodology: active process of shared learning (experience, reflection, conceptualization and implementation) Yes I can to Module 1.

– MOE texts and print media are used mainly.

– The project lasts 10 months.

– The process begins with a diagnostic test to place them in the appropriate level and then focus on formative assessment is made.

– Taught in Spanish.

– Adult Education Brigade.

– Learning Support Brigade.

– Nursery Brigade.

(112 brigade, 300 participants and 70 children)

-Stage one: Awareness and contextualization.

– Stage two: Basic Teacher Training.

– Stage Three: Monitoring and ongoing training.

– Nursery Adult Education and Nutrition. Every Saturday, from 7.30am and from 07h45

– The school year is from the month of “May” to “January,” of the following year.

– We conclude with an open house that adults expose lessons learned, based on generative themes such as family violence, migration, teenage pregnancy, nutrition, etc.

Participants from 14 to 75 years.

Three levels:

–  Literacy  : On the first level literacy and mathematics is taught.

– Post-Literacy : From the second to complete basic education Science and Social Studies are added.

– Diversified : From eighth grade English and Computer is included.

Literacy Handouts

– Guide.

– Annual Plan / lesson plans / daily activities.

Handouts of literacy and for brigades

– MODULE “our rights.”

– MODULE “our work”.

– MODULE “our health”.

– For basic cycle: Curricular reform adapted.

– For High school: Adapted Modules.

Purpose: Caring for the children of the participants so that they can attend classes.

 70 children from one to seven years, assist who are provided with:

– Nutritious meals.

– Early stimulation.

– Readiness to reading and writing.

– Reinforcement: Language and Mathematics.

– Sport / Music / Theater.

– Medical care.

– Coordinates its work with the brigade.

– It is responsible for monitoring assistance and use of teaching materials.

Enrollment:

– 300 adults is the average of the past five years

– The 74,66% are women and 25.34% men.

– Primary level: 28%

– Basic level: 57%

– School: 15%

Limitations for studying:

– Diseases (sight, hearing, gastrointestinal, heart disease, etc.).

– Work.

– Family problems.

 Places of origin and geographical location:

– Approximately 90% comes from Manabí (Paján and Jipijapa).

– They live in slums or invasions (Flor de Bastion, Bastion Popular, Mapasingue, Prosperina, Pancho Jácome, etc).

 Occupational level of adults:

– Women: Housekeepers / work in household chores.

– Men: Unemployed / underemployed (street sellers, traders).

 Problems of the communities of the participants:

– Sewerage.

– Drinking water.

– Legalization of land.

– Garbage.

– Gangs.

– Unemployment.

– Underemployment

– Continuity of the project (32 years without interruption until 2014).

– Continuity of studies (The adults enrolled in high school).

– Strengthening of values such as responsibility and solidarity in the brigade.

– Strengthening self-esteem in adults.

– 2000: Exchange of experiences.

– 2001: Faculty of Philosophy, Pedagogical Institutes and media.

– 2002: Candidate President of the Republic.

– 2003: Community Labor for an Ecuador that reads and writes (Rosa Maria Torres, Minister of Education).

– 2004: Candidates for Mayor of Guayaquil.

– 2008: First Regional Meeting on Literacy Teachers (Brigades of 7 provinces of the coast region taught to read and write).

– 2009: Second Regional Meeting of brigadiers / Module 4 (Brigades 7 provinces of the coast region who learned and finished the primary level).

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

-19 young people and adults were incorporated as “Bachelors of the Republic”.

– Three of them started at Robert Allan Reed Center since first grade.

“María Elena Cajape, de 73 años, es felicitada por su hija el día de su incorporación como bachiller.”