The Montessori Model in Puebla, Mexico: How One Nonprofit Is Helping Children

Autor/in	Harger, Jeni
Titel	The Montessori Model in Puebla, Mexico: How One Nonprofit Is Helping Children
Quelle	In: Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 20 (2008) 1, S.20-25 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1054-0040
Schlagwörter	Nongovernmental Organizations; Foreign Countries; Montessori Method; Public Education; Montessori Schools; Disadvantaged Youth; Low Income Groups; Poverty; Violence; Access to Education; Family Programs; Young Children; Child Development; Emotional Development; Social Development; Cognitive Development; Physical Development; Child Care; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Montessori pedagogics; Montessori-Pädagogik; Öffentliche Erziehung; Montessori-Schule; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Armut; Gewalt; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Family program; Familienprogramm; Frühe Kindheit; Kindesentwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Soziale Entwicklung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Körperliche Entwicklung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Mexiko
Abstract	In this article, the author discusses how the JUCONI Foundation in Puebla, Mexico is helping children. (JUCONI is an acronym for "Junto con los Ninos", or "Together with the Children)." This Mexican nongovernmental organization (NGO) has been successfully working with distressed families and children in Puebla since 1989. For the JUCONI Foundation, success means breaking destructive cycles of poverty and abuse, and reintegrating children and parents into society, where it is possible for them to attain education and steady jobs. With a success rate greater than 80 percent, JUCONI has been recognized for its innovative work by such organizations as UNESCO, the World Bank, the European Union, the British government, and the International Youth Foundation. The JUCONI Foundation helps 350 children and 150 families a year. The JUCONI Day Center offers educational and therapeutic services to families and children (up to age 13) working in the markets and provides a Montessori model of education for children ages 18 months to 5 years. Children attend a child-friendly center where they engage in activities designed to foster their creativity, curiosity, and independence. Based upon the guiding principle of fostering a love of learning in children through self- and teacher-initiated experiences, the JUCONI Day Center benefited from the teachings of an experienced guide who played a key role in the implementation of the Montessori model. The Montessori model for the younger children prepares them for the challenges of public education. It is an integrated program designed to help the children realize their emotional, cognitive, social, and physical potential, so they can benefit more from the services available to them. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10