In 10 communes of the region: Explora Los Ríos brings science to initial education

The Early Years Inquiry Program (PIPE) invites girls and boys to discover the sciences around them through learning experiences aimed at arousing curiosity. In 10 communes of the region, preschoolers together with nursery educators explore science in the classroom thanks to the Explora Los Ríos Project program.

After six training sessions, the 53 beneficiary educators received new and innovative pedagogical tools, coupled to the curriculum to bring science closer in modules of natural, social sciences and technology. Therefore, the 26 establishments received a free kit of implements with all the necessary materials to carry out the activities included in the program.

Leticia Cossio, a nursery teacher at the “Arco Iris” Kindergarten in the Rio Bueno district, has implemented various educational activities, such as the social sciences module simulating observatories. Regarding the experience of applying the knowledge acquired in the training process, she highlighted that for preschoolers “the act of moving already allows them to make their learning more significant”, thanking the impact of the program in the classroom.

From the town of Riñihue, commune of Los Lagos, Génesis Millan, nursery technician at the Tralcancinto Kindergarten, commented that “it has been an enriching experience and a lot of learning”, this being the third time that the establishment has participated in the program after two pandemic years.

The Province of Ranco had the participation of all the communes. Respectively, in the Province of Valdivia, educational establishments in the communes of Lanco, Los Lagos, Mariquina, Paillaco, Panguipulli and Valdivia were benefited. It should be noted that PIPE is a program implemented by the Explora Los Ríos Regional Associative Project (PAR) of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation and executed by the Austral University of Chile.