{"id":4858,"date":"2018-01-29T22:44:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T22:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/321-costa-rica\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T11:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T11:34:23","slug":"321-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/en\/321-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"3,2,1&#8230;Costa Rica!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-01-30-at-00.04.31-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-524\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-01-30-at-00.04.31-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"696\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After our time in Mexico, we crossed the ocean again to strengthen relationships and work on new projects. This time, we headed to Costa Rica, where we took on an exciting educational challenge with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AULAS-PRO-Costa-Rica-1791055700924885\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AULASPRO<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> event.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Between presentations and discussions with school leaders from many institutions, Jos\u00e9 Pic\u00f3 was warmly welcomed to speak about education and creativity, and to conduct various Design Thinking workshops where new learning spaces were designed and prototyped.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cartel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cartel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"507\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It all began on January 22nd during the Week of Educational Innovation with a great team: Octavio Moran, \u00d3scar Abell\u00f3n, Emilio Torres, Fernando Boillos, Guillermo Manrique, Javier Torres, and Floren Hern\u00e1ndez, among others.<\/p>\n<p>It was exciting to hear \u00d3scar talk about the impact that the transformation of spaces by Espacios Maestros had on Escolapios Soria. The transformation was created, conceived, and designed with teachers and students, and it is incredibly flexible, functional, and cost-effective.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2268\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27067894_10213949983557011_1410172407293366853_n-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27067894_10213949983557011_1410172407293366853_n-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27067894_10213949983557011_1410172407293366853_n-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27067894_10213949983557011_1410172407293366853_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u202a\u201cWhat is the difference between real life and learning in school?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">In real life, you are tested, and that&#8217;s when you learn.. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">In school, you learn first, and then you are tested. And this doesn&#8217;t work.<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">(\u00d3scar Abell\u00f3n Mart\u00edn)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/19247871_10213949951716215_4170577241240071652_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-502 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/19247871_10213949951716215_4170577241240071652_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"584\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The second day featured a great workshop in a fantastic dynamic and creative space with exceptional talks. On the third day, we added a bit of creativity theory and the transformation of learning spaces with the educational Design Thinking workshop &#8216;You are the architect of your school,&#8217; facilitated &#8211; as it could only be &#8211; by our <a href=\"https:\/\/picoj.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jos\u00e9 Pic\u00f3<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27067699_10213970228103112_815671722716405805_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-469 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27067699_10213970228103112_815671722716405805_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"698\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27066932_10213951145506059_6572427301855902039_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-465 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27066932_10213951145506059_6572427301855902039_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27331755_10213963367331597_6031205756771639407_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27331755_10213963367331597_6031205756771639407_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26962135_10213961566086567_7340399976010049744_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-464\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26962135_10213961566086567_7340399976010049744_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">&#8220;Learning from Jos\u00e9 Pic\u00f3. A committed architect to improving education worldwide.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">A master of spaces, a space for teachers.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">(Guillermo Manrique)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-01-30-at-00.04.05-245x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-01-30-at-00.04.05-245x300.jpeg 245w, https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-01-30-at-00.04.05-836x1024.jpeg 836w, https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-01-30-at-00.04.05-768x941.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-01-30-at-00.04.05.jpeg 1055w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The following days were dedicated to creativity and transformation processes of learning spaces. Crowning the days with some gastronomic gifts to feed creativity as it deserves. In total, more than 350 teachers and directors attended these sessions committed to the challenge of transforming the learning spaces of 30 schools.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26991823_10213951148546135_212623116556677089_n-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2250\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26991823_10213951148546135_212623116556677089_n-1-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26991823_10213951148546135_212623116556677089_n-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26991823_10213951148546135_212623116556677089_n-1-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26991823_10213951148546135_212623116556677089_n-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2249\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26904070_10213951148506134_7175600115554170308_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26904070_10213951148506134_7175600115554170308_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26904070_10213951148506134_7175600115554170308_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26904070_10213951148506134_7175600115554170308_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26993632_10213963366691581_6963188237875979224_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-470\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26993632_10213963366691581_6963188237875979224_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">No words can describe the excellent work done by you for Costa Rican education<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Thank you for everything!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DUf6CAOVwAAFQMn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-478 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciosmaestros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DUf6CAOVwAAFQMn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"857\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u201cNot innovating in education is illegal\u201d. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">(Emilio Torres)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After our time in Mexico, we crossed the ocean again to strengthen relationships and work on new projects. 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