Escuela D4 Arica
Held at D4 School in Arica, Chile, on April 24, organized and attended by Principal Mrs. Ruth Dini, the Management Team, teachers, and the 1,370 students of the school.
INTRODUCTION
D4 School of Arica, Chile held a major event for World Book Day and Environmental Care aimed at all students, invited authorities, NGO Life Link coordinators, parents/guardians, and teachers from different educational levels, from Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten to 8th grade in primary education.
Each class, according to its age and level, presented a performance based on a literary genre such as a short story, fable, legend, classic tale, myth, novel, or epic. Through these performances, they conveyed values related to care: self-care, care for others, and care for nature.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
Students must demonstrate cognitive and value-based learning, as well as motor, artistic, musical, scientific, and environmental skills through the interpretation or performance of a literary work (according to genre), appropriate to their age and learning level, supported by all teachers from different subjects (see annex).
ACTIVITIES
The students:
Prepared and learned to interpret a literary work (by genre), assigned and supported by teachers from Language, Physical Education, Science and Environmental Education, Visual Arts, Technology, and Music, in an interdisciplinary manner during March and April, for two hours daily across all levels from Pre-Kindergarten to 8th grade.
Learned to act, collaborate, and dance on stage in groups, using the Life Link philosophy:
“care for oneself, care for others, and care for nature,” during the performances and dances.
Note: The dances were created by all Physical Education teachers.Interpreted or performed literary works according to the assigned genre for each educational level (see annex).
Created costumes and necessary accessories for each literary performance, such as signs, spears, hats, fish, turtles, tables, and feathers for bird costumes, while caring for the environment through recycling (R.R.R.) and cleanliness.
Preparation and execution time: two hours daily from Monday to Saturday, from March to April.
FINAL EVALUATION – STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Students successfully demonstrated:
Reading comprehension through the analysis of literary works according to their grade level.
Ability to represent characters and situations within a literary context.
Originality in performance and in the creation of innovative and creative accessories.
After each performance, they delivered value-based messages according to the genre of the work, focused on self-care, care for others, and care for the environment (R.R.R.).
EVENT DETAILS
Teachers used modern equipment to display images from the literary performances on a large screen placed on the school stage for the convenience of attendees and guests (see photos).
Attendees included:
Principal Mrs. Ruth Dini, NGO Life Link coordinators Mrs. Patricia Eloy and Mrs. Gladys Hernández, the 1,370 students of the school, invited guests, and all teachers (see annex).
Both Principal Ruth Dini and the participating teachers and students received congratulations from the invited authorities, especially from the Regional Secretaries of Education and the Environment.
