Earlier this month, the Altos de Chavón Regional Museum of Archaeology carried out an interesting Teacher Training Workshop, when 25 teachers of the Hogar del Niño in La Romana had the opportunity to learn about strategies and resources to provide a better education to their students at the Hogar del Niño.
The Altos de Chavón Museum of Archaeology hosted this workshop called “Watching us in the mirror of time” (Mirándonos en el Espejo del Tiempo) as an activity that can be easily introduced into the regular school program with interactive and fun activities.
These 25 teachers worked in groups making crafts with paper, cardboard, crayons and then had to explain in public what they did.
During the training, teachers received didactical materials, to be used as an educational support document, which will guide the teachers on how best to teach about archaeological and ethnographic fieldwork.
A great initiative to improve the eduacation of the students of the Hogar del Niño, the Dominican Republic’s most complete education and daycare facility
Hogar del Niño´s teachers showing their creations
The following collection of photos were taken during the Teacher Training Workshop for the Hogar del Niño’s teachers in La Romana:
The Altos de Chavón Regional Museum of Archaeology
The Altos de Chavón Regional Museum of Archaeology, opened in 1981, documents the important Indian legacy of the Dominican Republic and functions as a valuable source of information for students and visitors. The magnificent collection of indigenous works under the Museum’s custody was gathered over the course of 40 years by the collector Samuel Pión and consists of more than 6,000 pieces found in the region. These ritual and utilitarian objects demonstrate the evolution of the culture of indigenous societies from the pre-agricultural era until the time of the Taíno, the predominant culture on the island when the Spanish conquistadors arrived. The Museum is part of the Altos de Chavón Cultural Center Foundation, a not-for-profit cultural and educational institution that for more than two decades has contributed to the enrichment of the intellectual, artistic, and cultural panorama of the Dominican Republic.
Open daily: 9am to 9pm.
Tel: (809) 523-8554
The Hogar del NiñoThe Hogar del Niño is a children’s daycare and educational center for over 1500 children, located in La Romana town, just outside of Casa de Campo. Children from as young as just a few weeks old up to 18 years old are cared for and educated daily, from as early as 5:30am and staying as late as 7pm.
The organization also provides special schooling to over 75 hearing impaired and blind children, as well as a vocational school where over 235 students receive classes in different areas like: sewing; industrial preparation, installation and electrical maintenance; plumbing and management of computer office programs.
Contact the Hogar del Niño on:Tel:(809) 523-8901 or (809) 556-3181
Email:info@pbo.org.doWebsite:www.hogardelnino.com
Spanish
Earlier this month, the Altos de Chavón Regional Museum of Archaeology carried out an interesting Teacher Training Workshop, when 25 teachers of the Hogar del Niño in La Romana had the opportunity to learn about strategies and resources to provide a better education to their students at the Hogar del Niño.
The Altos de Chavón Museum of Archaeology hosted this workshop called “Watching us in the mirror of time” (Mirándonos en el Espejo del Tiempo) as an activity that can be easily introduced into the regular school program with interactive and fun activities.
These 25 teachers worked in groups making crafts with paper, cardboard, crayons and then had to explain in public what they did.
During the training, teachers received didactical materials, to be used as an educational support document, which will guide the teachers on how best to teach about archaeological and ethnographic fieldwork.
A great initiative to improve the eduacation of the students of the Hogar del Niño, the Dominican Republic’s most complete education and daycare facility
The Altos de Chavón Regional Museum of Archaeology, opened in 1981, documents the important Indian legacy of the Dominican Republic and functions as a valuable source of information for students and visitors. The magnificent collection of indigenous works under the Museum’s custody was gathered over the course of 40 years by the collector Samuel Pión and consists of more than 6,000 pieces found in the region. These ritual and utilitarian objects demonstrate the evolution of the culture of indigenous societies from the pre-agricultural era until the time of the Taíno, the predominant culture on the island when the Spanish conquistadors arrived. The Museum is part of the Altos de Chavón Cultural Center Foundation, a not-for-profit cultural and educational institution that for more than two decades has contributed to the enrichment of the intellectual, artistic, and cultural panorama of the Dominican Republic. Open daily: 9am to 9pm. Tel: (809) 523-8554
The Hogar del Niño is a children’s daycare and educational center for over 1500 children, located in La Romana town, just outside of Casa de Campo. Children from as young as just a few weeks old up to 18 years old are cared for and educated daily, from as early as 5:30am and staying as late as 7pm. The organization also provides special schooling to over 75 hearing impaired and blind children, as well as a vocational school where over 235 students receive classes in different areas like: sewing; industrial preparation, installation and electrical maintenance; plumbing and management of computer office programs.
Contact the Hogar del Niño on: Tel: (809) 523-8901 or (809) 556-3181 Email: info@pbo.org.do Website: www.hogardelnino.com