Joyfe, the value of a coherent educational community faithful to its purpose

BY UE STUDIO

Updated Wednesday, January 24, 2024-07:57

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When we talk about

education and education in values

, we have to be clear that, for this transmission to be effective, the institution and the team of workers (whether teachers, administration or services) must be the mirror in which the children look at themselves. and young people in their care. At JOYFE they offer their students an education whose fundamental pillar is to achieve the

emotional well-being

of each of them, and from any area of ​​the school values ​​such as respect, integrity, responsibility, empathy, tolerance, curiosity and creativity, perseverance, equality are transmitted. , sustainability and active citizenship. In short, they have never lost the priority focus of all education: the personal growth of the student, from which they can work individually, offering

educational itineraries

that adapt to each student, in order for them to develop their talent. and build your future.

According to our criteria, the most relevant thing about JOYFE is that it has known how to design its

pedagogical autonomy

, based on the research, training and adaptability of its teaching staff, leading the implementation of many

didactic methodologies

that, today, have been widespread in the educational sector. They have been pioneers in methodological innovation, creating learning scenarios based on active methodologies, cutting-edge educational technologies that many schools have subsequently adopted. Its goal: create conditions conducive to effective learning.

What are the bases to successfully face this educational transformation?

If we analyze the trajectory of this school, we realize that the constant throughout all these years has been its commitment to its

fundamental purpose

: providing educational opportunities based on the

comprehensive development of its students

. This purpose is part of the center's culture and leads them to face new challenges every day. Both the management of the center and its teaching staff maintain an

attitude of "exploration"

. In other words, they are always interested in learning about or developing

new educational opportunities

whose implementation is beneficial for the development of students. At this point, the

excellence of the Faculty of Teachers

plays a great role

, which is undoubtedly the most powerful value of JOYFE. Every day the teaching staff demonstrates that they are prepared, personally and competently, to respond to the needs required by their profession in a changing, uncertain and complex world.

They actively participate in research and studies with other national and international entities in search of new tools that improve education, both on a personal and competency level. For example in the project "The best psychological predictors of academic performance" in collaboration with the Autonomous University, the Complutense University and the Ministry of Science and Innovation/State Research Agency, or in collaboration with the Rey Juan Carlos University and with international collaboration : "Evaluation of computational thinking in young children", in collaboration with the Carlos III University ""study on preventive measures in depression and adolescent suicide"

They are teachers who are in

continuous training

, accustomed to

classroom observation

for improvement, and who always focus on the academic and personal needs of each of their students, ensuring that they develop in a positive, safe and happy environment. .

They are true inspirations of talent.

According to Ascensión Liébana, Head of Early Childhood and Primary Studies

: "

We live in a changing world and teachers must be prepared to successfully face the challenges that arise and never forget that education is the fundamental pillar of society. To For the teacher, education must be his dream, his challenge, his responsibility and his life.

In our case, the permanent training of the team and the individualized support of the students are the basis for responding to their needs. We are a united team that believes that every day is special and exciting and that is committed to a methodological change based on active and participatory methodologies. We are committed to quality education where we generate excitement and provide opportunities for each student to develop their talents according to their needs.

The basis of our work is to improve education, to improve society. "We cannot remain anchored in what we have learned, we must have the ability to innovate, to change our perspective, and to do so, the contributions of the entire team of teachers are necessary."

The commitment of JOYFE teachers

goes beyond the classrooms. These teachers accompany the students even outside their working hours, proposing and leading them by the hand to live

enriching experiences

outside of school and in many cases outside of Spain, such as

the ERASMUS + projects,

which they offer to their students from from 1st ESO.

ERASMUS projects

are

a clear example of how the school creates

learning situations

designed so that students acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes in a significant way, allowing them to capture what they learn in the classroom and develop their critical thinking through real experiences. They are projects with topics as relevant as robotics such as "Living with Robots", cyberbullying such as "Don't hit me online", or communication "Advance Communication Abilities", etc.

Every year they pose enriching challenges

to their students such as participation in academic Olympiads, MUN debates organized in different Universities, extracurricular activities, events, competitions external to the school, whether they are prizes for philosophical essays or challenging projects such as the project organized by NASA, the creation of the Solidarity Students group or the Science Fair among many others that take place every year.

There is a positive attitude towards the possibility of analyzing, training and evaluating the new educational methodologies that are presented to them and in many cases it is the JOYFE teachers themselves who develop new ways of teaching, such as their own project "Computational Thinking" developed by a team of teachers at all stages, or your Emotional Intelligence project led by the Guidance Department, etc. In addition, they participate in international

ERASMUS+

projects where they share their knowledge with teachers from other countries, obtaining a more global vision of education and contributing their vision to the design of new projects or learning experiences.

A fact that seems very relevant to us is that each year they receive

about 200 applications from future teachers who want to do their university internships at JOYFE.

Made by UE Studio

This text has been developed by UE Studio, the creative branded content and content marketing firm of Unidad Editorial, for JOYFE.