Futuro Verde is a school that is focused on offering a holistic education in an environment where students can reach their full potential in their individual abilities and while focusing on the importance of the full development of self. This year, for the first time at Futuro Verde, we will be participating in the regional level Special Olympics (OE), which will be held in Cóbano.
The OE is an international organization that seeks to open doors for our student population living with disabilities so that they may practice and participate in a wide variety of sports. They do so by creating and organizing regional, national and international competitions that promote socialization and inclusion for our special needs populations around the world.
During the month of August, in our region, we will hold an OE competition. In this event one of our beloved Futuro Verde students will be making his debut in rhythmic gymnastics, specifically in the ribbon event. We are so proud as a school to be able to encourage and enable our student’s participation in this sporting event, an event that seeks to explore the limits of our students’ potential as they explore athletic pursuits of their interest.
Just as Futuro Verde looks to create accessible and equality-based learning spaces and opportunities, via promotion of mutual respect of diversity among our student population, we also reinforce in our student population the importance of the value of inclusion. In our interactive environment, we benefit from the rich fostering of personal development and values that seeks to mold human beings with a focus on improving the sociocultural environment in which they live and in doing so in a reflective manner.
We sincerely hope that this experience is a positive one so that we can continue to strive to assure social and interactive learning spaces that promote the positive practices related to inclusion and respect of diversity that so define us as a school.
Vanessa Arias Retana
Special Education Teacher
