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The
“Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial”, SAT,
is a formal—but flexible—educational program
that arose from FUNDAEC’s efforts initiated in
1974, aimed at contributing to the progress of rural
communities. The System has developed a methodology
which makes it possible for any individual—youth
or adult—from the most remote rural region to
have access to a secondary-level education par excellence.
The creative manner in which the benefits of learning
are shared is complemented by a content which, also
in an imaginative manner, organizes the relevant knowledge—much
of which is generated through the actions carried out
by FUNDAEC in the varied areas of rural development.
SAT Group in El Placer, 1982 |
From
this it can be seen that the SAT did not arise as
an isolated educational program, but rather took
form within a wider effort for holistic development,
alongside a search for alternatives for primary
and secondary production and community organization
schemes that would not only ensure the communities’
economic development, but also their continuous
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Today
the program is widely recognized in the fields of education
and development, and is completely approved by the Colombian
Ministry of Education and other regional bodies. The
SAT has also gained approval by the educational authorities
in Honduras and Guatemala.
Selected
Articles and Assessments of the SAT program:
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