Fabretto/SJSU Writing Center Partnership
SJSU team members meet with Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial
(SAT) faculty in the remote village of Cusmapa, Nicaragua.
In March 2008 staff at the non-profit Fabretto Children's Foundation asked the SJSU Writing Center for assistance in
developing an English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) curriculum at its educational
centers in Nicaragua. The Writing Center agreed, and a team of five faculty and
graduate students began work on what would become the goals and objectives of
the endeavor. On April 21, 2008 Congressman Mike Honda announced the launch of the new initiative
to support Fabretto's schools and teachers in Nicaragua. This initiative has
become the Fabretto/SJSU Writing Center Partnership.
Through the partnership, the SJSU Writing Center is committed to facilitating
the development and sustainability of Fabretto's English language teaching
program. The goals are to
- assist Fabretto leaders in establishing an EFL
curriculum that specifically addresses the needs of Fabretto students, both
primary and secondary;
- create a model for ongoing professional learning for
Fabretto's EFL teachers so that they can effectively enhance student learning
of English;
- create an exchange program for Fabretto teachers to
attend professional development courses at San José State University, and for
students from SJSU to do volunteer teaching and other service learning
projects at Fabretto centers;
- establish a professional network within Nicaragua to
exchange resources and offer support to help Nicaragua's poorest children. The
network will include the Fabretto Centers, US Embassy, Peace Corps,
NICA-TESOL, and universities;
- secure funding that will allow the partnership to reach and expand the
above goals;
Meet
the SJSU Writing Center Team
Fabretto/SJSU
Partnership Fact Sheet
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If you would like to contribute to the partnership,
please contact the SJSU Writing Center.
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