The first Child und Family Foundation school – the Centro Educativo CFF

Education for all – a vision between wish and reality

Honduras has made great efforts to expand the school system in recent years and to enable at least primary education throughout the country. But unfortunately there are gaps in this school system. The teachers are often poorly trained, and the schools in a very bad condition. The quality of the education suffers because of the lack of teaching materials. Many children do not go to school because they have to work to provide their families with financial support.

Education. Opportunities. Future.

To counteract the unfavourable conditions in La Ceiba, Honduras, we decided to build a primary school together with the project partner, the Medical Center La Ceiba Foundation in 2010.

The goal was to build a primary school for the kids from poor backgrounds to give them access to education and to improve their quality of life and their chances on the work market.

Six classrooms, one for each grade, a pre-school class, two work rooms, a dining hall with connected kitchen, a computer room with library, a conference room, administrative rooms, storage rooms and an outdoor facility have been built.

Do not leave anything to chance! First day of school for 60 kids from La Ceiba

60 kids - 30 pre-schoolers and 30 reception class kids – started their school life 2012, as we started the Centro Educativo CFF with a four-month trial run to optimise organisational processes and to implement the Education Programme. Today, there are approximately 200 boys and girls from the La Ceiba region taught in 6 classrooms.

A tailored education program

With the Centro Educativo CFF in Honduras we wanted to offer more than just learning reading, writing and maths. So our own education concept became necessary which specifies the pedagogical guidelines, the educational objectives and the structures. The education programme was developed jointly with experienced teachers.

For us it was particularly important for this to be based on the curriculum of the Republic of Honduras and also for the values and the Foundation’s goals: solidarity, autonomy and community.

• Language • Environment and technology • Health and exercise • Creativity and music

To enable the children to have the best-possible opportunities in the future, there are four main teaching focuses. Depending on their interests and abilities, children can continue their education in many different areas.

Schooling for all: enrolment at Centro Educativo CFF

The school also offers children with handicaps and special needs the unique opportunity to experience accessible learning. Permanent ramps in the school building and an integrative support programme help the children in their everyday school life.

A successfully completed education needs support from parents, teachers and kids

Parents must realise the importance of an education, to ensure their kids attend class regularly and do not break off their studies. This is why Centro Educativo CFF strongly believes in parental and community involvement, to ensure universal access to education.

More than just a school

Building the first Cashback World School will not only give children and youths a well-founded school education, it will also give adults the opportunity to continue their education. The aim is for the school building to serve for a long time as a place of education and also become a social meeting place for the local population.