Learning from Cities— The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
184 most important forms of infrastructure in Antioquia (second only to churches and central squares) as well as the newest landmark facility. The educational parks are designed mainly to improve the quality of education, facilitate the implementation of local educational and cultural programs, boost local socio-economic development, attract talents and create a place for harmony and for civic values. Seven Lines are developed by a number of organizations and universities, which are:
□ Students have access to various kinds of knowledge in the educational Parks
Teacher training to improve
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pedagogy and knowledge in math,
developed into strategies and projects.
science and literacy
The detailed program of each park is
Complementing primary and
developed with each local committee,
secondary schooling in basic areas and
with full consideration given to their
improving technical and vocational
priorities. Community participation and
training
empowering and creating local capacities
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Opportunities to access higher
education
have been an essential part of the process and a guiding principle. This is an
Access to ICTs (information
innovation in the public sector, which
and communications technologies) as
often works under top-down processes
educational tools and a means to connect
between regional and local governments
to the world
and communities.
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Creating a culture for
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entrepreneurship
Using local communication networks and social media to promote
Environment culture, art and
the educational parks project has been
sports for education and citizenship
an important tool, generating social
building
appropriation in the municipalities and
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Learning foreign languages in the
fun and applicable ways Each component has been
placing the regions of Antioquia on the public agenda. The gap between the metropolitan area and the rest of the region