Fundación Escuela Nueva Information

Internationally acclaimed and founded in 1987, by the authors of the Escuela Nueva education model, FEN is a non-governmental organization pioneer in the innovation and adaptation of active, cooperative and child-centered learning methods. Our work and leadership in education reform have benefitted more than 5 million children across 17 Latin American countries, Vietnam, East Timor and, most recently, Zambia; and have earned us important recognition. We have developed one of the longest-running, bottom-up educational innovations of the developing world that has successfully impacted national policies. Some awards received: * Clinton Global Citizenship Award: Executive Director, Vicky Colbert, was recognized by President Bill Clinton with the inaugural Clinton Citizenship Award (2007) * FEN was selected by The Global Journal as one of the world’s Top 100 NGOs (2013 & 2012) * Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership Recipient - the Kravis Prize recognizes organizations that demonstrate extraordinary accomplishments and bold, visionary leadership in the nonprofit sector (2011) * WISE award for its efforts in education for pluralism (2009) * FEN receives the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship from the Skoll Foundation (2006) * Founder and director Vicky Colbert recognized by Ashoka, the Schwab Foundation, WISE Prize Laureate and the World Economic Forum