Argentina Project background 1. Description of the partners Argentina: APIBA and ACPI are non-profit English Teachers Associations in Buenos Aires and Cordoba, Argentina. Both belong to the wider National Federation of English Teacher Associations in Argentina FAAPI, which oversees and supports the programme. The team is led by Paula Lopez Cano and Ana Cecilia Cad and supported by four other members who were present in meetings and supported the project very closely. The full team in Argentina was formed by the members below: • APIBA President – Paula Lopez Cano • APIBA Vice-President – Romina Arena • ACPI Secretary – Ana Cecilia Cad • ACPI Executive Committee Member – Yanina Caffarati • FAAPI President – Gisela Laurent • FAAPI Secretary – Ariel Olmedo ACPI and APIBA have a total membership of 500, but this project was aimed at non-members to be able to reach lower-language-level teachers working in state schools. “Our interest in offering the PRELIM course stems from our wish to target teachers in all provinces throughout the country with limited language proficiency regardless of gender to help them grow more confident about their language use, enrich their cultural experience and enhance their sense of personal agency and autonomy as well.” Statement from ETA’s PRELIM Application.
Online delivery of St Clare’s courses began last year, delivering full terms of online teaching of the IB Diploma curriculum, a range of pre-university and undergraduate courses, IB teacher workshops on behalf of the IBO and a wide range of online summer programmes with more than 140 students across 332 student weeks. • •
Academic Director ELT – Denise Hopgood Summer and Short Courses Operations Director – Patricia Alvarez
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Total applications received and considered: 180 Total course participants who completed the full course and received a certificate: 65 (58 female, seven male) Located in different parts of the country, some in cities but the majority in rural areas Good internet connection in general but some cases of poor connectivity The main factor for availability and connectivity of the CPs was the school holidays in Argentina. The first cohort took part during four weeks of summer vacation. The second cohort had to suddenly return to their respective schools earlier than expected due to a change in the national academic year calendar.
St Clare’s, Oxford: Founded in 1953, St Clare’s Oxford is a charitable trust with a mission to advance international education and understanding. With 27 buildings in North Oxford, the College consists of two sections: our IB World School and our International College, which offers English Language and university pathways courses for students aged 16+. Additionally, St Clare’s runs a broad range of Summer and short courses for juniors, teenagers and adults. Finally, we welcome a number of closed groups throughout the year, with tailor-made programmes which can include teacher training.
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