Crecer en Familia es una iniciativa creada para fortalecer los conocimientos, habilidades y lazos entre familias, docentes y la comunidad. A través de espacios participativos de aprendizaje y diálogo, promovemos herramientas prácticas para el bienestar del hogar, construyendo una comunidad más informada, saludable y comprometida.
Esta propuesta forma parte de Del Mar a la Escuela, una iniciativa ejecutada por la Universidad San Francisco de Quito a través del Galapagos Science Center, y financiada por el Galapagos Life Fund.
Cada jornada combina una charla temática impartida por especialistas, actividades prácticas orientadas al desarrollo de habilidades, espacios de diálogo e intercambio de experiencias, y dinámicas de integración que fomentan la participación activa de los asistentes. El objetivo es que los participantes no solo adquieran conocimientos, sino que también encuentren oportunidades para reflexionar, compartir y aplicar lo aprendido en su vida cotidiana.
Como parte de la experiencia, cada participante recibe una herramienta práctica de aprendizaje, diseñada para reforzar los contenidos abordados durante el encuentro. Esta puede incluir guías digitales de bolsillo, recursos educativos, recomendaciones para el hogar o compromisos familiares que permiten transformar los aprendizajes en acciones concretas.
Los encuentros se desarrollan de manera presencial una vez al mes en la USFQ Galápagos, ubicado en la vía a Playa Mann. El programa se lleva a cabo entre junio de 2026 y febrero de 2027 y aborda temas de interés para las familias y la comunidad, entre ellos educación alimentaria, cuidado del agua en el hogar, cocina comunitaria con productos locales, actividad física para la salud, participación ciudadana y otros contenidos orientados a fortalecer el bienestar individual, familiar y comunitario.
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Crecer en Familia es una iniciativa desarrollada por la USFQ Galápagos y el Galapagos Science Center, con el apoyo de Galápagos Life Fund, como parte de su compromiso con la educación, el bienestar y el fortalecimiento de las comunidades de Galápagos.
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In 2022, the Galapagos Science Center (GSC) and the broader UNC & USFQ Galapagos Initiative will celebrate its 10th Anniversary. We are proud to announce the World Summit on Island Sustainability scheduled to be held on June 26–30, 2022 at the Galapagos Science Center and the Community Convention Center on San Cristobal Island.
The content of the World Summit will be distributed globally through social media and results documented through papers published in a book written as part of the Galapagos Book Series by Springer Nature and edited by Steve Walsh (UNC) & Carlos Mena (USFQ) as well as Jill Stewart (UNC) and Juan Pablo Muñoz (GSC/USC). The book will be inclusive and accessible by the broader island community including scientists, managers, residents, tourists, and government and non-government organizations.
While the most obvious goal of organizing the World Summit on Island Sustainability is to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the GSC and the UNC-USFQ Galapagos Initiative, other goals will be addressed through special opportunities created as part of our operational planning of the World Summit.
For instance, we seek to elevate and highlight the Galapagos in the island conservation discourse, seeking to interact with other island networks in more obvious and conspicuous ways to benefit the Galapagos Islands, the UNC-USFQ Galapagos Initiative, and the world. We will seize the opportunity to further develop the I2N2 – International Islands Network-of-Networks. Further, we wish to highlight and emphasize multiple visions of a sustainable future for the Galapagos Islands and we cannot do this alone. Therefore, engaging the Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Tourism, the Government Council of Galapagos, the Galapagos National Park, and local Galapagos authorities, including government and non-government organizations and local citizen groups, is imperative.
Borrowing from Hawaii’s and Guam’s Green Growth Program and the Global Island Partnership, we wish to examine existing global programs that emphasize island sustainability and their incorporation into life, policies, and circumstances in the Galapagos Islands. We will also seek to enhance our connections with the institutional members of our International Galapagos Science Consortium and expand the Consortium through the recruitment of other member institutions. We will also work to benefit islands and their local communities by working with citizen groups as well as important NGOs who seek to improve the natural conditions in the Galapagos and diminish the impact of the human dimension on the future of Galapagos’ ecosystems.
Lastly, we will use the World Summit to benefit UNC & USFQ and our constituencies through a strong and vibrant communication plan about the World Summit, creating corporate relationships as sponsors, identifying funding goals through donors, and benefiting our study abroad program for student engagement in the Galapagos Islands. We plan to develop and issue a Galapagos Sustainability Communique after the World Summit that includes the vision and insights of all its participants for a sustainable Galapagos with applicability to global island settings.
We are eager to hear your perspective and have you join us at the World Summit on Island Sustainability!