Fundación Alberto Baillères

Groundbreaking ceremony held for construction of Secondary and Technical Upper Secondary School educational habitats in Kanasín

Authorities and senior executives from the Alberto Baillères Foundation unveiled the stone that marks the construction of the school complex

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Acting on Governor Mauricio Vila Dosa’s instructions to create conditions for Yucatan youth to have access to appropriate spaces for a quality education, the state government, through the Education Secretariat in partnership with the Alberto Baillères Foundation, unveiled the cornerstone of the Secondary and Technical Upper Secondary School educational habitats in the municipality of Kanasín.

The school complex, which comprises a secondary school and a technical upper secondary school, will benefit more than 1,400 students at both levels, with a morning and an evening shift. The two new schools will expand the state’s educational offer and will be built on a 12,000-square-meter site in the Portal San Pedro development in Kanasín to meet the demand of students graduating from the primary and secondary schools in the center and north of the municipality.

The cornerstone unveiling ceremony was led by Liborio Vidal Aguilar, state Secretary of Education; Rosa Isela Gluyas Fitch, Director General of the Alberto Baillères Foundation; Eduardo Silva Pylypciow, Foundation board member; and Mayor Edwin Bojórquez Ramírez, accompanied by education and municipal authorities and representatives of business chambers, civil society, and the school community.

Secretary Vidal Aguilar acknowledged the Foundation for its contribution through its Social Model for the Strengthening of Education Communities, which was created in partnership with UNESCO and whose purpose is the collaborative creation of educational habitats, conceived as sustainable spaces of well-being and human development for all community members.

He explained that the resources for construction and outfitting were provided by the organization, and that once finished the facilities will be turned over to the Secretariat of Education of the Government of the State of Yucatan (SEGEY), which will be responsible for their administration and functioning.

The mayor of Kanasín remarked that this partnership will have a positive impact on the municipality, recognizing its strong potential for development thanks to the young people who will transform their town and state.

Rosa Isela Gluyas Fitch, Director General of the Foundation, emphasized the result of the combined efforts that make it possible to generate actions that can change lives, since these promote educational inclusion and equity that translate into more tools for young people’s personal and professional success.

Rosa Marilú Jiménez Pérez, a mother from the education community of the Primaria América (Primary School), expressed her gratitude and commitment to doing her part for this achievement for her community, which will benefit close to 500 young people who will be able to access quality education without having to travel long distances.

Lizandra Aurora Chan Chan, a student at Escuela Secundaria Técnica 81 (Technical Secondary School) shared her happiness at being a witness and beneficiary of a project that will promote the educational trajectory of this and following graduating classes by giving them an option that will provide them with skills for their development as students and human beings while also being an incentive for young people to continue with their studies.

Eduardo Silva Pylypciow, Foundation board member, recognized the important collaborative work between the state government, municipal government, private enterprise, and organized civil society to create synergies that will benefit young people in the long term, because this initiative is not limited to building school facilities but rather proposes a program of social development for the community. He explained that the working model implies monitoring after the complete construction of schools and that infrastructure improvements at three Kanasín primary schools and two secondary schools will also receive investment in the meantime.

At the end of the ceremony, students from the Primaria América (Primary School) presented a time capsule with letters containing the dreams of primary- and secondary school-age children and adolescents which will be opened on two occasions: when the first class graduates from upper secondary school and again in 2050.

The members of the panel subsequently unveiled a commemorative plaque, as well as the site’s cornerstone, which features an engraved message.

The ceremony ended with jaranas danced by students from Secundaria Técnica 71 (Technical Secondary School), followed by a performance by the municipality of Kanasín’s folkloric ballet and the mother and child choir of the Primaria José Vasconcelos (Primary School).