The Chief Operating Officer, Enrique Bretschnedier Lozano, of La Salle College said in a letter to AFF, that “Aprendiendo a Querer” (Alive to the World) is very effective for students in elementary, middle and high school grades, and he emphasized that parents have received "tools to better educate and understand their children." thanks to lectures specifically for parents that have been offered at schools.

In another letter, Ms. Martha Ayub, Academic head of Escuela Mexicana del Valle, said "Aprendiendo a Querer" (Alive to the World) satisfactorily meets the objectives of her Human Development classes.

Carlos Moreno, who works for AFF’s distributor in Mexico, reported that approximately 19 thousand students in elementary, middle and high school levels of 59 schools in Mexico are currently enrolled in the “Aprendiendo a Querer” program. In order to increase the impact of the character education program, more than 700 teachers and 8000 parents have received training courses and lectures.

"In Mexico there are alarming statistics on addictions, eating disorders and promiscuity. “Aprendiendo a Querer” (Alive to the World) is the ideal tool to help revert this trend”, said Carlos Moreno. AFF hopes to continue to expand its reach in 2012 in Mexico City and the rest of the country.

Over 6000 school children in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have successfully completed "Aprendiendo a Querer" (Alive to the World), the educational program on values and virtues, reported Alfredo Chavez Vela, AFF’s distributor in El Salvador.

Private schools in these countries  such as Colegio Metropolitano, Instituto de Estudios Avanzados, Escuela Internacional Sampedrana, Dowal School, Escuela Domingo Savio, Instituto Bethania, Escuela Maria Mazarello among others, have expressed their satisfaction with the positive changes seen in their students since enrolling in the program.

Training sessions for teachers and seminars for parents have effectively complemented this character education program for kids and teenagers.

Additional schools from these three countries are expected to adopt “Aprendiendo a Querer” (Alive to the World) in 2012, in hopes that teachers, parents and students will all benefit from this program.

The Conference of Bishops of Brazil adopted our curriculum and partnered with the local governments of Sao Paulo, Paraná, Londrina, Mato Grosso and Pará in order to conduct pilot projects using our curriculum in public schools.

The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines distributed a complete set of Alive to the World storybooks to its 1,200 members, i.e., Catholic schools, and to a number of public schools in an effort to push for the program’s adoption throughout the country.

The Ministry of Education of Chile approved Aprendiendo a Querer as one of seven character development curricula to be used by public schools starting in 2012.

Intended for the whole educational community, particularly teachers and parents, the forum on education in values and virtues at www.infoval.org has begun a new consultation cycle.

During the forum, our specialists respond to questions and comments related to communication, family, education leadership, sexuality, etc.

Registration and participation in the forums is free and simple. Just go to www.infoval.org and enter a username and password.

While students are studying “Aprendiendo a Querer” ("Alive to the World") in order to become better people today and tomorrow, their parents are following a similar methodology called “Enseñando a Querer” (“Teaching to be Alive to the World”).  

AFF’s initiative aims to provide parents with strategies and techniques for understanding and communicating with their children more effectively, by identifying their weaknesses and turning them into strengths and in this way guide their kids through the various stages of childhood, at their own pace.

Participants in “Enseñando a Querer” are divided into four groups according to the age of their children. Each group discusses a variety of topics including "The challenges of families today," "How do I teach my children social skills?", ”Talking about sexuality," and "Help at home with my teenager,” among others. In addition, lectures on topics such as "The impact of social networks" are also offered.