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Our 1st year Baccalaureate students are on their way to Quito, Ecuador, where they will be volunteering with the <\/span>Yachana Foundation<\/span><\/a> and participating in a cultural exchange with the <\/span>Johannes Kepler<\/span><\/a> school as part of the school\u2019s Optimo Project.<\/span><\/p>\n The Optimo Project is a CIT program and one of the pillars of the <\/span>Experiential Curriculum<\/span><\/a> that, in parallel to the <\/span>Academic Curriculum<\/span><\/a>, offers our students an itinerary of experiences and challenges that progressively incorporate skills and competencies that strengthen their self-awareness and enhance their decision-making capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n In the same way, this trip has the purpose of collaborating in the construction of an ODS center, a place where people from the area can value their culture and develop their skills towards sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n All the work that has been done during the past weeks and the money raised from the upcoming gala, will go to Yachana, a foundation whose mission is to protect the Ecuadorian jungle and promote ecotourism and the development of social programs.<\/span><\/p>\n