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Hello there!

Just sharing that Squeakfest in Uruguay has been a wonderful  experience.

It was great to visit Uruguay, the one to one country! To meet Rita, Randy and many Uruguayan teachers that have been to Porto Alegre for Squeakfest 2009, and to be part of panels with Uruguayans reps from government and researchers to learn from their visions and to hear  the real challenges coming from the fields.

I would like to thank Mariana, Universidad Catolica, Ceibal, Rita Freudenberg and everybody  that collaborated to make it happen.

There were over 400 participants, most of them school teachers.

Introductory level Etoys  workshops happened as concurrent sessions.

There is a new  list (message bellow) created from the event, and since I got home on Sunday I am delighted to see more and more emails from Uruguayan teachers thanking Mariana and congratulating her for the event.

There are also many teachers from the rural areas asking for Etoys courses in their departments ( counties or micro regions).

The message bellow shows that Etoys Workshops for the  rural area are already being planned.

Mariana, hats off for you!

you made it happen!

I am sure that the seeds from Squeakfest Uruguay 2011 will be germinate and result in fruits for years and years,

Kindly regards

Marta

Estamos sondeando un par de lugares para los talleres. Espero tener novedades la semana que viene.