Cultural TRIps of the children from Casa San José
The objective of the children and teenagers living at Casa San
José of Cochabamba, Bolivia, is a safe return to their families or boarding
schools. To avoid a return to living in the streets, we often organize cultural
field trips for them, to promote and encourage their human growth and to captivate
their motivation to achieve this goal.
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In the first trimester of this year, they visited the Alcide d’Orbigny
Natural History Museum in Cochabamba. One of the children said, “This museum is
like an encyclopedia of natural sciences”. There they were able to observe,
displayed in the rooms, the principal minerals and fossils that form the
important biodiversity of Bolivia. Also, they learned that, in 1826, Alcide
d’Orbigny, a twenty-four year old French scientist, visited South America. As a
result of his trips, he wrote a monumental work on the subject of Natural
History. Zoologist, archaeologist, anthropologist and above all, explorer, he
left an important and inspiring legacy. With faces full of surprise and
admiration, the children of Casa San José greatly enjoyed this field trip..jpg)
Another day the boys visited the ATB Network of radio and
television and learned how television works. They then became acquainted with
the informational, educational, and cultural work that is achieved on a daily
basis for the benefit of the population of Cochabamba through this means of
communication.
Lastly, on another occasion, they visited the Public Defender who
shared with them the defense of human rights work that is accomplished through
his office. They also participated actively in a “Good Treatment of Others”
workshop. That was a good opportunity for each child to express his opinions
about his rights and responsibilities.
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