As part of the NODO Award —an initiative aimed at recognizing the most innovative projects developed in Uruguayan schools— the Ceibal Foundation launched the publication *Innovative Experiences 2021*, as well as audiovisual materials documenting the winning projects from the award’s first edition.
The content provides a description of the three initiatives recognized in 2021 by the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC), the National Public Education Administration (ANEP), and Ceibal:
- “CapillApp,” developed by Liceo Capilla del Sauce (Florida), was awarded the Innovative Educational Project Award. The project involved the creation of an app designed to provide information about the school in a fast, reliable, and user-friendly manner to students who were about to enroll. The video has testimonial from Adriana Madriaga, former principal of Liceo Capilla del Sauce and a graduate of the Master’s in Educational Management program at Universidad ORT Uruguay.
https://youtu.be/fHygcyMqZ60
- The Guichón Technical School (Paysandú) won the Innovative Educational Institution Award for its project “Innovation as an Alternative,” which updated the traditional concept of the technical school and reimagined it in relation to new technologies. In addition, the video features the perspective of Danny Silveira, principal of the Guichón Technical School and a graduate of the Diploma in Educational Planning and Management program.
https://youtu.be/M5gXd9jnhMw
- The project “Traces and Gaps in the Virtual World: A Closer Look at School Learning,” from School No. 28 República de Panamá (Montevideo), won the Audience Choice Award for its initiative to provide virtual classes and academic support to students in the 2nd, 4th, and 5th grades during the pandemic.
https://youtu.be/ljm8-1mqrhI