Two events at the Instituto Terranova inspired students with “confidence, self respect and pride of accomplishment,” says José Blum, the school’s director general.
Terranova’s first Thanksgiving Play was “a great success because of the enthusiasm and dedication of the pre-teen actors,” he says. “They came together as frightened individuals and finished as an ensemble of working actors.”
Terranova junior high students’ first oratory contest was also a success, Blum adds. “We saw a group of young people overcome their terror and stand before parents, teachers and friends and speak proudly, confidently and with conviction … What did they learn? Confidence, dedication, writing skills, self discipline and the value of hard work. These are qualities that will last all through their lives.”