Libertando Potensial

Teacher Capacity Building Program        

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Vision & Framework

At Fundashon Awenyo, we believe that every child is a “mine rich in gems,” and that every educator holds a sacred trust: to help those gems be discovered and brought to light.

The Libertando Potensial program is a one-year, capacity-building training for teachers, school staff, and educational leaders who want to:

  • Teach in more meaningful, creative, and empowering ways

  • Move beyond pressure-driven, exam-only teaching

  • Support students to see themselves as capable, hopeful agents of change

Rather than offering one more “top-down workshop,” this program invites educators into an ongoing process of action, reflection, and consultation—a space to rethink practice, test new approaches, and grow together as a learning community

Empowering Educators

The Libertando Potensial: Teacher Capacity Building Program is designed for educators across Curaçao who feel that something deeper is possible in their classrooms. Whether you teach in primary school, secondary, VSBO, SBO, or work as a counselor, coordinator, or school leader, this program offers a supportive space to rethink practice, sharpen purpose, and grow as part of a learning community.

What makes this program different is its approach. It is not a one-off workshop, nor a theory-heavy course removed from real classroom life. Instead, it is a one-year journey that blends monthly training seminars, classroom application, and on-site mentoring, allowing teachers to test new practices, reflect on their experiences, and build confidence step by step.

Participants learn in community, supporting one another through challenges, sharing insights, and exploring new ways to foster inquiry, agency, and joy in their students. The program develops both outer skills—methods, tools, classroom strategies—and inner capacities such as purpose, resilience, and moral leadership, strengthening educators from the inside out.

Thematic Focus

Over the course of the year, educators move through a sequence of carefully designed themes that strengthen both the inner and outer capacities of teaching. Each gathering opens space for reflection, meaningful conversation, and practical tools that teachers can immediately take back to their classrooms.

We look at how to rekindle purpose, how to understand learning more deeply, and how to create conditions where young people feel seen, capable, and motivated from within. Participants unpack the forces shaping education today, explore uplifting perspectives on the role of the teacher, and experiment with new approaches that bring more clarity, dignity, and creativity into daily practice.

Rather than presenting a full curriculum online, we focus on guiding educators through a living process — one that blends ideas, action, and reflection. By the end of the program, teachers feel renewed, grounded in principle, and equipped with ways of working that are both practical and profoundly humanizing.

Who We Serve

Duration: 1 academic year

  1. Format: monthly half-day seminars + classroom application + school visits

  2. Location: Hosted in partnership with participating schools / central venue in Curaçao

  3. Languages: primarily in English, with group discussion in any and all local languages (Papiamentu Dutch, Spanish, and English).

  4. Group Size: Ideal for cohorts of up to 40 educators per school or mixed-school cohort

  5. Certification: Certificate of Teacher Capacity Building upon successful completion

Learn More & Connect

Have questions or want to explore ways of working with us or supporting our program? Whether you’re a teacher, parent, community organization, or simply want to learn more, we’re here to help.

If you’re a young person ready to join, you can sign up right away using the button below.