PROGRAMS

All of the programs by the Foundation are designed to fulfill our mission of helping each child become the best version of themselves. That’s why we have projects like Playtime, which has worked with over 5,000 children; The Magic of Reading and Playing, through which we visit schools to encourage reading; and the Attention Attention Academy Workshop, an educational virtual platform with more than 65,000 users. Additionally, through various workshops, we support the adults responsible for the children’s care and education: parents, teachers, caregivers, and health professionals who accompany them daily in their development. Since our inception, we have trained over 15,000 people.

Training Workshops

The first program was specifically created to expand the knowledge of parents, teachers, and health professionals of children with special education needs. Later, the scope of the workshops was expanded to include families and caregivers of both typical and atypical children. Since 2013, hundreds of workshops have been offered, impacting more than 15,000 people.

A movement that aims to remind the adults responsible for the education and care of children, through various workshops, about the value of traditional play, music, and other strategies in the holistic development of the children in their care. Over 5,000 teachers and parents have already been trained.

Emphasizes that play is the best tool to reach children and face life’s difficult circumstances. This initiative creates a space for psycho-emotional recovery in children, especially after natural disasters such as Hurricane María or the earthquakes. It is also a preventative vehicle, helping them develop resilience and socialization skills. Through a structured curriculum where play and music are the main elements, trained professionals spend an hour every day for a month playing with children in a school or community, building trust, working on behavior modification, promoting healthy socialization, and creating healing spaces. Since its inception, we have been in more than 70 municipalities, including Vieques and Culebra, impacting over 10,000 children.

It is a school initiative integrated into the student’s academic agenda. It aims to develop reading and writing skills in a fun way, bringing out the artist within each child by incorporating crafts related to the story. The purpose is to ignite a love for reading, break their routine, apply academic concepts incidentally, and integrate into the teacher’s class.

AA Academy Workshop

Atención Atención Academy is a virtual educational platform that offers supplementary content to support the cognitive, motor, and social development of children between the ages of three to seven years old. Accessible from any device, at any time, and for free. Users will find lessons, exercises, games, and crafts that they can complete online or offline, to which they have access at any time and from any electronic device. Our content is based on the creative curriculum of Head Start and the Common Core Standards of the Department of Education of Puerto Rico (DEPR), integrating the characters and music of Atención Atención; the favorite children’s artist in Puerto Rico for the past 25 years. Currently, we have more than 80,000 active users in 10 countries and a registration of more than 8,000 teachers who use the platform as a teaching support tool.

ACHIEVEMENTS

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LA HORA DEL JUEGO

They have worked hand in hand with community leaders and the main non-governmental organizations in the country such as Boys & Girls Club; Casa Pueblo; Crearte; C.O.P.I. (Corporación Piñones se integra); Green Culebra; Idebajo (Iniciativa de Ecodesarrollo de la Bahía de Jobos) y P.E.C.E.S. (Programa de Educación Comunal de Entrega y Servicio).

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In a titanic effort, they have forged alliances with Head Start, public schools, Public Housing Administration, municipal administrations, and private companies, as they all share the common desire to help and support the healthy development of children.

Through these two projects, the Foundation has impacted more than 5,000 children and approximately 3,000 parents, teachers, and caregivers. The Foundation hopes to continue moving forward so that together, we can rebuild Puerto Rico, one child at a time.

¿Did you know that traditional play has an important role in the mental health and emotional well-being of children?

Play promotes resilience, healthy socialization, and creativity.

That’s why, at Fundación Atención Atención, one of the cornerstones of our programs is play. Through our program, “La Hora de Juego,” we have reached children all over Puerto Rico who have had to endure difficult times in the past 6 years. From hurricanes, earthquakes, to social isolation, which has affected academic setbacks and their ability to develop fundamental life skills.

To continue with our mission and reach more children and communities, we have created the #JugarSana campaign, where we aim to educate the community about the essential role of play in the socioemotional development of children.

You can support us in our mission. With an investment of $25, you can cover the expenses for a child in La Hora de Juegofor an entire month.

For more information and to make your donation, click here.