Education


We strive to improve the quality of education by supporting rural educational institutions through programs thatencourage research and the exploration of artistic expressions, and by ensuring equal opportunities for rural students.

Nueva Paideia School


The school aims to nurture wise, sensitive, strong, autonomous, fair, and balanced human beings.

The institution will begin operations in January 2025 in La Pintada, Antioquia, at the Julio C. Hernández educational campus. This campus is owned by the Fundación Fomento a la Educación JCH and hosts CESDE and COMFAMA facilities.

Nueva Paideia is a coeducational institution designed for rural youth from low-income families in the Southwestern region of Antioquia. It offers three years of secondary education: 9th, 10th, and 11th grades. Each class will accommodate 23 students, one from each municipality in the region, if they meet the required criteria. The school is fully licensed and registered with a DANE code.

Students will reside in a dormitory from Monday to Friday. Transportation will be provided from Bolombolo to the campus on Mondays at 8:00 a.m., with return trips on Fridays at 3:00 p.m. The residential experience is an integral part of the educational program.

The Paideia Program provides scholarships contingent on good behavior and excellent academic performance during the final three years of high school. In a second phase, students will have the opportunity to apply for additional conditional scholarships for higher education.

In a third phase, if these young professionals return to the Southwestern region and wish to begin their careers locally, they will be offered advisory services and low-interest loans to support entrepreneurial initiatives.

Conditions for Selection:
1. Socioeconomic Condition: Youth from low-income families residing in the Southwestern region.
2. Intellectual Condition: High cognitive abilities.
3. Attitudinal Condition: A positive attitude and enthusiasm for study and learning.

Nueva Paideia School will implement a playful-cognitive pedagogy designed to identify students’ interests and talents. The school will emphasize research and creativity, including the creation of a virtual magazine to publish students’ work.

Students will also have access to a specialized arts and crafts classroom, where they will learn to work with materials such as wood, clay, leather, fabric, and paper.

The teaching team will consist of rigorously selected and trained professionals dedicated to achieving the school’s mission. Additionally, a group of volunteer workshop leaders will support the innovative Nueva Paideia pedagogical approach.

The school will maintain land for growing food products suited to a tropical dry climate and undertake small productive projects to teach students financial and entrepreneurial skills. Moreover, Nueva Paideia students will have the opportunity to begin one of the technical programs offered by CESDE at the Julio C. Hernández campus.

Finally, the Paideia Program seeks partners willing to contribute either pedagogically or financially. If you are interested in collaborating, please contact us via WhatsApp at +573176391756.

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Discover The Nueva Paideia School


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Meet the first promotion of the Nueva Paideia School


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How was Nueva Paideia School born?


Our Allies


Higher Education Scholarships


From 2017, Oro Molido Foundation supports young students with outstanding academic performance and vocation for the areas that contribute to rural development.

Through these scholarships, low-income students have the opportunity to pursue a technical or professional career, receiving economic resources and psycho-social support, so that they can graduate successfully and become agents of transformation in their social environment.

To achieve this, we receive some donations and are engaged in alliances with other non-profit organizations which also seek to help improve the quality of life or rural communities and to offer tools to young people and their families in the search of a better future.

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Scholarship Recipients Testimonials


Manuel Antonio Yepes
Danilo Suaza

Research Seedbeds


We work on designing research projects based on needs and inquiries coming from the rural sector of southwestern Antioquia. Elementary, middle school, and high school students, and students who received scholarships from the foundation are the ones in charge of leading these projects. They fulfill their social work by answering questions arising from problems in the territory.

This has allowed us to align project-based learning with the school curriculum of some public educational institutions, train teachers on the structuring of classroom projects, and motivate dozens of students to pursue higher education. For us, this is the necessary path to promote the development of the rural sector in our country

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Historical Research Project Presentation


Maria Isabel Grajales

“Capicúa” educational radio program


The purpose of our projects is to create a different environment that integrates rural communities that are impacted by us, so that they are able to turn their problems into new opportunities for sustainable development.

The projects have been designed to work on three lines: health, education, and infrastructure.
To comply with and develop its projects, the Oro Molido S.A. family supplies resources, receives donations, and creates strategic alliances with other organizations and foundations, which helps creating a higher impact

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School of Music


As part of our efforts for promoting music and improving education as a vehicle for community peace and development, we support the creation of music schools.

Lessons include music theory and introduction to instruments. Students have the opportunity to form ensembles where they can demonstrate their skills through different music styles, from traditional to classical music.

This program has allowed us to discover students that have a special talent for music, giving them a new life opportunity. As a Foundation, we are committed to supporting their talent and artistic future.

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Testimonials of Beneficiaries of the Music School program


Jorge Armando García
Samuel Castaño

Peace marching bands


The Foundation is committed to promoting culture through the creation and implementation of music and marching bands. These recreational activities improve the students’ ties and integration with the members of the community.

To date, three peace marching bands are sponsored by the Foundation. They represent their municipalities in regional and national events. The program manages three pedagogical processes: Music initiation, instrumental training, and marching.

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Testimonials of Beneficiaries of the Bands program


Estefanía Quintero
Juan David Cano
Heiber Méndez (instructor)