Bogotá, My City, My Home, education for children and young people is a priority. La Aldea was among the educational initiatives presented by the Secretariat of Education of Bogotá at the Regional Policy Dialogue “From Arrival to Integration: Responses to Human Mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean,” organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Erika Johanna Sánchez Casallas, the Secretariat’s Director of Inclusion and Integration of Population Groups, presented the initiative during a panel on inclusive education for migrant children and young people. The session provided an opportunity for Bogotá to exchange experiences and lessons learned with representatives from other cities and countries across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Since 2025, La Aldea has reached more than 21,000 students and 600 teachers across 120 public schools, becoming one of Bogotá’s key educational initiatives aimed at moving beyond access to education for migrant students and fostering meaningful inclusion in everyday school life.
The initiative focuses on fifth-grade students, bringing together children from migrant and host communities to explore human mobility, cultural diversity, prejudice, discrimination, and xenophobia through classroom activities.
Participation in the regional dialogue also strengthens collaboration between the Secretariat of Education of Bogotá and the IDB, creating opportunities to share knowledge, showcase local experiences, and develop educational responses to the challenges of human mobility.
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Bogotá currently serves approximately 65,000 migrant students in its public schools. The city continues to strengthen inclusive education strategies that ensure children and young people can not only enroll in and remain at school, but also participate, learn, and feel a genuine sense of belonging.
