PAIDEIA
Somos Tierra was born from the need to integrate climate education, citizen science, and regenerative practices into the Paideia School educational community. Its foundation is to enable students, teachers, and families to gain a practical understanding of climate change and natural processes, while developing actions that restore ecosystems and strengthen resilience to climate change.
Climate Actions Implemented
Syntropic agriculture and agroforestry: Design of pioneer crops and legumes to restore degraded soils, applying strategic pruning and planting density according to syntropic principles.
Rainwater harvesting: Construction of gutters leading to 2 m³ cisterns in several buildings, complemented by infiltration ditches in agroforestry plots.
Climate monitoring: Georesearch work to determine the origin and trajectory of rainwater, integrating results into data interpretation workshops.
Climate Actions Implemented
4. Reforestation and watershed recovery: Creation of pollinator gardens with native species, improving ecological connectivity and water filtration.
5. Political participation: Formalization of alliances with CAR, UMATA, OCE (Office for Climate Education), Fondo Acción, AURORA scientific communication and rural organizations to influence local water management and climate change policies.
Mission : To empower the Paideia School community to identify local climate risks and apply Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) , including syntropic agriculture and agroforestry systems, through workshops, forums and citizen science, strengthening capacities for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Vision : To be an international benchmark for climate education and collective action, where the generation of proprietary data, ecological regeneration, and community governance are integrated into the school curriculum, serving as a replicable model for other high Andean institutions.
General objectives
Strengthening the climate resilience of the urban-rural community of Sumapaz.
Integrate regenerative practices and citizen science into the training of students, families, and teachers.
Promote multi-stakeholder alliances for local climate governance.
Achievements and Milestones
Installation of weather stations at the school and in rural areas, allowing for the collection of real-time climate data.
Citizen Science : More than 200 rainwater samples are isotopically analyzed in collaboration with the Indiana University Paleoclimatology Laboratory, clarifying their origins.
School Climate Actions (SCA): Development of five strategic lines (training, communication, citizen science, political participation, and climate action) with workshops, a digital magazine, and environmental forums.
Educational outcomes: 90% increase in climate understanding for 92 students and formation of an active “School Climate Committee .”
Pilot reforestation: Planting of native trees in environmentally strategic areas of Silvania, with agroforestry monitoring.
