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They traveled to Toronto with the support of the strategy hugs your cole of the MineduHug your school mobilizes more than 50 companies in 13 regions of the country, for the benefit of 3000 students, to provide them better learning conditions
With just 9 and 10 years, three Peruvian schoolchildren conquered the first place in the Spirit of Math answer 2025, held in Toronto, after competing with delegations from 14 countries. His participation was possible thanks to the support of the Ministry of Education (MINEDU), through the strategy embrace your school and of allies of the private sector.
The children Jofran Uchoasara (9 years old), Liam Esquivel Huaman (9) and Yamil Tello Ruiz (10) left Canada full of illusions and with the confidence in the knowledge acquired in their classrooms. Now they return to Peru as winners and with the golden medals in their backpacks after competing in the contest held in Toronto between August 27 and 31.
Jofran Uchasara, who is in the third grade of primary school at the Rimac Castillo de Talents College, obtained gold in category 2. So that he could represent us in Canada, the Minedu added efforts with the Romero Foundation, one of the allies of embrace your school, and it was possible to finance $ 3500 to cover the international air tickets, as well as the feeding expenses, hosting and transfers during its participation. In the contest.
Liam Esquivel, a fourth grade student of the Primary Educational Institution Santo Tomas de Aquino, District of Catac, province of Recuay, in Ancash, won in category 3. For its part, Yamil Tello, of the fifth grade of elementary school of the private school San Alfonso, in the district and province of Huanta, in Ayacucho, imposed itself in category 4. The MINEDU supported both participants with the management of both participants. Interprovincials granted by the company Latam, within the framework of the strategy hugs your school.
The Minister of Education, Morgan Quero, highlighted the talent of the little schoolchildren and said that each triumph of our students opens a new way for the future of Peru. With the support of the allies who have joined the strategy, hug your school, we will continue to support our students so that their dreams come true, he said.
Hug your school: achievements and advances
The strategy embraces your Minedu Cole not only supports outstanding talent students, but also strengthens the infrastructure and equipment of public educational institutions throughout the country. To date, 50 companies in 13 regions (Lima, Huancavelica, Ancash, La Libertad, Loreto, Puno, Piura, Lambayeque, Ica, Ayacucho, San Martin, Amazonas and Callao) have contributed more than 800,000 soles in furniture, technological equipment, school kits, cleaning items and shelter garments, for the benefit of more than 3000 schoolchildren.
A recent example is the contribution to the Republic of Guatemala College, where an allied company adopted one of the workshops and implemented a new kitchen and refrigerator for the area of food industries. Likewise, personal aesthetics kits for the Cosmetology and Didactic Toys were delivered for initial level students, in order to strengthen technical training and educational experience since the first years.
In this way, embrace your school reinforces shared social responsibility in education and makes visible business commitment in the reduction of gaps, with the MINEDU as an articulator between schools with the private and public sectors, and civil organizations. Among the participating companies are Grupo DC, Huawei, HP Peru, Samsung, Entel, Interbank, Tai Loy, BBVA Foundation, DP World Peru, Flesan Group, Group Aje, British Peruvian Cultural Association, among others.
The international triumphs of Jofran, Liam and Yamil are a reminder of the enormous potential of our children and the importance of continuing to add efforts to provide better conditions of learning and access to quality educational resources.
