Middle School students joined the civic and democratic celebration. With the support of the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE), our Trojans participated in a simulation of national elections.
Laura Vargas, Middle School teacher, explained that this activity is carried out every 4 years and aims to strengthen civicism among students.
“It’s very important to teach them from a young age that in Costa Rica you vote, you choose who you want to govern,” said Vargas.
Audio: Laura Vargas - Middle School Teacher
Alejandro Sauma, president of the Student Electoral Tribunal, mentioned that students and teachers worked together to carry out the democratic drill at Lincoln School. “What the school wants is to teach and prepare us for our turn to elect a new president,” said Sauma.
Audio: Alejandro Sauma - Student Government President
The voting procedure was done exactly as regular elections, including voter registration and showing ID card before getting the ballot. At the end of the voting period, 243 valid votes and 15 null votes were counted.
A democratic seed in PreKinder
The smaller Trojans also participated in the elections, but with an adapted format. The children created their own identity cards and chose their favorite insect from 3 options.
“We try to explain the abstract of voting in a more concrete way, so that our students analyze the responsibility that comes with making a decision. We wanted to teach them the importance of decision-making through voting, taking advantage of the fact that these conversations are taking place at home”, said Verónica Aragón, Preschool Director.
It was a new experience for these little Trojans who grow up in a privileged nation in which they will have the option of choosing freely.
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