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The freedom+ Academy
Pioneering Civics Education in Costa Rica
The Demo Lab Freedom Academy, a leading civics and tech education platform in Latin America, is transforming the way young Costa Ricans, especially from rural areas, engage with and understand their society. By harnessing the power of technology and critical thinking, the Academy provides a unique, interactive learning environment and hands-on activities that prepares students for active and informed participation in modern civic life and to protect their individual freedoms and our democratic institutions.
Mission
To empower the next generation with a comprehensive curriculum that integrates individual freedoms, civic participation, leadership development, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and an understanding of financial freedom, all through state-of-the-art technological tools and collaborative workshops.
Program Highlights
The freedom+ Academy
Pioneering Civics Education in Costa Rica
The Demo Lab Freedom Academy, a leading civics and tech education platform in Latin America, is transforming the way young Costa Ricans, especially from rural areas, engage with and understand their society. By harnessing the power of technology and critical thinking, the Academy provides a unique, interactive learning environment and hands-on activities that prepares students for active and informed participation in modern civic life and to protect their individual freedoms and our democratic institutions.
Mission
To empower the next generation with a comprehensive curriculum that integrates individual freedoms, civic participation, leadership development, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and an understanding of financial freedom, all through state-of-the-art technological tools and collaborative workshops.
Program Highlights
Civic Participation:
Engaging in virtual town halls and using e-governance tools to effectively understand and influence civic processes.
Principles of Freedom:
Educating on the essential liberties such as voluntary relationships, property rights, freedom of speech, political freedom, rule of law, government by consent, and limited government, using interactive modules that foster a deep understanding and advocacy for these fundamental rights.
Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy:
Utilizing tech-driven platforms to teach business management and innovation, alongside fintech solutions that elucidate financial concepts, investments, and digital currency management such as bitcoin wallets. Offering deep dives into cryptocurrency economies via virtual trading platforms and blockchain technology, preparing students for the future of finance.
Leadership Development:
Enhancing decision-making and strategic thinking through interactive simulations and digital leadership tools.
Civic Participation:
Engaging in virtual town halls and using e-governance tools to effectively understand and influence civic processes.
Principles of Freedom:
Educating on the essential liberties such as voluntary relationships, property rights, freedom of speech, political freedom, rule of law, government by consent, and limited government, using interactive modules that foster a deep understanding and advocacy for these fundamental rights.
Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy:
Utilizing tech-driven platforms to teach business management and innovation, alongside fintech solutions that elucidate financial concepts, investments, and digital currency management such as bitcoin wallets. Offering deep dives into cryptocurrency economies via virtual trading platforms and blockchain technology, preparing students for the future of finance.
Leadership Development:
Enhancing decision-making and strategic thinking through interactive simulations and digital leadership tools.
OUR PILOTS
Freedom + Tech
The first iteration of the curriculum is currently being piloted and researched in our FWD Tech and Freedom Academies: the Academies focus on equipping young people with a free, 6-month full-stack software engineering course, intensive english lessons, education in civic participation, employment coaching, personal development, and entrepreneurship mentoring. Bridging gaps in education opportunities, the initiative extends to coastal and inner-country areas, empowering a new generation of leaders in Costa Rica’s most underinvested communities.
OUR PILOTS
Freedom + Tech
The first iteration of the curriculum is currently being piloted and researched in our FWD Tech and Freedom Academies: the Academies focus on equipping young people with a free, 6-month full-stack software engineering course, intensive english lessons, education in civic participation, employment coaching, personal development, and entrepreneurship mentoring. Bridging gaps in education opportunities, the initiative extends to coastal and inner-country areas, empowering a new generation of leaders in Costa Rica’s most underinvested communities.
The freedom+ Academy
Pioneering Civics Education in Costa Rica
The Demo Lab Freedom Academy, a leading civics and tech education platform in Latin America, is transforming the way young Costa Ricans, especially from rural areas, engage with and understand their society. By harnessing the power of technology and critical thinking, the Academy provides a unique, interactive learning environment and hands-on activities that prepares students for active and informed participation in modern civic life and to protect their individual freedoms and our democratic institutions.
Mission
To empower the next generation with a comprehensive curriculum that integrates individual freedoms, civic participation, leadership development, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and an understanding of financial freedom, all through state-of-the-art technological tools and collaborative workshops.
Program Highlights:
The freedom+ Academy
Pioneering Civics Education in Costa Rica
The Demo Lab Freedom Academy, a leading civics and tech education platform in Latin America, is transforming the way young Costa Ricans, especially from rural areas, engage with and understand their society. By harnessing the power of technology and critical thinking, the Academy provides a unique, interactive learning environment and hands-on activities that prepares students for active and informed participation in modern civic life and to protect their individual freedoms and our democratic institutions.
Mission
To empower the next generation with a comprehensive curriculum that integrates individual freedoms, civic participation, leadership development, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and an understanding of financial freedom, all through state-of-the-art technological tools and collaborative workshops.
Program Highlights
Civic Participation:
Engaging in virtual town halls and using e-governance tools to effectively understand and influence civic processes.
Principles of Freedom:
Educating on the essential liberties such as voluntary relationships, property rights, freedom of speech, political freedom, rule of law, government by consent, and limited government, using interactive modules that foster a deep understanding and advocacy for these fundamental rights.
Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy:
Utilizing tech-driven platforms to teach business management and innovation, alongside fintech solutions that elucidate financial concepts, investments, and digital currency management such as bitcoin wallets. Offering deep dives into cryptocurrency economies via virtual trading platforms and blockchain technology, preparing students for the future of finance.
Leadership Development:
Enhancing decision-making and strategic thinking through interactive simulations and digital leadership tools.
OUR PILOTS
Freedom + Tech
The first iteration of the curriculum is currently being piloted and researched in our FWD Tech and Freedom Academies: the Academies focus on equipping young people with a free, 6-month full-stack software engineering course, intensive english lessons, education in civic participation, employment coaching, personal development, and entrepreneurship mentoring. Bridging gaps in education opportunities, the initiative extends to coastal and inner-country areas, empowering a new generation of leaders in Costa Rica’s most underinvested communities.
Freedom + Partners
Our digital learning platform is designed to empower students to engage in civic life. The curriculum delivers powerful lessons through captivating 12-minute videos, where Freedom Fighters share their personal stories and the core principles of liberty that shaped their journeys.
These videos are complemented by Socratic discussions that foster critical thinking and interactive surveys that track student progress.
This dynamic combination creates an immersive learning experience, ensuring students not only understand the importance of civic participation but are also inspired to take action in their own communities. We are in discussions with educational institutions like ULACIT to integrate our curriculum into traditional and non-traditional learning environments. This collaboration aims to enhance civic education and foster a culture of freedom within the university ecosystem.
Freedom + Sports
DemoLab is also currently piloting the Sports and Freedom initiative. A series of sports and civic education camps across Costa Rica, using different sports as a way to engage young people in concepts of Freedom.
Our first pilot, Sports and Basketball, with Enes Kanter Freedom and 75 young people from disadvantaged communities in Cartago, Costa Rica, showed successful metrics of engagement, knowledge retention, and behavioral improvements. 85% of participants reported a better understanding of civic rights, while 78% demonstrated enhanced teamwork and leadership skills. 70% showed increased commitment to community involvement, and 65% improved in articulating the concept of freedom.
Civic Participation: Engaging in virtual town halls and using e-governance tools to effectively understand and influence civic processes.
Principles of Freedom: Educating on the essential liberties such as voluntary relationships, property rights, freedom of speech, political freedom, rule of law, government by consent, and limited government, using interactive modules that foster a deep understanding and advocacy for these fundamental rights.
Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy: Utilizing tech-driven platforms to teach business management and innovation, alongside fintech solutions that elucidate financial concepts, investments, and digital currency management such as bitcoin wallets. Offering deep dives into cryptocurrency economies via virtual trading platforms and blockchain technology, preparing students for the future of finance.
Leadership Development: Enhancing decision-making and strategic thinking through interactive simulations and digital leadership tools.
OUR PILOTS
Freedom + Tech
The first iteration of the curriculum is currently being piloted and researched in our FWD Tech and Freedom Academies: the Academies focus on equipping young people with a free, 6-month full-stack software engineering course, intensive english lessons, education in civic participation, employment coaching, personal development, and entrepreneurship mentoring. Bridging gaps in education opportunities, the initiative extends to coastal and inner-country areas, empowering a new generation of leaders in Costa Rica’s most underinvested communities.
Freedom + Sports
DemoLab is also currently piloting the Sports and Freedom initiative. A series of sports and civic education camps across Costa Rica, using different sports as a way to engage young people in concepts of Freedom.
Our first pilot, Sports and Basketball, with Enes Kanter Freedom and 75 young people from disadvantaged communities in Cartago, Costa Rica, showed successful metrics of engagement, knowledge retention, and behavioral improvements. 85% of participants reported a better understanding of civic rights, while 78% demonstrated enhanced teamwork and leadership skills. 70% showed increased commitment to community involvement, and 65% improved in articulating the concept of freedom.
Freedom + Sports
DemoLab is also currently piloting the Sports and Freedom initiative.
A series of sports and civic education camps across Costa Rica, using different sports as a way to engage young people in concepts of Freedom.
Our first pilot, Sports and Basketball, with Enes Kanter Freedom and 75 young people from disadvantaged communities in Cartago, Costa Rica, showed successful metrics of engagement, knowledge retention, and behavioral improvements. 85% of participants reported a better understanding of civic rights, while 78% demonstrated enhanced teamwork and leadership skills. 70% showed increased commitment to community involvement, and 65% improved in articulating the concept of freedom.
Freedom + Partners
Our digital learning platform is designed to empower students to engage in civic life. The curriculum delivers powerful lessons through captivating 12-minute videos, where Freedom Fighters share their personal stories and the core principles of liberty that shaped their journeys.
These videos are complemented by Socratic discussions that foster critical thinking and interactive surveys that track student progress.
This dynamic combination creates an immersive learning experience, ensuring students not only understand the importance of civic participation but are also inspired to take action in their own communities. We are in discussions with educational institutions like ULACIT to integrate our curriculum into traditional and non-traditional learning environments. This collaboration aims to enhance civic education and foster a culture of freedom within the university ecosystem.
Freedom + Partners
Our digital learning platform is designed to empower students to engage in civic life. The curriculum delivers powerful lessons through captivating 12-minute videos, where Freedom Fighters share their personal stories and the core principles of liberty that shaped their journeys.
These videos are complemented by Socratic discussions that foster critical thinking and interactive surveys that track student progress.
This dynamic combination creates an immersive learning experience, ensuring students not only understand the importance of civic participation but are also inspired to take action in their own communities. We are in discussions with educational institutions like ULACIT to integrate our curriculum into traditional and non-traditional learning environments. This collaboration aims to enhance civic education and foster a culture of freedom within the university ecosystem.
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