The American Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Panama – AmCham Panamá launched the mentoring component of its “School Leadership Program of San Miguelito”, with the participation of 43 people, 19 administrators from the participating schools, 3 supervisors from the San Miguelito Regional Directorate and 21 mentors from our member companies.
The launch included the workshop “From Mentor to Mentee”, delivered by Dalmaris González, Consulting and Quality Manager at our member company Greatness Center Educación. In her presentation, the specialist addressed the fundamentals of mentoring, the roles of mentors and mentees, and shared good practices aimed at strengthening the impact of these sessions on educational development.
As part of the launch, a first meeting between mentors and mentees was facilitated, along with the presentation of the schedule and the next steps of the program. Over the course of the year, each pair will hold three working sessions focused on carrying out a pedagogical project chosen by the mentee, with the aim of driving concrete improvements in their schools.
With more than 15 years of history, this corporate social responsibility program has benefited more than 80 administrators and has had the backing of more than 114 member companies. In this edition, 18 companies are taking part as volunteer mentors, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening the quality of education in the schools of San Miguelito.
AmCham Panamá recognized and thanked the companies taking part this year: Ricardo Pérez, BDO, Necom, Dell Technologies, Venturia Legal, RSM Panamá, S.A.,QLU, Minera Panamá, AES Panamá, Novutec Group, United Airlines, IGRA – Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán, Cevaxin, Arias – Abrego – López, The Metropolitan School of Panama, Modatrading, Grant Thornton and Petroleos Delta. It also acknowledged the support of member company Banesco for providing the venue and the resources needed to carry out this initiative.
We likewise extend our thanks to Fransheska Quijada, country director of Glasswing, and her team for being our allies for another year in organizing and running this program.
