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Supporting student field trips has been a part of Forum Foundation’s Panama Programs since the inception of Fundacion Academia Forum. In the past, it was the Academy students who were given the opportunity to participate in these field trips to Panama City as well as historical sites in and around the province of Cocle. Field […]

Fundacion Academia Forum’s collaboration with the Ruben Dario Carles school began in 2014 starting with an initiative to set up a computer lab for students to develop technological skills and experience the digital world. Catalyzed by Mr. Ruben Dario Carles Grimaldo, affectionately known as Chinchorro, who spoke with his friend John Keffer about working together

Caption:University of Panama students practice taking their English exams online.  Promoting and advocating for greater student agency is a priority objective for Fundacion Academia Forum. Our staff and volunteers engage with students, in person, at school, and through online communications, encouraging them to use their voice, request resources, and ask questions. This school year several

Visiting Parents and students continues to be an essential part of FAF work in the field. Two women stand at the edge of a river. They roll up their pant legs. Adjusting their backpacks, shoes in hand, they prepare to cross the river. The river is low. Today it is safe. The rains have been

Our Founder, John Y. Keffer and Forum Foundation Vice President Janet Robinson, love books! From the very beginning of Forum Foundation’s Panama programs, John and Janet have endeavored to share their love of reading and inspire that same passion for learning and books in the hearts and minds of hundreds of student beneficiaries.  A wonderful

Since the end of the 2022 school year, Fundacion Academia Forum has been hosting courses offered by INADEH, Panama’s National Institute for Professional Training and Human Development. After renovating the auditorium at the Jose De Los Reyes Vasquez High School in El Caimito, our F.A.F team has temporarily occupied this space, providing educational support to

Ailin Jassiel Perez proudly displays her diploma, a Bachelor’s Degree in English from the University of Panama, Cocle. Raised in the community of Machuca, Piedras Gordas, Ailin first heard of Forum Foundation when she graduated from middle school in 2013. It was her teacher who told her about the scholarships being offered to attend the

Story by: Dalis Moran, Forum Academy Alumni Class of 2017 I met the Forum Foundation thanks to Professor Elvia Martinez, who was touring the communities of Cocle Norte, recruiting outstanding students. Explaining to them in detail the idea behind the innovative Academia project. The interested group met, and I was very struck by how striking

We are thrilled to celebrate class of 2022 university graduate Larissa Lopez who recently celebrated this accomplishment at the University of Panama’s Centro Regional Universitario in Cocle. Where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Geography and History. In the small towns in the mountains of Cocle, word spreads quickly. Larissa first heard about Forum Foundation

Meet Misael Moran, from  Toabre, Cocle. A Computer Science student at the University of Panama in Cocle, he recently had the opportunity to join Fundacion Academia Forum efforts in Caimito. University students must complete a professional internship as part of their graduation requirements. For Misael, working with the Foundation has been invaluable. Most importantly as