Education, Santander announce pact
February 16, 2006
SAN JUAN (EFE) – Education Secretary Rafael Aragunde and Banco Santander Puerto Rico President José González announced Wednesday a collaboration agreement to begin Thursday a program of financial education and information about university options for high school students.
With the support of the Education Department, Banco Santander Puerto Rico will offer a program of workshops to some 350 students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade in 10 public schools included in the improvement plan of the educational regions of the island.
The workshops are a combined initiative of the program Contigo of Santander, which provides advice on the management of personal finances and the importance of savings; the PreUniversia portal, with information about offers of study, employment, and professional careers; and the non-profit organization Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Puerto Rico.
The high schools that will benefit from this initiative are: María Cadilla in Arecibo, Rosalina C. Martínez in Guaynabo, Miguel Meléndez Muñoz in Cayey, Germán Rieckehoff in Vieques, Doctora Conchita Cuevas in Gurabo, Eva y Patria Custodio in Las Marías, Juan A. Corretjer in Ciales, Armstrong in Ponce, Blanca Malaret in Sabana Grande, and Berwind in San Juan.
"Our wish is to present new opportunities that support the academic progress of our students, but we also seek that these novel forms of learning be practical teachings for their daily life. With this alliance, the public school students will receive expert advice that will help them be good administrators of their finances," Aragunde said.
González said in a press release that "Santander is convinced that education is not only the source of knowledge and innovation, but also one of the most important motors of social and economic development of society".
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