CCB News
Luciana Lozada Jiménez (8th Grade) was crowned champion in the junior category of the National Hip-Hop Championship "Supernational Dance Hip-Hop Colombia" which took place in the city of Pereira on the 14th, 15th and 16th of August. More than 50 groups from all over the country participated in this competition.
Luciana is 13 years old and has been practising 8 hours a week for 4 years since she joined the Fire Dance Complex Academy, the academy with which she was crowned champion.
Luciana's mother, Veronica Jimenez, was very proud of her daughter's dedication.
"It is impressive to see Luciana's dedication to this discipline. She looks forward to the days when she has practice. When she has a competition, the hours of training are increased threefold and despite the fatigue she is always strong. As a mother I feel very proud and happy for Luciana," Verónica told us.
In the meantime, Luciana continues to prepare for the upcoming contests and expressed how exciting it is for her to compete.
"It felt great to be able to compete again, because we hadn't been able to do so for more than a year. It is great to be able to feel the energy and all the people watching. You can feel the pressure of all the training and everything that comes with the territory of going to the competitions. A good experience." said Luiciana.
We want to congratulate Luciana on her performance. We are very proud to have a talent like hers at CCB.
On August 6th Arbey Castro, Director of the CCB Symphonic Band, was invited by the Mayor's Office of Santander de Quilichao to the official inauguration of the Hall of Excellence in the Municipal Public Library, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán. There he was commended for his career as the most awarded band director in this region.
At the event, 18 portraits of representative figures throughout the history of the region were unveiled, in the celebration of the 266th birthday of Santander de Quilichao. One of these portraits was that of Arbey. Among those honoured were sportsmen, scientists, writers and artists.
"It was very exciting to see how they recognised other people. To realise what important careers they had. It was a special thing to be able to share with all of them," said Arbey.
This distinction recognises the achievements and artistic career of Arbey, who was the conductor of the Santander de Quilichao Symphonic Band for almost 12 years.In addition to his work as conductor with "La Banda de Andes", "La Banda Especial de Donmatías Antioquia", "La Banda Infantil de Donmatías Antioquia" and "La Banda Especial de Rionegro".
"For me this award is very significant, because knowing that an artist painted my portrait and that it will be exhibited in the library, causes me a lot of impact," said Arbey.
As Director and Cultural Manager, Arbey has received many distinctions, such as the Samán de Oro which is one of the highest awards given by the Mayor's Office of Santander de Quilichao. In addition, he has also received several recognitions at the regional level.
We are very proud of Arbey and to have him as a teacher for our music loving students, congratulations Maestro!
On Thursday August 26, a delegation of 7 CCB students participated in the first Round Square meeting of the academic year entitled "Democracy: Fuelling Future Development". This event was organised by the Doon School in India and the main theme was democracy and its role in building comprehensive solutions to the problems of inequality in the world.
The Round Square pillars are 6 and they are also known as "IDEALS": Internationalism-Democracy-Environmentalism-Adventure-Leadership- Service.
Recognising that positive and meaningful change begins with courageous conversations, Round Square schools connect students with their peers in various countries for an open and honest dialogue about some of the most difficult and sensitive issues facing our world today.
The essence of Round Square is to step out of the classroom and put all of the students' knowledge and skills into practice. It is an opportunity to use what they have learned about international affairs in different spaces such as debates, discussions and lectures, where they can challenge themselves, develop research, public speaking and argumentation skills to find harmonious solutions together.
Pierre Sejnaui, Secondary teacher of Individuals and Societies, was in charge of guiding the CCB delegation to this event.
"It is a meeting where all the students will be able to express their knowledge, their proposals and their skills. It is a moment for everyone to meet and go from the theoretical to the practical, so that they can really experience what democracy is in a real scenario," said Pierre.
CCB was represented by our students Ernesto Estela, Pau Suso, Isabella Páramo, Mariana Ramírez, Laura López, Emilia Arabia and Patrick Govea. At the video conference, the different conceptions of democracy were discussed and there were theoretical and conceptual debates on the model of government and social organisation. Mariana Ramírez (12th grade) commented on this experience.
"It was quite interesting to talk to people from around the world, to learn about different conceptions of democracy and how this form of social organisation is perceived in India. We had a good participation in the conference" said Mariana.
We hope that more students will join in and participate in Round Square events throughout the year. Being part of Round Square opens up doors to the world!
