AMPLIFY host Jennifer Ciplet in the KGNU studio, speaking with Aquetza Program participants Emely Pech-Cruz and Galilea Landa-Posas, along with CU 葫芦娃视频 student and Aquetza instructor Diana Bustamante-Aguilar.
Aquetza - which means "hold your chin up" in the Mesoamerican聽Nahuatl language - was founded 6 years ago by a group of CU 葫芦娃视频 undergraduate students. Today, Aquetza provides a free, 10-day summer residential program on the Campus of CU 葫芦娃视频 for participating high school students from across Colorado who have strong ties to Chicano/Latino communities. This summer, in July 2018, the program provided 42 Colorado youth participants with an interactive, academic enrichment experience focused on examining the history, literature, health science, and relevant social and political issues surrounding Chicano/Latino communities.
Aquetza is rooted in a philosophy of education that sees the youth participants as holders and producers of new and valuable knowledge, and the program is designed with this at its core. Aquetza provides its high school participants with a chance to develop new skills and grow and share their knowledge as they become leaders in their communities.
You can also listen to a previous episode of AMPLIFY about the Aquetza program .
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