{"id":90,"date":"2024-09-21T20:40:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T18:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2026-05-13T07:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T06:52:50","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com\/?page_id=90","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"90\" class=\"elementor elementor-90\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-425677ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"425677ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">About us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c535d07 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c535d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section 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elementor-size-default\">About Agustina<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fce8da0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fce8da0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Agustina Lacarte<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16104c2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16104c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"><b>Dr. Agustina Lacarte<\/b><\/span>\u00a0leads teaching, learning, leadership development, and school improvement across international education contexts, working in partnership with schools, senior leadership teams, and education systems to strengthen educational quality, leadership capacity, and student outcomes.<\/p><p data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"1039\">Her experience spans primary, secondary, and International Baccalaureate (IB) education, including leadership roles as Head of Primary, PYP Coordinator, and Director of Teaching and Learning. She has led whole-school improvement initiatives in curriculum design, assessment, instructional practice, and leadership development, contributing to outcomes such as 100% external examination pass rates, improved student retention, stronger teacher engagement, and a 12-point increase in family satisfaction (NPS) within one year.<\/p><p data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1543\">A core aspect of Dr. Lacarte\u2019s work focuses on leadership development. She designs and facilitates professional learning for IB educators and senior leaders, including Heads of School and programme coordinators, with consistently high participant satisfaction exceeding 90%. She also coaches Heads of School, Deputy Heads, and coordinators during periods of implementation, accreditation, and organisational change, supporting sustained leadership capacity in complex international school environments.<\/p><p data-start=\"1545\" data-end=\"1970\">Alongside school-based leadership work, Dr. Lacarte serves as an international education consultant and trainer, supporting schools in Europe with IB implementation, curriculum alignment, assessment systems, teaching and learning strategy, and whole-school improvement. In recent projects, leadership teams have strengthened instructional coherence, teacher engagement, and organisational alignment within six weeks.<\/p><p data-start=\"1972\" data-end=\"2348\">At system level, she has contributed to educational improvement initiatives with the Ministry of Education in Paraguay through an international project focused on school evaluation and improvement planning. This work included school reviews, leadership observations, stakeholder engagement, and diagnostic reporting to support evidence-informed decision-making across schools.<\/p><p data-start=\"2350\" data-end=\"2701\">Dr. Lacarte brings 14 years of experience in higher education as a university lecturer in Early Years and Primary Education. She is an active contributor to the field as a speaker at TEDx events and IB Global Conferences, and she is co-author of a practical book on classroom strategies and future-focused learning: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2666\" data-end=\"2700\">https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com<\/a><\/p><p data-start=\"2703\" data-end=\"2981\">Her work is driven by a central focus: supporting schools and education systems in translating ambitious educational vision into practical, sustainable improvement that strengthens learning, builds leadership capacity, and creates meaningful impact for students and communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cd94cb0 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1cd94cb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf2309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acf2309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/agustina-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-797\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/agustina-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/agustina-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/agustina-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/agustina-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/agustina.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48291ef1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48291ef1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c733c3a elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5c733c3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938113b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"938113b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Camila<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18644205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18644205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Camila Welch<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3254ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3254ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Camila: \u00a0PYP Educator and Author<\/strong><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">With eight years of experience as a dedicated PYP educator, Camila has cultivated a passion for creating dynamic and inclusive learning environments. As a Social Science coordinator, she excels in developing and implementing engaging curricula that inspire students to thrive. Camila holds a Master\u2019s degree in Psychopedagogy, ensuring her approach is tailored to meet diverse learning needs.\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0Her commitment to holistic education and student development led her to write &#8220;How to Teach Approaches to Learning in the PYP.&#8221; This book offers practical tools and innovative strategies for educators, designed to enhance teaching skills within the Primary Years Programme. It also serves as a valuable resource for tracking and supporting each student&#8217;s progress, providing educators with evidence-based methods to monitor and nurture individual growth.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40bc30db elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"40bc30db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4fee5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4fee5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Camila.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-279\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Camila.jpg 523w, https:\/\/skillsforabetterfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Camila-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46d51418 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"46d51418\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c040cc6\" data-id=\"5c040cc6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11188085 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"11188085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tIf we aim to cultivate self-sufficient, proactive, and empowered learners who take ownership of their learning, we must teach them how to learn effectively and provide them with ample opportunities to practice these skills.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Agustina Lacarte<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home About Agustina Dr. Agustina Lacarte Dr. Agustina Lacarte\u00a0leads teaching, learning, leadership development, and school improvement across international education contexts, working in partnership with schools, senior leadership teams, and education systems to strengthen educational quality, leadership capacity, and student outcomes. 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