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Our Project
«Emotions in the Classroom» transforms social-emotional education in Colombia through an interactive digital platform which integrates art and psychoeducation. This platform strengthens the skills of teachers and psychologists in educational institutions to teach emotional management, creative expression, and civic engagement in teenagers and young adults.
The issue
Youth mental health in Colombia is facing a crisis, with high rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide, according to the Ministry of Health and the ICBF (Colombian Family Welfare Institute). Despite Law 2383 (2024), which mandates social-emotional education, its effective implementation faces challenges. The Escuela Nacional del Grito (National School of Screaming) our nonprofit organization, identifies four key problems:
- The lack of innovative pedagogical tools for high school
- The persistent taboo surrounding mental health
- The inaccessibility of free or low-cost mental health services (especially for vulnerable youth)
- Youth distrust towards educational institutions and public entities.
Which hinders their participation in socio-emotional support activities. This generates a pedagogical gap in the development of emotional management, self-care, resilience, and coexistence, limiting creative expression as a tool for emotional processing and identity.
Our solution
The platform will offer four training modules: Emotional Management, Mental Health, Civic abilities, and Youngster. Additionally, it will include resources to strengthen teaching abilities and their formative accompaniment, with a comprehensive approach adapted to the Colombian context.
Our Team
We’re the Escuela Nacional del Grito (non-profit organization)
Country: Colombia
Artistic and cultural social organization that began as a citizen initiative and brings together artists, creators, publicists, researchers, anthropologists, and psychologists for the promotion and prevention of mental health in young people.
A community-based, virtual, alternative, and trans-territorial device. Some actions:
- Psychosocial intervention projects
- Digital content
- Music festival / concerts
- Workshops
- Talks
- Tattoo sessions
Profiles
Daniela Saldarriaga Project Director
Bachelor’s degree in Arts with a Master's degree in Museology
She has a solid track record in the public sector, specializing in cultural, heritage, and museum management. Her experience encompasses the comprehensive coordination of artistic and cultural projects, including planning, supervision, educational processes, curatorial work, research, and the development of inventories and diagnoses.
She possesses outstanding skills in the management, evaluation, and support of cultural initiatives, as well as in content creation, academic agenda design, and artistic programming.
Camila Gaviria Digital Development Lead
Graphic Communicator
With over 12 years of experience focused on web design and interactivity, guided by the philosophy that design should narrate an engaging story and be user-centered to reach the appropriate audience. Throughout her career across various platforms, she has developed the ability to offer innovative and coherent solutions to her clients’ needs, standing out for her dedication, discipline, creativity, organization, resourcefulness, leadership skills, ease of learning, good performance under pressure, and adaptability to change. Her mastery of design and interactivity tools, as well as various CMS, allows her to generate high-quality and impactful results that enhance the communicative purpose of each strategy.
Gustavo Alvarez Social Program Coordinator
Cultural Promoter and Publicist
Over 17 years of experience in Medellín, dedicated to creating content and educational experiences for social organizations and cultural collectives. He leads the Corporación Escuela Nacional del Grito and the Festival Rock x La Vida Medellín (Rock for Life Music Festival), promoting mental health and youth suicide prevention. As a speaker at national and international events, he explores the relationship between art and social transformation. His work in the independent music scene through Cocorota Inc. and his role as manager of prominent artists such as La Doble A, Nepentes and Militantex along with his extensive experience in show production, artistic programming for cultural spaces, and festival and tour management, solidify him as a key figure in the local and national cultural landscape.
Tatiana López Psychoeducation Content Production Coordinator
Cultural Promoter with a background and bachelor’s degree in Psychology
With experience in psychosocial coordination and team leadership within social organizations, currently focused on the administrative and social management of the Corporación Escuela Nacional del Grito, of which she is a co-founder.
Her motivation centers on projects that integrate social development, communication, and mental health through art. As a producer of cultural and artistic events, she seeks to generate well-being and strengthen teams through meaningful experiences that connect people, combining her understanding of human dynamics with planning and execution skills to create harmonious and adaptable environments.
Elizabeth López Educational psychologist
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a Master's degree in Social Intervention
With experience in the formulation and execution of institutional well-being programs, university teaching, training and development in the integral development of the human being, intervention and accompaniment of clinical processes at the individual and couple level, personnel selection processes, and promotion and prevention programs in social and educational contexts.
She possesses skills in group and teamwork management, conferences, workshops, and analysis of social transformations in individual, family, and group aspects.
Jessica Valencia Educational psychologist
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a Master's degree in Social Intervention
With experience in social research and various areas of psychology, such as group workshops, individual and family psychosocial support.
Her work has focused on addressing issues related to the national armed conflict, peace and reconciliation, the LGBTI population, and gender-based violence, especially in psychosocial support processes.
Committed to social transformation through psychological intervention with a differential approach, promoting interdisciplinary spaces for comprehensive and inclusive professional development.
Alejandra Arias Artist and Mediator
Visual Artist and Educator
Passionate and intense, she enjoys challenges, research, and the power of images.
Her conversational nature and her ability to build connections facilitate her performance in educational and artistic spaces, especially in roles where she can teach, share knowledge, and offer words of help, motivation, and support to others.
Bryan Castaño Artist and Mediator
Visual artist, illustrator, and cultural mediator
With over a decade of experience in designing pedagogical experiences in museums, schools, and community spaces.
His career focuses on activating dialogues through workshops that link contemporary art with school curricula, employing playful and participatory methodologies aimed at children, adolescents, and teachers.
His work transforms classrooms and museums into laboratories of critical creation, where illustration and the visual become tools for questioning, imagining, and narrating. As a workshop facilitator, he specializes in adapting artistic languages to formal and non-formal educational contexts, ranging from collaborative art projects to community interventions in public spaces, grounded in flexible pedagogies that value error as part of learning and play as its driving force.
Sebastián Chica Media Coordinator
Bachelor’s degree in Advertising with a Master's degree in Anthropology and diplomas in Digital Marketing and Online Advertising
He has 10 years of work experience in the public and private sectors, where he has worked in 360º communication strategy, internal marketing (endomarketing), and e-learning.
However, he considers his education and profession as tools at the service of his profound desire to contribute to a better society.
He enjoys reading, cinema, and theater, and finds great satisfaction in sharing time with his loved ones and providing them with support in difficult times. He is passionate about culture, art, and the causes he deeply believes in, among them, mental health.
Daniel Holguín Brand Manager & Graphic Designer
Senior graphic designer
With over 18 years of experience in editorial design, branding, and digital illustration. Experienced in leading visual identity projects and creative collaborations with international artists.
Specialized in delivering high-impact visual content across print and digital media. Skilled in basic animation, intermediate video editing, and professional photography with full post-production workflows.
I apply advanced generative AI techniques —including prompt engineering with ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Grok— to streamline creative workflows and support design teams. I also facilitate training workshops in graphic design, illustration, and AI-powered.
Other Profiles
3 Administrative consultants
Legal, accounting, and financial matters.
Digital Implementation Team
- 1 instructional designer responsible for adapting content to digital training formats.
- 2 Media Content producers.
