On September 2, the Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillán Campus (Chile) welcomed our facilitators Paulina Núñez and Francisca Poblete for a Pre-Texts workshop. They traveled from Santiago, Universidad Mayor, to share the methodology with faculty from the School of Education and Humanities, as well as teachers and principals from schools across the Ñuble region. The workshop used the abduction of Europa to spark debate through laughter, costumes, , and performances that echoed through the university’s hallways. In this creative environment, the educational community discovered the power of the methodology to foster imagination, critical thinking, and collaboration. When a school principal voiced his deep concern about how to confront adolescent suicide, a long silence reminded everyone of the urgent need to create pedagogical spaces where imagination and artistic participation become safe spaces for young people to live with greater joy and resilience.
