Efecto Colectivo
Efecto Colectivo (Collective Effect) has been formed with the aim of promoting innovation in education and of teaching the essential skills that children and young people in Chile’s public education system need to face the 21st century’s job market.
Efecto Colectivo is a collaborative alliance, led by Fundación Reimagina and supported by BHP Foundation, which seeks to connect and support organizations that work on:
the development of effective, innovative and scalable solutions to boost the transformation of the teaching and learning model in Chile.
the implementation of solutions already proven in the educational ecosystem, which can potentially generate an impact on different levels, from students and teachers to public policies.
At the beginning of 2024, Efecto Colectivo launched its first fund and invited organizations to apply for technical assistance, mentoring, and funding of up to US$300,000 to scale their projects and develop learning systems and collective impact strategies. At this stage, seven innovative educational projects in Chile were selected to receive support from BHP Foundation's Efecto Colectivo Fund.
In April 2025, Efecto Colectivo launched Fondo Norte, a second call to promote educational innovations in northern Chile. The invitation was aimed at organizations leading collaborative projects with proven impact, focused on strengthening learning in mathematics and language, and on developing 21st century skills. After the selection process, Efecto Colectivo Norte, supported by the Ministry of Education and UNESCO, chose from more than fifty applications. The results were announced in October 2025.
Collective Effect members
UnlimitED: Construyendo en red colegios sin límites - (Building a net for schools without limitations),
Aimed at furthering fundamental learning for all students within the territory and mainly producing two outcomes: One, network development; and two, continuous improvement processes - by Fundación Enseña Chile along with Pulso Escolar (Antofagasta, Valparaiso, O'Higgins, Maule, Araucania, Los Lagos, Aysen and Magallanes regions).
Puentes Educativos TP - (Education Bridges TP)
Leveraging the frequent use of technical and professional high schools in rural areas as community centers, the purpose of this project is to strengthen these facilities as an axis of social and educational development — by Fundación Grupo 99 together with ONG Canales and Co Crecer (La Araucania and Los Rios regions).
Modelo Pionero, Transformando la educación en el Valle del Aconcagua - (Pioneer Model – Transforming Education in the Aconcagua Valley)
This initiative seeks to help students strengthen their learning, but, more importantly, their socioemotional and 21st-century skills, so that they can be agents of change —by Fundación Angloamerican along with Corporación Tu Clase Tu País (Valparaiso Region).
Teatro en la Educación – TELE - (Theater in Education – TELE)
A project embedding the subject of performing arts in the school curriculum, complemented by other components that enhance the overall experience, such as academic field trips to theaters, interdisciplinary projects, contextual deep dive, two-person teaching teams — by Fundación Festival Internacional Teatro a Mil and La Balanza (Antofagasta, Metropolitan and Bio Bio regions).
Aprendizaje Socioemocional: implementación y evaluación - (Social Emotional Learning: implementation and assessment)
An initiative that has been in place for 5 years promoting socioemotional development with a play-based methodology that strengthens bonds and has led to high satisfaction and perception of impact in over 160 schools — by Fundación Trabün along with First Impact (Metropolitan, Coquimbo and Bio Bio regions).
Ecosistemas Territoriales de Bienestar - (Territory-Based Wellbeing Ecosystems)
Focused mainly on strengthening the socioemotional well-being of children in contexts of vulnerability and multiculturalism in the regions of Ñuble and La Araucania — by Fundación Kiri in collaboration with Grupo Educativo NeuroUC, Fundación Mustakis and Fundación Impulsate (La Araucania and Ñuble regions).
Fortalezas del Carácter Astoreca en la Patagonia - (Strengths of the Astoreca Character within Patagonia)
A proposal to assist students from pre-kindergarten to year 4 to build and nurture their character by developing strengths — by Fundación Social Astoreca along with KommPakt, Comunicación en Educación and Fundación Cuenca Viva (Los Lagos and Aysen regions).
Fondo Norte
Three initiatives will receive mentoring and funding of up to CLP$180 million to scale their impact through 2028.
Red Arpa - Pedagogical community for active learning and the development of 21st-century skills
This project targets teachers and school leaders from public schools in Caldera, Chañaral, and Diego de Almagro. It applies the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) methodology, in which students face challenges autonomously and collaboratively, to strengthen learning in mathematics and language while fostering critical thinking, creativity, and communication. Through workshops and learning communities, it promotes classroom innovation with a sustainability perspective. The initiative is led by the Fundación para el Modelamiento Matemático, in collaboration with Corporación Bien Público, the University of Atacama, and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Education at the University of Chile.
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Aula Maestra - Technology, evidence, and mentoring for transformative teaching practice
This initiative seeks to strengthen pedagogical practice in urban and peri-urban public schools in northern Chile through evidence-based teacher training supported by artificial intelligence analytics. Its approach adapts the Teacher Classroom Management (TCM) program to the Chilean context, incorporating real-time feedback to improve school climate, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication. Over two years, more than 2,000 teachers and 290 school leaders from 145 schools in the Arica y Parinacota and Antofagasta regions will participate in this innovative and scalable model. The project is led by the Corporación Educacional Eventuras in partnership with MUYU Education.
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Tutorías entre Pares Tamarugal (Peer Tutoring Tamarugal) - Active learning and collaboration from rural communities
This project promotes a collaborative Peer Tutoring (TeP) model in rural schools in the Tamarugal province, where education students support teachers and pupils in implementing active learning strategies. The initiative bridges initial and continuous teacher training, fostering sustainable educational communities and building local capacity for rural pedagogical innovation. It is led by Fundación Educación 2020 in partnership with the Arturo Prat University and the Tamarugal Local Public Education Service (SLEP Tamarugal), in the Tarapacá Region.
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