Chile Massachusetts Alliance Inc

CHILE MASSACHUSETTS ALLIANCE, INC. D/B/A CHILEMASS, INC. IS A CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS-BASED NON-PROFIT PLATFORM THAT CATALYZES COLLABORATION BETWEEN CHILE AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS IN THE AREAS OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND VENTURE CAPITAL. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES WITHIN A MATCHMAKING MODEL AND ACTIVELY MAPS ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE COMPLEMENTARY COLLABORATIVE POTENTIAL AND INVITE THEM TO DEVELOP PROJECTS THAT ARE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH GEOGRAPHIES.

CHILEMASS EMPRENDE PROGRAM - THE EMPRENDE PROGRAM IS DEVELOPED BY CHILEMASS WITH CORFO, CHILEAN AGENCY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO HELP CHILEAN TECH ENTREPRENEURS IMPROVE THEIR TECHNOLOGIES AND SCALE-UP INTERNATIONALLY, OFFERING ONLINE AND IN-PERSON TRAINING, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH THE VAST CHILEMASS NETWORK IN THE US. IN 2021, WE SELECTED 55 STARTUP, WHICH PARTICIPATED IN THE NINE MONTH PROGRAM, THE 15 BEST OF THEM CAME TO BOSTON FOR ONE MONTH TO A BOOT CAMP AT THE ACCELERATOR MASSCHALLENGE, AND INTENSE AGENDA OF MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY THE CHILEMASS TEAM AT THE CAMBRIDGE INNOVATION CENTER. AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM, SOME OF THE STARTUPS INCORPORATED AND STARTED PILOTS IN THE US. THE PROGRAM SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR THE PROMOTION OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH THE STRENGTHENING OF NETWORKS BETWEEN CHILE AND MASSACHUSETTS.

CHILEMASS TEACHERS - CHILEMASS TEACHERS PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND ALSO METHODOLOGICAL SKILLS OF TEACHERS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN CHILE. THE PROGRAM TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THAT MASSACHUSETTS HAS THE BEST PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE NATION AND ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD, AND THAT CHILEMASS, BEING LOCATED IN BOSTON, COULD BE A BRIDGE THAT HELPS BRING THAT KNOWLEDGE TO CHILE THROUGH THE CREATION OF A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON TEACHERS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. TRAINING OUR TEACHERS IN A SECOND LANGUAGE, SUCH AS ENGLISH, CAN HELP GENERATE A BILINGUAL MENTALITY WITHIN THE COUNTRY WHICH CAN BE A PLATFORM FOR ATTAINING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS. THERE IS RECIPROCITY IN THE EXCHANGE PROVIDED IN THIS PROGRAM, AS MASSACHUSETTS IS IN NEED OF NATIVE SPANISH TEACHERS FOR ITS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. PREMISED ON THIS NEED, IN 2021 WITH THE COLLABORATION OF FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY - THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATORS IN THE US FOUNDED BY HORACE MANN - AND OF FRAMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHILEMASS DEVELOPED THE SECOND COHORT OF THE CHILEMASS TEACHERS PROGRAM, AIMING TO IMPROVE SECOND LANGUAGE SKILLS OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF PUBLIC-SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN CHILE AND MASSACHUSETTS. PARTICIPANTS FROM CHILE STUDIED ENGLISH AND ALSO SERVE THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM BY SHADOWING AND PARTICIPATING IN CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. THE TWO AIMS OF THE PROJECT: INSTRUCTION THAT FOSTERS SECOND LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND CREATIVITY THROUGH SCIENCE AND INNOVATION. THE PROGRAM ALSO AIMS TO IMPROVE PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS, THROUGH GRAD COURSES ON EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE IN THE AMERICAN CLASSROOM THAT CHILEAN TEACHERS CAN BRING BACK TO CHILE. FURTHERMORE, THE PROGRAM CREATES A CULTURAL EXCHANGE, ENRICHING THE EXPERIENCE OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN BOTH TERRITORIES. IN 2021, WE SELECTED 10 TEACHERS FROM CHILE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM AND CAME TO BOSTON IN SEPTEMBER; SEVEN WERE FUNDED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AND THE REST BY PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS. THE SECOND SEMESTER OF 2021, CHILEMASS WAS AWARDED A $40,000 GRANT FROM THE US EMBASSY IN CHILE TO FUND 7 MORE TEACHERS FOR THE 2022 PROGRAM, AND CHILEMASS AND OTHER FOUNDATIONS FINANCED 7 MORE TEACHERS THAT WERE SELECTED AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEXT COHORT OF THE PROGRAM THAT CAME TO BOSTON IN FEBRUARY 2022.

CHILEMASS HUB PROGRAM - IN ORDER TO FACILITATE TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN CHILEAN AND AMERICAN STAKEHOLDERS AND ACHIEVE GREATER SELF-SUSTENANCE TO OUR ORGANIZATION TO ALLOW THE GROWTH OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS, CHILEMASS LAUNCHED THE CHILEMASS HUB AT THE END OF 2019. CHILEMASS HUB IS A KEY TO UNLEASHING POTENTIAL FOR INNOVATION, CONNECTING ITS MEMBERS WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS ECOSYSTEM. MEMBERS OF THE CHILEMASS HUB -UNIVERSITIES, COMPANIES, ENTREPRENEURS, FOUNDATIONS - BRING THEIR IDEAS AND CHILEMASS HUB HELPS BRING THOSE IDEAS INTO LIFE. THESE BENEFITS INCLUDE ACCESS TO OUR EXCLUSIVE NETWORK OF CONTACTS WITH MASSACHUSETTS UNIVERSITIES, ACCELERATORS, COMPANIES AND STARTUPS AND SPACE IN OUR OFFICES IN BOSTON TO DEVELOP AND FOLLOW UP ON TECHNOLOGY SCOUTING, INNOVATION PROJECTS AND VISITS. THE CHILEMASS HUB PROGRAM IS LOCATED IN OUR OFFICE AT THE CAMBRIDGE INNOVATION CENTER. IN 2021 WE HAD FOUR MEMBERS: AGROSUPER, SOFOFA HUB, FUNDACION KODEA, AND ANDRES BELLO UNIVERSITY (ALL CHILEAN INSTITUTIONS).