Educando

Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico

EducationEmployment & Skills

NGOFounded 2002International reach

Profile last updated: October 30, 2026

About

Founded in 2002, Educando is a non-governmental organisation based in Ciudad de México, Mexico working on education, employment & skills.

Educando is an international non-profit organisation founded in 2002 by Luanne Zurlo in the United States. It works to improve educational quality in Latin America, focusing on professional development for teachers and school leaders. Its main activities are training teachers and school leaders in Mexico, with programmes that promote 21st-century skills and STEM education in public schools. Its programmes LISTO and siSTEMa Educando run in Mexico, and it previously ran STEM Brasil in Brazil. The organisation also hosts an annual gala to honour education leaders and supporters, and it works with partners including the Universidad de Monterrey.

Location

Ciudad de México, Mexico

Founded

2002

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

educationSTEMteacher trainingschool leadershipLatin AmericaMexico

Languages

ESEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationEmployment & Skills

Works for

ChildrenYouthStudents

How they work

Capacity buildingAwareness & education

Programmes

LISTO

Education · Mexico

Integral school leadership and professional accompaniment programme for school principals, technical-pedagogical advisors, supervisors and sector heads, using coaching and technical tutoring to transform school culture.

siSTEMa Educando

Education · Mexico

Teacher training programme in STEM education for public secondary and upper-secondary schools, using project-based learning and inquiry-based science teaching to develop critical thinking and problem-solving in students.

STEM Brasil

Education · Brazil

Former programme that trained science and mathematics teachers in public schools across Brazil. It now operates as part of the Instituto de Corresponsabilidad por la Educación.