This conference will show the status of a project to strengthen the school, family and community relationship, focused on the management of social and cultural networks, between parents and community actors and institutions.

“Threading networks between families, schools and the community: A proposal in action” is the title of the next conference that will be given by the academic of the Department of Psychology of the University of La Serena, Dr. María Teresa Juliá, at the Center for Extension of this house of higher education. The activity will take place this Wednesday, June 25, at 11:30 a.m., at the aforementioned university campus. 

As part of the cycle of academic conferences “Psychology and Contemporary Society”, organized jointly by the Directorate of Extension and the Department of Psychology of the ULS, this conference will be presented that will show the status of a project to strengthen the relationship between school and family. and community, focused on the management of social and cultural networks, between representatives and community actors and institutions. 

According to Dr. María Teresa Juliá, this is a project that has been worked on locally, with the participation of 30 representatives - mostly women - from municipal establishments in the Las Compañías sector, in La Serena, who, through Their work as leaders has allowed them to create a bridge between families and the community. “These mothers enhance the discussion about supporting families in the educational process; internally, in the meetings that they themselves participate in and in other meetings that we coordinate with the schools, they act as facilitators, and externally, the mothers have formed an education and culture table with us, where these mothers empowered by the project participate. , with a lot of initiative and very purposeful, with cultural agents in the community,” said the academic.

Likewise, it seeks to widen the cultural gap of children and adolescents in the IV region, through accessible tools that allow supporting the training provided by schools and families. “We are working to enrich children's access to culture, through the generation of spaces, diversification of cultural interest and broadening their perspective. Therefore, this conference will basically focus on this cultural perspective, prioritizing that education is beyond school (...) when we talk about quality in education, what happens outside of school is substantive, it is not an appendix, it is what weighs more,” said Juliá.

This activity is aimed at the entire community and is free of charge. For those who wish to attend, you should go to the Extension Center of the University of La Serena, at 446 Prat Street, La Serena, or contact 2204171 or on social networks. 

The practical part of the demonstration will include members of the public who, after drawing a drawing, will be able to receive a totally free Thai massage.

As part of the “Roadshow Thailand 2014”, this Tuesday, June 24, a series of new panoramas alluding to this culture will begin. Thai massage is one of the protagonists of this day, which will be led by two great exponents: Aldo Pfeiffer Espinoza, therapist and teacher of Thai massage, and his wife Chalika Noonin, native teacher of traditional Thai massage and graduate in public health in Bangkok, Thailand, who has a broad and attractive curriculum on this ancient discipline. This activity will take place from 10:00 a.m. in the Gabriel González Videla room of the Regional Administration, located at Prat 350, La Serena.

This year, the city of La Serena has been the chosen setting to introduce its community to all the magic of this Asian culture. His Excellency Mr. Petch-vra, ambassador of Thailand in Chile, has pointed out how through these activities, relations between both countries have been strengthened and the great reception that this cultural project has had in the area. “For this year we received the invitation from the University of La Serena and also the very valuable support from the University so that we can carry out a dissemination activity like this joint project (…) One of the main purposes of our Embassy (…) is to favor our bilateral relations between Thailand and Chile,” said the diplomat.

Furthermore, he highlighted the importance of this discipline. “Thai massage very well represents the wisdom of our ancestors, who created this discipline many years ago that can be a form of medical treatment. Furthermore, today it is a pride for us to know that many Chileans are interested in this discipline, they have traveled to Thailand, they have taken a Thai massage course from qualified teachers in Thailand and upon arriving in Chile they currently have their own schools, or the spa that they provides this type of service to our Chilean friends,” he explained. 

Noonin and Pfeiffer have extensive experience in this discipline and have shared ancient knowledge in various activities. From there, their “AROKAYA” center was born, which means “without illness”, where they do “meditation classes and sessions, spiritual guidance and traditional Thai massage therapies (…) to help the population calm their mind, become aware of their life and heal their physical and spiritual illnesses,” said teacher Chalika Noonin.  

The activities of “Roadshow Thailand 2014” are free entry, but with limited places. Invitations can be picked up in person at the ULS Extension Center, at Prat 446, La Serena.

Film series, culinary tasting, massage and Muay Thai will be part of the activities that will publicize Thai culture in the region.

During the next few days, the Serenense community will be able to learn about and enjoy different activities that will introduce an important part of Thai culture. This is ''Roadshow Thailand 2014'', an activity organized jointly by the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena and the Royal Thai Embassy in Chile.

This activity will take place from June 23 to 25, presenting two days of Thai cinema (ULS Extension Center) and an extensive day on June 24 where Thai culture will be brought closer to the community through an informative talk about Thailand , a talk and demonstration of traditional Thai massage, a talk and demonstration of Muay Thai (Gabriel González Videla room of the Regional Administration), and a demonstration and tasting of Thai cuisine (ULS Extension Center). 

“The Thailand Roadshow project in Chile is one of the most important projects of our Embassy (…). Of what we would like to highlight in terms of our culture, the first thing that stands out is Thai gastronomy, because we as the Embassy have heard from our Chilean friends who have traveled to Thailand that they really like Thai food. Apart from that, we would like to highlight Thai boxing or what we know as Muay Thai, since today there are many Chileans who have traveled to Thailand to specifically practice this type of sport. In addition to this, we also have Thai massage, which very well represents the wisdom of our ancestors who created this discipline many years ago that can be a form of medical treatment,” said the Thai ambassador to Chile, His Excellency Mr. Surapon Petch-vra.

For her part, the director of Extension of the ULS, Dr. Catalina Cvitanic, highlighted the activities that spread different cultures. “The Extension Department has long been developing the idea of ​​disseminating other cultures through integrated activities, which include various samples that allow the community to get an idea of ​​what said culture represents,” she said.

The activities included in the “Roadshow Thailand 2014” have free entry, but with limited places. Invitations to participate in this great panorama will be delivered at the ULS Extension Center, at Prat 446, La Serena.

The next show will be dedicated to symphonic tango, in a special event that will take place on Friday, July 4 at the Coliseum of the regional capital.

In the midst of the celebrations for Chile's victory over Australia in the Soccer World Cup, the audience of the Symphony Orchestra of the University of La Serena began to arrive en masse at the Municipal Theater of La Serena, prepared to enjoy the "Romanticism" concert. which the professional cast presented under the direction of the German maestro Gottfried Engels.

As usual, audiences of all ages and even entire families came to the place, where the musicians dazzled with their interpretations of ''Peripeteia II'' by Manuel Contreras, Symphony 104 in D Major by Franz Joseph Haydn (I Mov Adagio-Allegro, II Mov. Andante, III Mov. Minuetto-Allegro and IV Mov. Finale-Spiritoso) and the Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 1 in Eb major Op 11 by Richard Strauss (I Mov. Allegro, II Mov. Andante, III Mov. Rondo Allegro).

The latter featured the great performance of the soloist Bobbi-Jane Berkheimer, first horn of the U. de La Serena Symphony Orchestra, Master in Musical Arts (French horn) from the University of New York in Stony Brook, Long Island, under the tution of Professor William Purvis. Berkheimer and the musicians of the ULS group presented a first-class show, under the tutelage of Maestro Engels, chief conductor of the Bonn Hofgarten Orchestra (Germany). 

It is important to highlight that the next Seasonal Concert of the Symphony Orchestra of the University of La Serena will be on Saturday, August 8, but in the month of July there will be a special and unmissable show, “Tango Sinfónico”, an opportunity in which Among the guests will be the singers Katy Campos and Pablo Moraga, as well as the musicians Rodolfo Jorquera and Cristian Molina on bandoneon.

Led by the prominent national director Francisco Núñez, the group and its guests promise to enchant those who attend the Monumental Coliseum of La Serena next July 4, at 20:00 p.m., with their performances of ''Nocturna'', ' 'Summer of Buenos Aires', 'Nostalgias', 'A low fire' and 'It is said about me', among other masterful works.

The activity will bring Thai culture closer to the community through various activities such as talks, demonstrations and tasting.

As part of the ''Roadshow Thailand 2014'' activity, on June 24 there will be a demonstration of the national sport of Thailand, Muay Thai, an activity that will bring together the 2014 Muay Borán world champion, Juan Carlos ''Huracán,' in La Serena. '' Coria, and the two-time Muay Thai world champion, Daniela Callejas. Both athletes will demonstrate boxing, a combat sport and martial art originating from Thailand.

Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand and its practice has spread throughout the world, including Chile. In it, different weapons are used to hit the opponent: punches, elbows, kicks and knees, and it requires not only great physical skill, but also great intelligence and mettle. 

''The objective of my training is to continue improving my skills and physical qualities, and consolidate myself as the best exponent of the discipline worldwide,'' said Daniela Callejas. Juan Carlos “Huracán” Coria is currently the president of the Chilean Muay Thai Sports Federation and representative for Chile of the World Muay Thai Federation. Both athletes have dedicated their lives and passion to this discipline, competing at an international level, and have an outstanding participation in promoting and teaching Muay Thai in Chile.

''Roadshow Thailand 2014'' is an activity organized jointly by the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena and the Thai Embassy in Chile, and will take place from June 23 to 25, presenting two days of Thai cinema (ULS Extension Center) and an extensive day on June 24 where Thai culture will be brought closer to the community through an informative talk about Thailand, a talk and demonstration of traditional Thai massage, talk and demonstration of Muay Thai (Gabriel room González Videla de la Intendencia) and a demonstration and tasting of Thai cuisine (ULS Extension Center). 

The activities are free entry, but with an invitation, which can be picked up at the ULS Extension Center, located at Prat 446, La Serena.

Tickets to attend this musical event are free, but with limited spaces.

On June 19, at the Extension Center of the University of La Serena, the Chamber Concert will be held that will include two works by the great German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, one of them on piano and the second known as '' Spring Sonata'' for violin and piano. These musical pieces will be performed by Sergio Carvajal (piano) and Rodrigo Barraza (violin), both colleagues and instrument teachers at the Copiapó Lyceum of Music. 

Through this concert, Carvajal and Barraza wish to make the work of this outstanding German conductor and pianist known to the public. ''We worked with this composer to understand and demonstrate the compositional work that these two works have in the same tonality and that they stand out in musical aspects, both in the chamber work and in the violin and piano. It is a very interesting sonata from a technical point of view,'' said pianist Sergio Carvajal.

This is a musical project that was prepared a year ago and presented only in Copiapó and will be presented for the first time in La Serena. ''We have been working on this duo since last year, putting together material and working on different pieces (...). For us it is important to present the work we are doing, we are interested in sharing with different audiences,'' said Carvajal, who does not rule out holding concerts in other parts of Chile.

It should be noted that this chamber duo will be presented within the framework of the 2014 Concert Series, organized by the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena.

For more information on this free entry activity, go to the ULS Extension Center, Prat 446, La Serena, call 051-2-204171, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or on social networks.