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Teaching behind bars in Valparaiso
Situated on a hill in the seaport city of Valparaiso on the Chilean coast the Juan Luis Vives school was founded in 1999 Today it has 550 students What makes it unique is that it is located inside the citys prison Every day the teachers who work there are forced to cope with the challenges of the prison world which include disparities in learning abilities and emotions on edge The school was awarded the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy in 2015