ABOUT US
Our world is changing at a pace that is both good and challenging. Quality learning necessitates a safe, friendly environment, qualified and motivated teachers, and instruction in languages students can understand.
Wings to Learn Academy, a project of the “Luis De La Calle Foundation” and “Wings to Learn – Empowering children” grew from the realization that in order to inspire and support people with a quality education where actions speak louder than words. We are an institution driven by progressive ideas, bold actions, and a strong foundation of support.
Wings to Learn Academy was founded by Dr. Luis De La Calle and Luis Roberto Coto Hernández, to share their vision, and has been registered in the USA as a non-profit organization.
Curious to find out more about us and how you can get involved? Browse our website and get in touch with us today.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to provide a learning platform where every person can easily realize their potential and achieve their goals through music.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to provide learners with a nurturing environment that is essential to their overall development.
The key areas of our educational work are:
Character development:
Character development is a foundation to understand the importance of human rights education. This integrated approach to self-development and social-emotional intelligence facilitates their respect for others, self-discipline, perseverance, patience, loyalty, responsibility, solidarity, etc., as well as developing spiritual values such as gratitude, modesty, empathy, generosity, etc.
Arts and Creative Expression:
Art, music, and dance contribute to the development of social-emotional intelligence on multiple levels. They nurture an individual’s internal harmony and emotional unity by making the inner self aware of its full potential, through feelings of intense joy, peace, and prosperity They are wonderful tools physical and cognitive development of a child while at the same time educating them about self and humanity.
Some of the human values that are developed through the arts are respect for oneself and others, obedience, perseverance, patience, loyalty, responsibility, solidarity, equanimity, honesty, identifying and managing one’s emotions by understanding how one’s emotions relate to the other members. A few of the spiritual values that are developed are gratitude, modesty, empathy, generosity, and unconditional love.
About the co-founder and Rector
Dr. De La Calle uses music as a tool to transform people’s consciousness so that they can realize their true identities. His unique contributions to children’s education have been used by the United Nations to promote the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as per the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet.
His innovative approach to music education added invaluable knowledge to the area of fundamental skills development in children, with a specific focus on the age group of 4 and 8 years old. Dr. De La Calle’s research revealed that the joyful experience of music education positively impacts transversal learning with maths and languages; social-emotional intelligence and creativity.
Dr. De La Calle’s musical background traverses many cultures, traditions, and continents. Drawing on this experience, his teachings are based on the foundational principle that life is an art to live and a work of art is the expression of our personality as a whole, of our sensibility and ability. He has demonstrated that teaching music can be used as an effective tool in education to develop the child’s character (human and spiritual values, social-emotional intelligence, and creativity).
Through his work with children, he was inspired to create a space that can facilitate the holistic education and nurturing of children and empower children on their journey of self-discovery and personal transformation.
Meet the team
Dr. Luis De La Calle
Co-founder and Rector
Luis Roberto Coto Hernández
Co-founder and Web Manager
