Colima-Pasco Friendship & Collaboration Association

07/25/2026

Cuatro estudiantes excepcionales de la Unidad 061 de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional (UPN) en Colima han concluido su primera semana en Pasco, participando en un programa de prácticas con Inspire Development Centers. COPA y la UPN han colaborado durante los últimos tres años para establecer un vínculo educativo entre Pasco y Colima. Las estudiantes —Stephany Odette Angulo García, Leslie Fernanda Radillo Cárdenas, Jenifer Paola Díaz Ramírez y Kelly Carolina Manjarrez López— formaron parte de una delegación más amplia de la UPN que visitó Pasco en 2025. Durante dicho viaje, las estudiantes y los instructores interactuaron directamente con el Distrito Escolar de Pasco, WSU Tri-Cities y Columbia Basin College.

Inspire Development Centers

07/25/2026

Four incredible students from Unit 061 of the National Pedagogical University (UPN) in Colima have finished their first week in Pasco, participating in an internship program with Inspire Development Centers. COPA and UPN have worked together during the past 3 years to establish an education-based connection between Pasco and Colima. The students: Stephany Odette Angulo García, Leslie Fernanda Radillo Cárdenas, Jenifer Paola Díaz Ramírez and Kelly Carolina Manjarrez López were part of a larger UPN delegation that visited Pasco in 2025. During that trip students and instructors had direct engagement with Pasco School District, WSU Tri-Cities, and Columbia Basin College.

Inspire Development Centers

07/25/2026

Inspire Development Centers is providing the UPN students an extraordinary internship experience. COPA is grateful for the collaboration! Follow the link below to for more! Checkhttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/19LtM53E8S/

🌟 Welcoming our 2026 Interns! 🌟

This summer, Inspire Development Centers is proud to host four incredible student teachers from Universidad Pedagógica Nacional (UPN) in Colima, Mexico:

👩‍🏫 Stephany Odette Angulo García
👩‍🏫 Leslie Fernanda Radillo Cárdenas
👩‍🏫 Jenifer Paola Díaz Ramírez
👩‍🏫 Kelly Carolina Manjarrez López

Over the next four weeks, they'll be gaining hands-on experience in early childhood education alongside our teaching teams; bringing fresh energy, new perspectives, and a spirit of cross-cultural exchange to our classrooms.
This partnership is made possible through collaboration with COPA and UPN Colima, connecting future educators across borders. ¡Bienvenidas! 💛

07/24/2026

COPA tuvo el gran placer de recibir este fin de semana a cinco rostros conocidos provenientes de Colima, México. ¡Han regresado un instructor y cuatro estudiantes universitarios de la Unidad 061 de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional (UPN) en Colima, quienes formaron parte de una delegación educativa que visitó Pasco en 2025!

Gracias al patrocinio del Inspire Development Center, pasarán cuatro semanas en Pasco trabajando en las instalaciones de dicho centro y perfeccionando sus habilidades en educación infantil.

Yerania Espíndola, presidenta del Comité de Educación de COPA, colaboró ​​con los administradores de la UPN y con Inspire para organizar esta importante oportunidad.

Celebramos el regreso de los estudiantes y esperamos con ilusión compartir tiempo con ellos y ver cómo se desarrollan para convertirse en los futuros educadores de Colima.

07/24/2026

COPA was very excited to welcome five familiar faces from Colima, Mexico over the weekend. One instructor and four university students from Unit 061 of the National Pedagogical University (UPN) in Colima, who were part of an educational delegation to Pasco in 2025, have returned!

Thanks to the Inspire Development Center's sponsorship they will spend four weeks in Pasco working at Inspire Development Center facilities, honing their skills in early childhood education.

COPA Education Committee Chair Yerania Espindola worked with UPN's administrators and Inspire to organize this important opportunity.

We welcome the students' return and look forward tyo spending time with them and watching them grow into Colima's future educators!

05/02/2026

Come see us today at the Cinco de Mayo celebration in downtown Pasco. Our volunteer board members would love to talk about COPA. We have candy and treats too!