The Centro del Estudiante y Maestro Investigador (CEMI) approach is to create links between individuals and organizations to make research and creativity viable from an early age to adulthood and to optimize the economic solvency and sustainable citizenship of women and men in Puerto Rico. CEMI's mission is to offer the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills that optimize resources and processes within various fields of action, so that each individual becomes the best instrument for continuous renewal of himself.

Through its projects, it seeks to promote, facilitate and develop the skills and knowledge necessary for self-sufficiency and the achievement of a job; make it easier for the adult head of the family to acquire the necessary knowledge to become a full partner in the educational development of their children; facilitate the adult completing high school or its equivalency; and eradicate illiteracy from the country.

As our principal guide practices, we believe in social justice and empowerment, because it is fundamental by working with certain people and specific kinds of programs. It’s a way to promote fairness, equity and justice with other organizations that represent social justice and empowerment. It enables our participants become more powerful and gain some degree of control over their lives, improving their quality of life.