Projects: an engaging way to learn!
At be.Living, we believe that learning happens when it is truly meaningful. That is why the child takes the leading role in the learning process at our school. We consider each of them as unique and intelligent individuals, capable of producing knowledge and culture. From Early Childhood Education to Elementary School, they are seen, heard, […]
The importance of playing for healthy child development
Hide-and-seek, tag, playing school, playing house? Playtime surely is a magical and educational moment! Playing is a fertile and essential ground for the healthy development of children. It enables children to develop their creativity to its full potential. Playing invites children to interact with their own inner universe and, also, with peers. While playing, children […]
Teacher Training: A constant learning process
School is, quintessentially, a place of training. It is a study environment that involves the core of human knowledge; the knowledge of one’s self and others. It is a place of cognitive and citizenship training; it is the first collective environment that children enter outside the family environment. Because it is a place of training, […]
June Festival to raise awareness
This edition will also feature reused gifts Back in 2019, the current Year 5 class (Year 2 at the time) came up with a great idea that continues to positively impact our school to this day. The idea was to only have reused gifts at their June Festival stand. It was a hit! It was […]
Centers and mini-groups: A close look at each child
Small groups of no more than 6 students, gathered to explore a certain topic, with freedom to investigate, make connections, and propose solutions to questions and challenges. Always very closely monitored by a teacher, who keeps a careful, alert, and attentive eye on each child, helping them in their individual development. These are the “centers”, […]
Building autonomy in Early Childhood Education
Learning to dress yourself, to put on and take off your own shoes, to get your own food at snack time, and even helping out a friend in a specific situation where you can do that. When we talk about autonomy in early childhood, we are mainly talking about the child gaining independence to perform […]
Carnaval of learning
“Hey guys, let’s go guys!Carnaval starts at the crack of dawn!The children are sleepingAnd the flowers are drinking the morning dewAnd the early morning roosterIs already out on the streets saluting Carnaval!(free translation of an excerpt from the Galo da Madrugada Anthem) (trecho do Hino do Galo da Madrugada) The children parade through the halls […]
Rites of Passage: The importance of ritualizing special moments of a child’s life at school
Rites of passage have been a part of the life and history of mankind. Since the beginning of time, all historically known societies and major groups of culture and citizenship perform rites of passage to commune, celebrate, and ritualize significant events, building and preserving memory. As champion of knowledge and cultural aspects tied to bonding […]
Welcoming as a work method in Early Childhood Education
Here at be.Living, we believe welcoming is a crucial aspect of the educational process. In Early Childhood Education, we think of welcoming as a work method to be unfolded throughout the year, beyond the first few days of each semester, when new children start school. “It is essential for the school to constantly focus on […]
Educational field trips: an achievement in 2021!
School learning takes place in a very meaningful way in the world, beyond the school walls. After all, it is outside school grounds that real life and the most diverse situations and relationships come about. These are called “places of non-formal education”. This is why at be.Living we consider educational field trips very important. These […]