“To educate is also to care for the Earth”. Interview with Lívia Ribeiro, environmental engineer, founder of Reconectta and sustainability advisor at be.Living
At be.Living, learning about the world is also learning to take care of it. Sustainability isn’t just a subject of study, but learning how to relate to oneself and others, and a way of being, thinking, and acting in community. It’s a daily exercise of awareness, presence, and responsibility, which is expressed in small gestures, […]
“Childhood calls for acceptance and meaning”
With a journey shaped by dreams, challenges, and a deep passion for education, Patricia Pavan and Analivia Lacerda, principals of be.Living, talk about the school’s history, their inspirations, and the principles behind this educational project in this interview. The conversation reveals how Patricia’s personal experience as a student and her desire to build a welcoming […]
In a book, Blue introduces important indigenous figures that are worth knowing about.
Once upon a time, there was a group of children who loved literature: Blue! Among books, stories, and characters, the children discovered that there were few titles with indigenous protagonists or written by indigenous authors, especially in English. This absence aroused curiosity, and curiosity paved the way for investigation. This is how the bilingual book […]
Ongoing training: be.Living’s commitment to education
Just like children grow through movement, education must also be in constant motion, making room for new questions, reflections, and perspectives. At be.Living, this movement takes place through the professional development opportunities we offer our educators, fostering a practice of ongoing reflection and care in pedagogical work. “It’s essential for the school to provide professional […]
Being a teacher at be.Living: The perspective of those who are immersed in the school
Being a teacher at be.Living is much more than just a job: it is a way of being in the world, a choice that transforms lives, including your own. It’s treading, day after day, a path where every gesture is purposeful, every encounter is shaped by warmth, and every learning experience springs from the strength […]
Regenerative Schools: Let’s plant a forest together?
What if be.Living could plant its own forest? The question may sound poetic, but it’s already starting to take on a concrete form with the Regenerative Schools for the Climate project. Children, families, teachers, and our entire school community came together to make it possible to plant trees in the Amazon, in partnership with Reconectta […]
Decibels Project: Years 3, 4 and 5 explore sound and citizenship
The sounds of a school often reflects the vibrant pulse of life within a learning space. Laughter in the playground, lively conversations at snack time, voices overlapping in moments of discovery and exchange. But when sound becomes too intense, it can turn into a challenge for collective life. Out of this realization came Project Decibels, […]
be.Reading: The experience of community reading
Reading, which is born silent, gains new life when shared aloud, in the convergence of different perspectives. One sentence can awaken the memory of a sensation, another can bring up a recollection from childhood or the restlessness of a question never asked. be.Reading, the book club of the be.Living community, takes place in this space […]
Vacation Reading: Developing the pleasure of reading outside of school
In this month of July, a special companion was present during the vacation of the Elementary School students at be.Living: the book to be read during the school break! More than an activity to be fulfilled by the children, the proposal to read during vacation is an invitation to strengthen the exercise of reading as […]
Vacation Station: Vacation at be.Living
Children running across the courtyard, creating imaginary worlds with sticks, paint, and colorful fabric… While one group improvises a dance in the park, a story is told in the shade of the jabuticaba tree… Scenes like these are part of Vacation Station—the holiday program currently taking place at be.Living, designed to offer a warm and […]