Climate Education at be.Living: Connection with nature and action for a sustainable future
In be.Living, nature is not only a setting for learning, but an essential element in the construction of knowledge and children’s well-being. Our school’s pedagogical project values direct contact with the environment, recognizing that this relationship strengthens not only curiosity and a sense of belonging, but also environmental responsibility from childhood. The school space is […]
Female representation in school: a daily commitment
We understand that female representation in education goes far beyond International Women’s Day. This reflection permeates our Pedagogical Political Project, as well as the school curricula, and unfolds into concrete and daily practices throughout the year. After all, the appreciation of the presence and contribution of women in society – especially in education, cannot be […]
2024: A year of connections, learning, and collectivity
Throughout 2024, we weave – with delicacy and consistency, another beautiful narrative of learning at be.Living, full of discoveries, exchanges, and remarkable experiences. It was a year in which the collectivity shone as the guiding thread of each project, inviting the entire school community to see education as a transformative encounter between knowledge and feeling. […]
XI MAC be.Living: Ubuntu – I Am Because We Are
Ubuntu. A concept that echoes humanity, interdependence, and the deep understanding that the existence of each individual only makes sense in relation to the other. This African philosophy, which can be translated into Portuguese as “humanity towards others”, was the central theme of be.Living’s XI Arts and Sciences Exhibition (MAC) in 2024. With the motto […]
Ethnic-racial education in early childhood: forming conscious citizens from an early age
“It’s never too late to go back and pick up what’s left behind.” (Sankofa) Black consciousness is not born ready. It must be cultivated with care, just like a seed that, when it finds fertile soil, needs the action of human hands, water, wind, and sun to grow and flourish. At be.Living, this planting is […]
Art Fair 2024: Ubuntu – the art of interconnection and caring for others and the world
The Art Fair – the annual art exhibition for be.Living Early Childhood Education – was inspired this year by the theme Ubuntu, an African philosophy that celebrates interdependence, respect and generosity between people. Claudia Mariuzzo, our school’s art advisor, shares in this interview the process of creating the exhibition and how such a […]
Bilingualism: honoring our children’s potential
Maria Montessori, the Italian physician and educator who created the revolutionary teaching-learning method that bears her name, observed that children have a special sensitivity that allows them to absorb everything around them. This unconscious power, unique to childhood, is vital for their adaptation and growth. Montessori teaches us that if children can’t “act according to […]
The importance of vacation for our children and educational team
On vacation, each day that is born invites us to live life in a different way. With school and work routines paused, it is possible to experience new perspectives, experiences, places, and, above all, a different rhythm of doing things – from waking up without hurry and having longer meals, to having more time to […]
Festa Junina 2024: Celebrating the Black heritage of our culture with Clementina de Jesus
Every year, be.Living chooses a prominent Brazilian folk culture artist to be honored at our traditional Festa Junina. This year’s honoree will be Clementina de Jesus — an incredibly important singer in Brazilian folk music and also an invaluable guardian of Afro-Brazilian culture. “Clementina de Jesus has a truly inspiring biography.” Born in the countryside […]
be.Living’s ‘Guardians of the Forest’ plant 50 tree seedlings!
It all started at the beginning of last year, when Red 1 took on a project to care for and revitalize the school garden. With the help of teachers Juliana Sá and Milena Macedo, students redesigned the vegetable garden, built fences, took care of the ground and planted seedlings, and put up signs identifying the […]