Rio Grande do Sul – A call for urgent action
The event that occurred in Rio Grande do Sul is a sign that the climate emergency and the impacts of global warming are not a matter of the future, but a matter of the present. We are witnessing – here and now – something that has been discussed and announced for a long time by […]
A sensory garden for living and learning
Lavender, basil, nasturtium, mint… Just reading these words awakens our sensory memories, sharpening our sight, smell, touch, and taste, and igniting our desire to experience the world! And these are the plants in be.Living’s new sensory garden—a project developed with our Early Education students. Bursting with colors, beauty, fragrances, and flavors, the garden was made […]
Working on writing with children who don’t yet write
Letters, words, and text everywhere… The world our children live in is literate. Words are everywhere, communicating something. So to learn to read these words is to learn to read the world. And learning to write is learning to communicate. When children are young and can’t read or write, adults take on the role of […]
Music at be.Living
All the learning and experiences that take place at be.Living, even the most private ones, go through the process of being together. And this is where the children’s musical learning also takes place, within the collective. Just as one instrument is part of a large orchestra, each child learns to feel and make music by […]
School routine: organizing the child’s time and space
Going to school is the starting point of a child’s socialization process. It is the point when they establish contact with others in an environment completely different from their home. This new place that will be an essential part of their life – the school – is where the child will achieve autonomy, independence, understanding […]
Why we have adopted “Meatless Monday”
Monday is known worldwide as a day to make changes, make decisions, start transformations and putting awareness into practice.At be.Living, every Monday now is “Meatless Monday”, as we join a worldwide campaign to promote a different way of eating than most of us are used to. The idea is that at least one day a […]
“Black Awareness is every day and every hour”
In November, we celebrate Black Awareness Day. This event invites us to reflect on the importance of this issue for the progress of our society. We interviewed our Primary School Coordinator, Gabriela Fernandes, who explained how the anti-racist theme is a part of the curriculum and educational practices proposed by be.Living. Check out the interview: […]
Art appreciation: a window into the world!
School is a window into the world. It is a place to flourish and broaden our knowledge, experiences, and interactions. Here, children come into daily contact with new experiences, sensations, and different repertoires from those they already know, which are already part of their family universe. These new discoveries and learning happen in the most […]
The paths of teaching and learning at be.Living
Over the last few months, we have been revisiting our Pedagogical Political Project (PPP) “The paths of teaching and learning at be.Living”. For those who don’t know, the school’s Pedagogical Political Project is the reference document for everyone in the school community. It contains all the direction, guidelines and possible paths to be taken on […]
How would you define this feeling?
Joy, sadness, fear, anger, affection… Emotions and feelings are so strong and impactful, and at the same time, they are invisible, impossible to touch! How can we learn to translate them into words? As children, we live and feel intensely. In a single day, various sensations and feelings arise from a wide range of situations: […]