Porto is the first school to offer weekly Digital Education classes during the regular period, which have specialist teachers and the use of Lego, tablets, electronic whiteboards and various digital resources.
Digital Education encourages student autonomy and creativity, as well as equips them for the future. Students delve deeper into the digital process and its endless possibilities. As they advance, students from all grades learn to program and are constantly updated following the most diverse digital innovations.
This curriculum also covers studies, practices and learning about digital citizenship and security, prevention of cyberbullying and awareness of the environmental challenges related to electronic waste.
In 2016, our School won the license to host the first TEDxKids in Brazil. TEDx is a non-profit local speaking program that aims to share ideas and experiences on a global platform. As of 2020, we received authorization to hold more TEDx events with students and teachers.
Porto Seguro was also certified by Apple with the Distinguished School seal, awarded to educational institutions for continuous innovation in learning, teaching and school environment, as well as for encouraging creativity, collaboration and critical thinking among students, and it is among the nine schools in Brazil to receive the recognition.
In 2019, Porto won the global Showcase School certification from Microsoft Education, which recognizes institutions that lead educational transformations. Currently, only 15 schools have this certification in Brazil.
In 2020, we were the only school in Brazil to hold the Online Strach Day, an event dedicated to creative learning through teaching programming, using the Scratch language – MIT Lab.