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Democratic school in Brazil :   Escola Lumiar

Address:  Rua Bela Cintra, 561 CEP 01415-000.Sao Paolo (SP), Brazil

Contact:   Marina Nordi

Email:    marinanordi@hotmail.com Updated Details

Telephone:    55 11 3256 7092

Website:    www.lumiar.org.br

Number of Students:    91

Age range 0-14

Languages:    Portuguese, English

Principles:    All the decisions are taken at the School Meeting that gathers students and staff every week; and the students are free to choose the projects they want to follow and organise their routine together with the educators.

Democratic school in Brazil :   Teia Multicultural School New details

Address:  Lincoln Albuquerque, 312 - 05004-010 Sao Paulo – SP Brazil

Contact:   Carolina Sumie Ramos

Email:    casumie@gmail.com

Telephone:    +55 11 3868-1993

Website:   www.teiamulticultural.com.br

Number of Students:    70

Age range 1,7 to 10 years old

Languages:    Portuguese

Principles:    All students and staff gather every week in the school meetings, to build the rules and discuss the conflicts. The key point of Teia curriculum is that all projects are organised around one great theatre project, a collective play. The students are distributed in 5 cycles considering age, interests and ability to read and write.