Differentiated projects
Inovated and complete education
At Colégio da Fonte we believe that an educational project must be innovative and stimulating, capable of involving the entire school community and the local community, and making happy and complete children, with diverse and enriched activities.
Emotion School
We are an Emotion School and we implement specific projects with our students to develop socio-emotional skills where we work on aspects such as: self-knowledge, recognition of emotions, empathy, self-confidence, relationships with others, resilience and personal growth.
Through our projects, we encourage the early discovery of who they are, their unique characteristics and talents, creating a receptive and meaningful physical and human environment, promoting emotional well-being, and facilitating healthy development and the acquisition of essential learning.
We educate complete, more tolerant, and respectful children, with greater capacity for self-criticism, conflict resolution and cooperation with peers.
Within the scope of the Emotion School, the students of Colégio da Fonte participate in several projects:
- One Moment
In the One Moment project, primary school students are provided with space for daily meditation and relaxation, with various benefits in terms of emotional and social well-being: self-awareness, correction of breathing patterns, increased self-esteem and self-confidence, stress reduction, promotion of relaxation, attention and memory training, stimulation of creativity, healthy management of emotions, among others.
- To be caring, To be Inclusive
Project “To Be caring, To be Inclusive” has the mission of making children aware of the importance of “looking at” the other and their needs with social responsibility and with a spirit of mutual help and initiative. In this project, our students develop initiatives that involve the entire educational community, and that will lead them to undertake the values of solidarity and inclusion, knowing and respecting individual and social differences.
- Talent To Be
Students at Colégio da Fonte are encouraged to value and develop their talents, individually or in groups, and are given the opportunity to share them with the educational community, if they so wish. The project includes artistic modalities such as: art exploration, dramatic expression, musical expression, and oral and written expression.
In this project our students develop numerous individual and interpersonal skills: self-knowledge, self-esteem, creativity, organisation, communication, autonomy, artistic sensitivity, cooperation, healthy competition and social participation.
science and environment workshops
With the guidance of teacher, biologist and environmental educator Rute Candeias, 1st cycle students develop activities in the area of science and the environment, including classes, projects and field trips, always privileging practical methodologies and interaction with natural elements.
At the Workshops, we aim to encourage our students to participate in the habits of citizenship, in the search for solutions that allow for an improvement in the quality of life at school and in the community. We want to form more conscientious citizens who actively contribute to the Man-Nature balance.
Colégio da Fonte aims to be a space for sustainable education, adopting good practices in respect of environmental values and preservation of the environment.
To be Healthy – Health and well-being
Project To Be developed and launched the To Be Healthy project, aiming for its schools to be a reference in promoting health and well-being in educational communities.
With regards to School Meals, To Be Healthy aims to adopt healthier and more sustainable eating habits and practices. It is implemented in partnership with nutritionist Mariana Bessa, from Nutrir – Food and Nutrition Consultancy, and includes:
- Varied, balanced and complete menus, with natural ingredients and essential nutrients and a daily ovolactovegetarian option;
- Training human resources at schools (kitchen staff, for training and improving menu preparation methods, and teachers, who will continue the food education project with students);
- Food Educational Activities with students;
- Workshops with the families;
- Food Waste monitoring and reduction.
To Be Healthy menus focus on offering fresh fruits and vegetables, reducing meat consumption and reducing the use of refined sugars and salt.
To Be Healthy promotes the regular physical activity and sports in everyday school life, recognising their benefits and contributing to the physical, emotional, social and cognitive development of students.
To Be Schools have numerous curricular and extracurricular activities related to physical activity and students develop projects on the topics of health education and healthy lifestyle habits. Interschool initiatives (competitions, school visits and outings) are promoted at schools and in the community, and activities are organised with the participation of families (walks, projects).
Integrated English and CLIL Approach
At Colégio da Fonte we believe English language acquisition is an essential resource in adapting to a globalized world. We invest in early exposure to the English language – in the stages of nursery, preschool and primary school.
Our students can benefit from integrated English language learning: through an informal immersive context – where language is naturally present throughout their daily routines – as well as in formal academic moments – lessons.
In order to continue the preschool pedagogical project, where there is daily exposure to integrated English, the CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) approach is introduced in Science, History, Geography and Plastic Expression Thematic Interdisciplinary Projects, in a bilingual co-teaching scheme. In this approach, learning the English language is facilitated because it is used as a tool for acquiring new content and skills, as a resource for learning and not just as a subject.
We are a Cambridge certified entity – Cambridge Educational Partner – , taking advantage of various benefits to all the educational community and ensuring excellence in the teaching and learning of the English language.
Teaching of English Language is carried out using Cambridge University’s curriculum, resources, and certification. We are a Cambridge University Press | Educational Partner and Cambridge Preparation Centre for English Qualifications.
Throughout their academic life, our students are prepared for Cambridge exams, namely for Young Learners English Tests (YLE). YLE are designed for children aged 6 to 12. They are subdivided into three exams that certify different levels of English (Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers) in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students are able to take the exams in Fonte’s premises or in another Project to Be school.
To be parent
Project To Be encourages a familial and affective environment in their schools, regarding parents’ participation as a central element of the educational processes, valuing openness and cooperation within the school community.
According to To Be values, informative sessions open to parents and thematic sessions of parental education will be held.
Social Impact
Our students participate in projects with effective social impact, which respect their motivation and interests, and involve them in a meaningful and memorable way in dynamic and experiential learning.
We believe that the school is an active agent of change in the community, we educate students to exercise lifelong citizenship and involve families in actions that have an effective impact.
Every two school years, Project To Be finds a common theme that results in a large project that involves all To Be educational communities.
BE BLUE PROJECT
The BE BLUE Project – For a Bluer Ocean and an always Green Planet mobilised the educational communities of To Be Schools for the cause of protecting the Ocean (see the Be Blue Documentary).
Numerous scientific-pedagogical, field and artistic activities were developed in schools and public places in the community, in partnership with personalities and entities linked to the sea.
Be Blue involved the active participation of students, educational communities and local communities across all To Be Schools.
BE KIND PROJECT
The BE KIND Project – A Bridge Between Generations sensitised the educational communities of To Be schools about the importance of intergenerationality in building a more supportive and inclusive society.
Its main purpose was to mobilise students, educational and local communities to develop initiatives that promote getting together and sharing between generations.
To Be Schools united with various entities from local communities to organise intergenerational dynamics. The grandmothers and grandfathers of the To Be families were a constant presence in schools, sharing memories, knowledge and experiences (watch the film Vila Be Kind Be Happy).
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