I never cease to be amazed at the ability the PRECE leaders and those
at EEEP Pentecoste (High School and Professional School) have to recognize the
need in their communities and respond faithfully to that need. New projects are constantly being created and
implemented. Read below to learn about
some of the newest programs at EEEP Pentecoste.
EJA
Project (Educational Project for Youth and Adults)
EEEP Pentecoste and the Co-op Schools of PRECE have joined in
partnership with EJA (Educational Project for Youth and Adults). The objective is to work with youth and
adults who have not finished Elementary or High School and help them return to
their studies in their own community.
*This program functions much like GED programs in the USA.*
Preparation
Courses for High school and University
The projects “Towards High School” and “Towards the University”, began on
March 4th, earlier this year than in previous years. Work is done as preparation for those who want
to register to go to high school at EEEP Pentecoste and for those who will take
the ENEM, University Entrance Exam. We have
students who are in 9th grade (last year of middle school in Brasil)
come from other schools to take extra prep courses as well as those who have
already finished high school and want to go on to college. The first two weeks of courses highlighted
workshops in Cooperative Learning so that the students understand the school’s
methodology. The workshops offered were
called Life Stories, Social Skills, Social Interdependence, and Forming a Study
Group.
Classroom
Coordinators Project
Each classroom is divided by student interest (Academics, Information
Technology, Fishery and Nutritional Science) and each class has 45
students. These 45 students take all of
their classes together and work as a cohort.
This year there are 15 student coordinators in each classroom who work
with groups of 3 students. The
coordinators help organize the dynamics of the classroom, initiate discussions
in their groups and are responsible for group processing. They have a bit more responsibility in the
classroom and also help maintain organization in the classroom and control the
noise level.
