Information: Final 9th form marks in Portuguese and Math rose in the Azores compared to 2016
The final marks achieved by 9th form school students in Azores in the final Portuguese and Math exams rose compared to 2016, according to data revealed by IAVE - Institute for Teaching Assessment. As for the Portuguese exam, a total of 2,181 students took the exam in the 1st phase and the average mark stood at 52.6%, which represents an increase of 1.08% over the average registered in the previou... more >>

Information: Involvement of the Azores in the Great War stems from geography, says Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Ponta Delgada that the involvement of the Azores in World War I is "a result of the geography" of a "privileged" strategic positioning of the archipelago in the middle of the North Atlantic. Avelino Meneses spoke at the opening of the international conference "The Great War and the Azores: from naval strategy to trench warfare." He emphas... more >>

Information: Regional Secretary for Education and Culture restates that Corvo students will have meals in the next school year
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture restated in Horta that Corvo students will have meals prepared and served by the local "Santa Casa da Misericórdia" in the beginning of next school year." Avelino Meneses spoke Tuesday at the Legislative Assembly during a debate on the construction of a cafeteria and a canteen in Mouzinho da Silveira Basic Education and Secondary School. The go... more >>

Information: Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library in Angra do Heroísmo promotes mini-book illustration workshop
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library and Regional Archive, promotes a Mini-book Illustration Workshop conducted by Ricardo Ávila and Catarina Dantas between July 17 and 20, from 10 AM to 12:30 PM. This activity, aimed at young people aged between 10 and 16, is intended to give voice to a series of traditional stories collected at elderly... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses praises teachers' work in solving learning difficulties
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture praised today the work carried out by Azorean teachers under the "Prof DA" project, an initiative aimed at solving learning difficulties that will be extended to middle school students. Avelino Meneses spoke in Ribeira Grande at the opening of the training event 'Re ... thinking the teaching of mathematics: dynamics of promoting school success." Th... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses says vocational training may be powerful weapon against unemployment and exclusion
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated today that the "coexistence" between regular education and the vocational training subsystem in the Azores "is still insufficient." Avelino Meneses spoke at the Meeting on Education and Autonomy, an event promoted by the Azorean Government and the National Education Council to discuss the most outstanding issues of education in the Region in ... more >>

Information: Regional Government promotes Meeting on Education and Autonomy
The Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture and the National Education Council (CNE) will hold a meeting on Education and Autonomy in Angra do Heroísmo next Monday, July 3. The initiative, which will take place from 2 PM, at the Paços da Junta Geral building aims to create a space for debate on the most outstanding issues of Education in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. The m... more >>

Information: 2017/2018 school year runs from September 13 to June 22 in the Azores
The calendar for the 2017/2018 school year was published today in the Official Journal. It will be in force in the Azores for public preschool, basic education and secondary school establishments as well as for private and cooperative school establishments. The next school year begins on September 13, 2017 and ends June 22, 2018, being divided into three terms. The first term runs from September... more >>

Information: Regional schools to have vegetarian option in the school year 2017/2018, says Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Angra do Heroísmo that "all "Azorean schools will provide the option of supplying students and teachers with a vegetarian meal, through previous appointment, in the next school year. Avelino Meneses spoke to journalists at the end of a hearing at the Committee on Social Affairs of the Legislative Assembly to analyse a petition request... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses highlights role of association leaders in Azorean sport
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture highlighted in Nordeste the "important role" that association leaders play in the development of sport in the Azores. "In the progress of sport in the Azores, leader should play an important role, namely those who excel in professional management without jeopardising the future to the present contingencies, however tempting they may be," said Avelin... more >>