Information: Avelino Meneses restates Regional Government's priority in the fight against truancy
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated today that the school "cannot neglect" its educational and social missions during the pandemic situation. Avelino Meneses spoke by video conference at the PIC Meeting - Partnership for Community Intervention for Educational Success "School, Community, Family." On the occasion, he stressed that the school, in addition to its action with fami... more >>

Information: Regional Government promotes reading habits with "Azores Reading" programme
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Ponta Delgada that the regional reading programme designated as "Azores Reading," which congregates the Regional Reading Plan, the Public Reading Network and the Network of Regional School Libraries, is a plan "against illiteracy." Avelino Meneses spoke at the presentation of this programme aimed at improving the strategy of ProSucesso -... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses points out that school dropout rate in regular education is residual in the Azores
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated at the Legislative Assembly that the dropout rate in regular education in the Azores registered over the last seven years, despite fluctuations in some levels of education, is "residual, standing at about 0.5 percentage points." "Since 1991, we have been the national region that has seen the greatest reduction in the number of individuals w... more >>

Information: Regional Government publishes SOREFIL rules
The rules on the Regional Support Programme for Recreational Societies and Philharmonic Bands of the Autonomous Region of the Azores will enter into force on Tuesday, May 12, according to an ordinance published today in the Official Journal. Issued by the Regional Secretary for Education and Culture, this ordinance approves the form as well as the criteria and sub-criteria for the assessment of ... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses says it is time for education to prepare post-pandemic period
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture said at the Legislative Assembly that "it is time to prepare the period" post COVID-19 pandemic. "In education, this involves the development of distance learning as an alternative to the traditional face-to-face method," said Avelino Meneses, who spoke Thursday, by video conference, during the discussion of the draft resolutions presented by diff... more >>

Information: REDA platform selected by Directorate-General of Education as reference for Portuguese schools
The REDA platform - Open Digital Educational Resources was selected by the Directorate-General of Education as a digital educational resource platform of reference for all Portuguese schools. This is an initiative developed by the Regional Directorate for Education, under the administration of the Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, in the context of the Prosucesso programme. Initial... more >>

Information: Distance learning to start Monday in the Azores
Distance learning starts in the Azores next Monday, April 20, and will be implemented for the remainder of the 3rd term, through a regional strategy that combine the School Management System (SGE) already implemented in all regional school establishments with the “Learning at Home” initiative, which will be broadcast by RTP/Açores for curricular complement. To ensure that all Az... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses highlights Government's effort to promote school success
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated today that, "although many, we are always few" in the goal of promoting school success, stressing the effort that the entire school community has been undertaking in "unity" and with "positive results," through the ProSucesso-Azores for Education programme. Avelino Meneses spoke at Armando Cortes Rodrigues Basic Education and Secondary Scho... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses highlights "major" investment in culture and education on the island of Santa Maria
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture highlighted in Vila do Porto the investment made by the Azorean Government in the areas of culture and education on the island of Santa Maria in recent years, which amounts to more than 10 million Euros. Avelino Meneses spoke at the end of a visit to the redevelopment works of the "Airport Cinema," stressing that this work, "an aspiration" for all... more >>

Information: Government to invest 1.7 million Euros in sports hall of Santa Maria secondary school
The Regional Government will invest about 1.7 million Euros in the refurbishment of the pavilion of Bento Rodrigues Basic Education and Secondary School in Vila do Porto, revealed today the Regional Secretary for Education and Culture. “We took the commitment to begin the remodelling works of this school in 2019. This has effectively happened. We started with the kitchen, an intervention wi... more >>