Informação: Young Azoreans win eight medals at National Skills Championship The team representing the Azores at the 43rd National Skills Championship - Skills Portugal, held in Beja, won eight medals, three gold medals and five silver medal medals in 40 professions in competition. It was able to maintain the level of results already achieved by Azorean vocational training in national and international competition. Ana Filipa Carolas Coelho (Praia da Vitória Vocation... Mais >> Informação: Schools have the mission to defend equal opportunities and gender equality, says Regional Director for Education The Regional Director for Education stated in Horta that schools, as "privileged means of socialisation," have the mission to promote "equal opportunities" and raising awareness for "the values of pluralism and gender equality." José Freire spoke at the opening session of the Youth Parliament at the Legislative Assembly. He stressed that gender equality "means equality of rights and freedom ... Mais >> Informação: Eight Azorean students participated in National School Cross Country Eight Azorean students from the islands of Faial, Pico, São Miguel and Terceira participated last weekend, February 23 and 24, in the National Phase of the School Cross Country held in Algarve. Miguel Rocha (Praia da Vitória Basic Education School) came in 22nd, place among 187 participants, in the male beginners’ category, with a time of 08m31s. This is one of the best scores ach... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government promotes multimedia contest for secondary and vocational training school students Students attending secondary and vocational training schools in the Region may apply for the multimedia contest on the theme "Cultural and natural heritage" until April 23. The event is promoted by the Regional Government in the context of Europe Day celebrations, which will be marked on May 9, and the European Year of Cultural Heritage. Promoted by the Office of the Regional Assistant Secretary o... Mais >> Informação: Regional Director for Youth presents Youth IdeiAçores competition The Regional Director for Youth launched today the Youth IdeiaAçores competition, an initiative that "marks the culmination of the 'Entrepreneurial Education: the Path to Success!" programme, which has been running at 48 regional schools in recent months." Lúcio Rodrigues spoke in Horta at the end of a round of visits to nine schools on the islands of São Jorge, Pico and Faial, wher... Mais >> Informação: Avelino Meneses highlights developments achieved in education in the Azores The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture highlighted in Horta the "giants steps" that have been taken in education over the last decades, through the construction of many schools, the training of teachers, the improvement of schooling rate and the eradication of traditional school dropout. Avelino Meneses pointed out that, despite "the major or minor developments, but always continuous," t... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores launches pilot project for creation of robotics clubs in six schools The Regional Director for Science and Technology highlighted in Horta the "importance" of programming and robotics clubs in schools, considering that they are "auxiliary tools towards an enhanced development of digital skills, general knowledge and better school performance." Therefore, Bruno Pacheco stressed that the Government of the Azores aims to "stimulate the dynamics" that contribute to the... Mais >> Informação: Entrepreneurial Education Programme already reaches 48 schools in the Azores, says Regional Director for Youth The Regional Director for Youth stressed today the Entrepreneurial Entrepreneurship Programme "reaches this year 48 Azorean schools, covering 3000 students," which are very "positive figures." Lúcio Rodrigues spoke at Calheta Basic Education and Secondary School on São Jorge on the sidelines of a follow-up visit to the eight edition of the "Entrepreneurial Education: the Path to Success... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government supports National Meeting of Azorean Students The Government of the Azores supports the organisation of the second edition of the National Meeting of Azorean Students to take place in Lisbon in early March, announced the Regional Assistant Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs today in Angra do Heroísmo. Berto Messias highlighted the "importance of this type of initiative." In this regard, he considered to be "a contribution to better res... Mais >> Informação: Regional Director for Education follows project selected by Ashoka in Rabo de Peixe The Regional Director for Education, José Freire, will follow the activities organised by Ashoka, multinational social entrepreneurship organisation, at Rabo de Peixe Basic Education School on S. Miguel Island next Friday, February 16. These activities are held under the "Safe Path" project. The initiative promoted by Rabo de Peixe Basic Education School was one of the five national projects... Mais >>
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