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Suely and Her Nervousness
(told by Kutxinha – educator and football coach) Suely is now 14 years old and has been part of the Education Center for many years. She loves playing football and has progressed through a
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Ruan and the Words of Encouragement
(told by Kutxinha – educator and football coach) Ruan (8 years old) comes from the neighbouring village of Chão Bom. Before joining the Education Center, he lived in Assomada and played f
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Adriel and the Soft Pencil
(told by Kutxinha – educator and football coach) Adriel started school this year. In his first week, he already had a lot of homework and had to fill an entire page with different lines. E
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Mateus and the Worms
(told by Kutxinha – educator and football coach) In one of the rooms at the Education Center, a human skeleton is painted on the wall—not to frighten the children, but to help them learn
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A Contentious Friendship
(told by Samir – educator) Every morning, Taissa, Neimara, Nimara, and Gissara (all 9 years old) come to the Education Center together. They are best friends and spend all their time at th
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Gisele, Luana, and Their Mothers
(told by Jassica – kindergarten educator) Gisele and Luana were sitting next to each other in kindergarten, talking while they were drawing. Both had lost their mothers. Gisele explained t
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Everyone Is on Their Phone
(told by Kutxinha – educator and football coach) In the homework room, Katiliany and Emily (both 11 years old) were discussing work and homework. Katiliany believed homework was hard work,
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Washing the Dishes
(told by Idalena – kindergarten educator) When I was seven months pregnant, one day Izac (5 years old) came to me and placed his ear on my belly. “Idalena, the baby is washing dishes rig
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Taissa, the Bag Maker
(told by Suzete – educator, IT and arts) Taissa (9 years old) sewed a bag under my guidance. A few days after she took it home, she told me that many children at school had asked her about
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Rwana and Art
(told by Kutxinha – educator and football coach) I was studying with Rwana (13 years old) for her art test. She had to draw squares, circles, and other geometric shapes and did so very rel
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