
Building connections
Laboratório de Educação (Education Lab or Labedu) seeks to improve educational practices by developing methodologies, projects and products through continuous cycles of research, implementation and evaluation. We promote systemic change in a wide variety contexts and at different scales, ensuring meaningful learning for children, inside and outside of school.
In order to implement effective programs and interventions, is not enough to produce and disseminate quality content. We must equip educators with the necessary tools to transform knowledge into action in the ever-changing contexts of Brazilian schools and communities.
At Labedu we prioritize:
Building connections
We connect research and implementation, formal and informal learning contexts, theoretical and practical knowledge. We seek to integrate rather than fragment different sectors and approaches to practice, promoting transformations at the micro and macro levels.
Pedagogical knowledge
Improving educational practices requires knowledge about how children and adults learn new ways of understanding and performing their roles, whether in formal or informal contexts. For this reason, pedagogical knowledge is crucial to the effective implementation of public policy in Education.
Appropriation rather than mere reproduction
No reproduction is ever identical to the model: formal and informal educators adapt suggestions according to their existing frames of reference. Only through meaningful formative experiences that provide them with tools to understand the "how" and the "why" can they sustain positive changes autonomously after the end of a program.
Quality above quantity
We do not seek to address every issue facing the educational system or incorporate all fields of knowledge into our methodologies. Instead, we select structural practices that may serve as the backdrop for educators to deepen their understanding of their role in promoting meaningful learning, creating the building blocks for future transformation.
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academic publications and media articles
We believe that all children have the ability to learn, regardless of gender, race, class, or family structure, among other factors. Everything children observe and experience can impact their development for better or for worse.
If learning is an ongoing process that permeates all aspects of children’s lives, adults play a fundamental role in mediating how children interact with the world, and set examples through their own attitudes and choices.
For this reason, Laboratório de Educação seeks to help adults create meaningful learning environments for children through simple, intentional actions. What children learn, how they develop, and the people they will become depends on us!