Who We Are

Founded in 2012 by educators Beatriz Cardoso and Andrea Guida Bisognin, Laboratório de Educação is a non-governmental organization that seeks to enhance young children’s learning potential by educating adults on the importance of their everyday interactions in and outside of school. We translate, integrate and materialize scientific knowledge in order to help adults create meaningful learning environments for children through simple, intentional actions.

Our Cause

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!

Strategy

In order to enhance young children’s learning potential, we use the following strategies to educate adults on the importance of everyday interactions:   

1. Develop platforms that address the milestones and challenges of language development that children experience from ages 0 to 10. Through websites, e-books, formative materials and a mobile app, we offer theoretical references and practical suggestions to help adults create meaningful learning environments for children through simple, intentional actions. We aim to democratize access to knowledge by making our platforms free of charge.
   
2. Put content into action through special projects implemented in partnership with organizations that work with children 0 to 10 years old. Our theory of change is that professional development opportunities, when conducted in-service, help mediate educators’ appropriation of knowledge on how to support learning through intentionally planned activities and interventions. For this reason, we develop customized solutions that target the needs of various stakeholders inside and outside the school context.
   

Research

At Laboratório de Educação, we incorporate ground-breaking academic research into our platforms and methodologies, and we also seek to produce new knowledge in the field of education through our work.

Results