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Get to know
the project

The Friends of the Ecological School project, carried out in partnership with Impextraco, opens doors for students who have completed the 9th grade at Marista Ecológica Social School to continue their educational journey in high school in Curitiba or the metropolitan region.


Each year, 10 new students are selected to take part in the project, receiving scholarships and being accompanied by an educator with exclusive dedication throughout high school.


The Marista Ecológica Social School is established in a context in which 4.6 million brazilians between 18 and 24 years old did not complete basic education (source: Inep/Censo Escolar 2023) and 5.9% of high school students dropped out of school (source: IBGE/PNAD 2016-2023 – second quarter).

Aim of the project

Provide low-income young people from Marista Ecológica Social School with the opportunity to continue their studies after completing the final years of elementary school, by means of a financial grant.
Enable students to have access to an excellent education, with personal and professional development, providing a better quality of life for themselves and their families.
Inspire the local community and promote fulfillment of personal dreams. This is more than a partnership – it is a commitment to the future.

Selection criteria for the application and steps to validate the financial grant:

Family income

Academic performance

Not having an employment contract

Participation in the selection process

Applying for admission to a secondary school in accordance with the indications in the public notice

Home visit by a social worker appointed by the school

Announcement of the results of the selection process via public notice

Get to know
Marista Ecológica Social School
Since 1992, Marista Ecológica Social School, located in Almirante Tamandaré, Paraná, has been transforming lives by offering quality education to approximately 300 children and adolescents between the ages of 10 and 16 who are socially vulnerable. With full-time primary education, the institution not only guarantees free access to education, but also provides food and psychosocial support, promoting the full development of each student.

To guarantee the continuity and excellence of our mission, the maintenance of the unit is made possible through financial and non-financial funding, complemented by the resources provided by our sponsor. The criterion for selecting students is based on income, as detailed in our admissions notice.

The purpose of Marista Ecológica Social School is defined as:

To offer quality education free of charge.

Promoting a comprehensive education based on values.

Prioritize the well-being of students both in and out of school.

Providing psychosocial support.

Being a training ground for educators.

The unit aims to be a model of a Full-Time School, with a focus on offering a contemporary and ecologically sustainable education. Its aim is to promote the socio-environmental transformation of the area in which it is located.

Service profile

Age group: 10 to 16 years old.

of young people (aged between 15 and 16) in Almirante Tamandaré are not studying or working.

of families are below the poverty line.

of the students' families have not finished secondary school.

Why the city of Almirante Tamandaré?

121,420 inhabitants, according to IBGE 2021;

A dormitory town, where most inhabitants commute to Curitiba for work;

10th most violent city in Brazil, according to IBGE 2021;

10% of the population is illiterate, according to IPARDES 2016.

The school’s surroundings face challenges such as crime, drug dealing, child exploitation, among others.

About
the project

Between 2007 and 2010, the project was conceived and formalized, starting a journey of transformation that began in 2011. To guarantee access to quality education, we offer financial support that includes the equivalent of ½ times the regional minimum wage per student, as well as a full salary for an educator dedicated exclusively to the project.
Profile of the students served: In terms of gender, 62% are female and 38% male.

Financial support is directed to the following purposes:

  • Teaching materials;

  • Food;

  • School uniforms;

  • Transportation;

  • Study of a second language;

  • Financial and pedagogical support.

By 2024, 137 students had benefited from Impextraco (via King Baudouin Foundation) to apply for a job at technical level or to continue their studies in higher education at a university.

To remain in the project, the students must strictly meet pre-established criteria, such as maintaining their studies and achieving satisfactory academic performance, among other requirements.

Adriano | Ex-aluno Marista Escola Social Ecológica

Beneficiado pelo Projeto Amigos da Ecológica, Adriano conta um pouco sobre os impactos do projeto em sua vida.

Alison Luís | Ex-aluno Marista Escola Social Ecológica

Alison também foi beneficiado pelo Projeto Amigos da Ecológica e compartilha neste depoimento a sua experiência e as suas conquistas.

Asafe | Ex-aluno Marista Escola Social Ecológica

Asafe compartilha como os subsídios oferecidos pelo Projeto Amigos da Ecológica são determinantes para a dedicação exclusiva aos estudos e todos os benefícios que isso resulta.

Alana | Ex-aluna Marista Escola Social Ecológica

Alana foi contemplada pelo Projeto Amigos da Ecológica em 2020. Neste vídeo, ela nos conta sobre os impactos positivos em sua vida e todas as oportunidades que surgiram.

Juliana | Ex-aluna Marista Escola Social Ecológica

O Projeto Amigos da Ecológica deu à Juliana toda segurança necessária para que ela pudesse se dedicar ao Ensino Médio, auxiliando também em seu desenvolvimento pessoal e suas responsabilidades.

Impact of
the project

62

students have graduated from high school;

35

students remain in secondary school until 2024;

23

students did not meet the targets for completing secondary school, but are still studying;

13

students dropped out of secondary school and are working;

24

high school graduates are studying or have already completed courses at universities
such as Administration, Biomedicine, Law, Physical Education, Civil Engineering, Production Engineering, Veterinary Medicine, Pedagogy, Psychology and many more.

Example of a student's accounts

Life Changing Stories

“Through the project, I’ve had opportunities I never imagined I’d have. I studied at a distant private school, and even though I have a scholarship, there are still several other costs such as snacks, materials, transportation and uniforms. If I hadn’t had the benefits of the project, it wouldn’t have been possible for me to graduate as a business technician from this school, which provides excellent teaching. I also started studying English recently, another opportunity I only had because of the partnership’s investment. The pandemic years were very challenging with the change to remote learning, as I was a student without a computer or internet access at home. With such inequality in our country, it is very difficult to have access to knowledge and to different places, as everything is very restricted to a portion of the population. With this scenario, the scholarship allows, above all, access to knowledge that is decisive for transforming our reality.”

Ana Julia de Lima

“During my first two years on the scholarship, I was able to achieve a number of things, such as studying English. However, in the last year, the project has been fundamental, allowing me to study in person, which would have been impossible without the help of the partnership.”

Adriano dos Santos Lisboa

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