Instituto Lumiar

Brazilian Legislation (relevant to education)

Curriculum Standards (and related material) (.pdf format, in Portuguese)

Curriculum Guidelines for Child Education - Vol. 1o: Introduction > view
Curriculum Guidelines for Child Education - Vol. 2o: Social and Personal Formation > view
Curriculum Guidelines for Child Education - Vol. 3o: Knowledge of the World > view
Curriculum Guidelines for Child Education - Vol. 4o: Reference Manual > view

Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: Introduction > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: Portuguese Language > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: Mathematics > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: Natural Sciences > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: History and Geography - Vol. 1 > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: History and Geography - Vol. 2 > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: Arts > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: Physical Education > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: Cross-Subjects - Introduction > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Ethics > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Sex Education > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Plurality > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Health > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 1st to 4th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Environment > view

Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Introduction > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Portuguese Language > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Mathematics > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Sciences > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: History > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Geography > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Arts > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Foreign Language > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Physical Education > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Introduction > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Ethics > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Sex Education > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Plurality > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Health > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Work > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Environment > view
Curriculum Standards - Fundamental - 5th to 8th Grade: Cross-Subject Development - Bibliography > view

Curriculum Parameters - Middle School: Legal Bases > view
Curriculum Parameters - Middle School: Languages, Codes and their Technologies > view
Curriculum Parameters - Middle School: Natural Sciences, Mathematics and their Technologies > view
Curriculum Parameters - Middle School: Humanities and their Technologies > view

Curriculum Parameters - Youth and Adult Education - Educação Fundamental - 1st Segment - Proposed Curriculum > view
Curriculum Parameters - Youth and Adult Education - Educação Fundamental - 2nd Segment - Proposed Curriculum > view
Curriculum Parameters - Youth and Adult Education - Educação Fundamental - 2nd Segment - Portuguese Language > view
Curriculum Parameters - Youth and Adult Education - Educação Fundamental - 2nd Segment - Mathematics > view
Curriculum Parameters - Youth and Adult Education - Educação Fundamental - 2nd Segment - Sciences > view
Curriculum Parameters - Youth and Adult Education - Educação Fundamental - 2nd Segment - History > view
Curriculum Parameters - Youth and Adult Education - Educação Fundamental - 2nd Segment - Geography > view
Curriculum Parameters - Youth and Adult Education - Educação Fundamental - 2nd Segment - Arts > view>
Curriculum Parameters - Youth and Adult Education - Educação Fundamental - 2nd Segment - Foreign Language > view
Curriculum Parameters - Youth and Adult Education - Educação Fundamental - 2nd Segment - Physical Education > view

Key Texts in the History of Brazilian Education (in Portuguese)

Fernando de Azevedo e outros, Manifesto dos Pioneiros da Educação Nova [March 1932] [ Manifest of the New Education Pioneers] > view
Fernando de Azevedo e outros, Manifesto dos Educadores: Mais uma vez Convocados [January 1959] [Manifest of Educators: Summoned Once More] > view

Landmark Texts on Project-based Methodology

William H. Kilpatrick, The Project Method > view
William H. Kilpatrick, Dangers and Difficulties of the Project Method and How to Overcome Them - 1 - Introductory Statement and Definition of Terms > view
William G. Bagley, Dangers and Difficulties of the Project Method and How to Overcome Them - 2 - Projects and Purposes in Teaching and Learning > view
Frederick G. Bonser, Dangers and Difficulties of the Project Method and How to Overcome them - 3 - Dangers and Difficulties of the Project Method > view
James Fleming Hosic, Dangers and Difficulties of the Project Method and How to Overcome Them - 4 - The Project Method > view
R. W. Hatch, Dangers and Difficulties of the Project Method and How to Overcome Them - 5 - Student Reactions to the Project Method
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William H. Kilpatrick, Dangers and Difficulties of the Project Method and How to Overcome Them - 6 - A Review and Summary > view