Manager Knowledge Share Institute and Muuvit coordinator in Brazil, Maxwill Braga, trains teachers for the program at the Municipal School João Leopoldo, in Pinhais / PR.

The Muuvit continues to expand! This time, children of Pinhais / PR have the opportunity to experience the Finnish program that encourages healthy living habits while teaching interdisciplinary content. The platform, online and free, came to town through the partnership established with the City Department of Education. On 30 July, the knowledge manager of the Institute Share and responsible for coordinating the Muuvit in Brazil, Maxwill Braga met with directors of municipal schools interested in taking the program into their schools. Already on August 5, it was time to train the teachers who will develop the adventure with the kids.

For now, only be part of the adventure fourth graders of elementary schools that have computer structure to receive the program. "Surfing the platform is very simple, the most important is the person know teaching, create a learning environment. We talk with teachers about education and about Muuvit. We did some activities with movement and some of the culture of peace, which are one of the project's focus, "explained Max on the meeting held on the 5th, at the Municipal School João Leopoldo. The materials used for the adventure in schools will still be delivered in August to September you can initiate the platform's activities.

Max explains how Muuvit works.

The Muuvit began in Finland in 2009 and to exercise the children accumulate points and can browse by city in South America and learn subjects such as arithmetic, culture, human geography, tourism, health, food, non-violent communication techniques and more. The platform arrived in Brazil in 2014 by the Institute Share Rems and decided to manage it by affinity with the principles of the program. In October of that year, the platform left for São José dos Pinhais, metropolitan region of Curitiba, at the Municipal School Santa Rita. The initiative was successful, and in partnership with the Municipal Secretary of Education of Rio de Janeiro, the project was also implemented in 33 schools in Rio. This time, the project came to another city of the metropolitan region of Curitiba, in Pinhais.

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Muuvit partners in Brazil: financial support of the Embassy of Finland to the United Nations Programme of support for Development (UNDP) and Sport for Social Change Network (REMS).