How we work
We know that a better future cannot be built with academic knowledge alone. That’s why we place happiness at the heart of the learning process. For Kuará, educating for happiness means helping our children develop self-confidence and emotional skills to build balanced relationships and deal with the challenges of life in society.
Guided by this purpose, we work daily with four pillars that we consider fundamental for innovative and transformative education:
Emotional education
Good mental health is essential for learning. At Kuará, emotional education is not a subject but a way of relating to children in everything we do. Emotionally educating a child requires understanding their needs and abilities, knowing how to listen to them, and teaching them to recognize, name, and express their emotions. This strengthens emotional intelligence, self-confidence, and develops skills for decision-making and conflict resolution.
Hands-on self-education
Good mental health is essential for learning. At Kuará, emotional education is not a subject but a way of relating to children in everything we do. Emotionally educating a child requires understanding their needs and abilities, knowing how to listen to them, and teaching them to recognize, name, and express their emotions. This strengthens emotional intelligence, self-confidence, and develops skills for decision-making and conflict resolution.
Free play
Good mental health is essential for learning. At Kuará, emotional education is not a subject but a way of relating to children in everything we do. Emotionally educating a child requires understanding their needs and abilities, knowing how to listen to them, and teaching them to recognize, name, and express their emotions. This strengthens emotional intelligence, self-confidence, and develops skills for decision-making and conflict resolution.
Connection with nature
Good mental health is essential for learning. At Kuará, emotional education is not a subject but a way of relating to children in everything we do. Emotionally educating a child requires understanding their needs and abilities, knowing how to listen to them, and teaching them to recognize, name, and express their emotions. This strengthens emotional intelligence, self-confidence, and develops skills for decision-making and conflict resolution.
Who inspires us
We acknowledge and thank here some (of the many) pedagogies, schools, educators, and theoretical foundations that inspire us:
Educação viva e consciente
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Ivana Jauregui
Reggio Emilia
Maria Montessori
Laura Gutman
Antonio Damásio
Educação Positiva
Bell Hooks
Daniel Siegel
Gabor Maté
Criação Neuro-compatível
Manish Jain
Pierre Weil
Emmi Pikler
Tião Rocha
Francisco Mora
