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How do we know?

27 June 2023

In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, the Greek philosopher describes prisoners who have lived their lives enchained within a dark cave. People pass behind them with lights, carrying objects and these create shadows on the wall of the cave. To the prisoners, these shadows are their reality. Plato uses this allegory to show us the limits of our knowledge. It is a story we often refer to in our TOK lessons and we will come back to it at the end of this article.

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When stories intertwine: The city of Pinhais and the Swiss-Brazilian School

07 April 2020

Pinhais was elevated to the category of municipality on March 20, 1992. This is a festive date this March in the Pinhai calendar. In 1991, a plebiscite was held in which 87% of the votes of the district population (20,456), were favorable to emancipation. Thus, the president of the Legislative Assembly, Aníal Khury approved the […]

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New Building – Swiss School of Curitiba

15 January 2020

The Pestalozzi teaching methodology, which defends three conceptual pillars for education, that is, the development of intellectual, affective and manual capacities, guided the conception of the architectural project to expand the facilities of the Swiss School of Curitiba. The architectural plan foresees new buildings in three blocks that surround a large square, the heart of […]

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Preventing School Bullying

14 October 2019

Education is the key to building peaceful societies. Nevertheless, scientific studies show that many children and adolescents experience bullying, either as victims, as perpetrators, or as bystanders. Bullying in schools or institutions has always happened, but it has only been in recent decades that the topic has taken up the media and instigated various debates […]

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