SESI Mathematics is a project developed by

FIRJAN System FIRJAN System is a network of private nonprofit organization with more than ten thousand associates. Its mission is to promote business competitiveness, education and quality of life of industrial workers and the whole society, in the state of Rio ...

with the aim of improving the teaching of math for high school students. The program consists of a series of initiatives, from the organization of training courses for teachers and distribution of educational kits, to the providing of physical spaces for students of

SESI Rio The Industry Social Service of the State of Rio de Janeiro comprehends SESI's work in Rio de Janeiro state. The institution focuses in improving work environments, quality of life and education levels of collaborators from Rio de Janeiro's enterp ...

and

SENAI Rio The National Industrial Training Service of the State of Rio de Janeiro is SENAI´s institution that serves the state. The organization works with vocational education (industry workers' qualification and specialization) and technological innova ...

network, as well as for those from selected state schools. Although the project has the pretension of being expanded to other Brazilian states, nowadays it only operates in the states of

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and

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History

SESI Mathematics was launched in 2012 by SESI Rio. The program counted on an initial investment of R$ 10 millionThe equivalent of US$ 4,525 mi in July 2014. and was created based on the ''Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional'' (read "Law of Guidelines and Bases of National Education"), motivated by the poor performance of Brazil in national and international reviews, as well as in researchesRelated research
"O que falta ao trabalhador brasileiro" (PDF – 243KB)
. that indicated a lack of skilled people to work in areas related to the exact sciences, which require mastery of mathematics. In 2013, an agreement was signed between SESI Bahia and the Government of Bahia State to extend the project to the schools of the state of

. In the same year, the project won the Idea Brasil award in the "

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Strategy" category.

Methodology

The project's initiatives make use of online interactive technologies such as educational games as a way to encourage the teaching of students. The games are developed by the English company Mangahigh.

SESI Mathematics House

In partnership with the ''

Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada The Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA; en, National Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics) is widely considered to be the foremost research and educational institution of Brazil in the area of mathematics. It is lo ...

'' (read "National Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics"), one of the initiatives of the project is the construction of a public space dedicated to temporary and permanent exhibitions of themes related to mathematics, among other activities. The space will be located at

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(Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) and is scheduled to open in 2015.

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References

External links

SESI Mathematics (in Portuguese)
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