Sobradinho, Bahia. Meeting lost identity

• Autor(a) principal: Falsarella, Ana Maria
• Data de Publicação: 2006
• Outros Autores: de Blasis, Eloísa Barbosa, Garcia, Maria Guillermina
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos Cenpec (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.cenpec.org.br/cadernos/index.php/cadernos/article/view/150
• topic: Programa Melhoria da Educação no Município; Grade retention; Education and the City; Community; Programa Melhoria da Educação no Município; Repetência; Educação e Cidade; Comunidade

Sobradinho is a new city that was created when a dam of the same name was built by Hidrelétrica de São Francisco, in 1973; it became an incorporated municipality in 1989. It is located in the north of the state of Bahia and entered the Better Municipal Education Program (Programa Melhoria da Educação do Município) in 2003, when the team at the Municipal Secretariat of Education took part in a meeting in Juazeiro. The biggest contribution of Programa Melhoria was a proposal to develop educational actions based on the focus of building the municipality's identity. The highest priority problem was grade retention and attention was turned to fighting this, taking care to implement projects involving the entire community in an articulated manner. This text describes the three initiatives developed: the Training in Collective Educational Study Time Project; the Caatinga Day Project; and the City Reading Project. In conclusion, Sobradinho created a movement that is fostering a sense of belonging among its citizens, deepening ties and establishing references for a local identity, which is of the utmost importance for any community.