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  • Paranaguá Meets EWB

    (English translation below) Fora da agenda No último sábado (14) a presença de público visitando a expo foi constante.  Na manhã desse dia, precisamente não me lembro o horário, mas creio ter sido às 7 horas, recepcionei os meus amigos Pietro Gallina e Bogus (ICBIE), e depois acompanhados pelo grupo de professores e alunos da…

  • Engineers Without Borders Have Arrived!

    On Saturday, March 13, a group of ten people arrived at ICBIE from the United States to begin their first phase of helping to develop and construct the ICBIE theater! There are seven students: Arielle Benjamin, Aaron Johnson, Helen O’Connor, Paige Piggott, Samantha Scott, Tiffany Smith, and Alanna Wallace, along with their mentors, Brian Stephenson…

  • Projeto Oficina de Rua – Street Lab Project

    While waiting for the first report from the Engineers Without Borders,  there is still plenty of news.  The new Street Lab Project, which kicked off in January with the big “happening” in Massaranduba, is now in full swing and the excitement is palpable, with a rich series of ICBIE courses that began on Thursday. Finally,…

  • The Engineers Are Coming!

    Today is a really big day in the history of the ICBIE.  At this very moment, a crew of Engineers Without Borders from Howard University in Washington, DC are climbing on a plane to fly to Salvador, where they will begin their big project to build a community theater at the ICBIE! This is a…

  • More Buzz in the Press

    After the big splash in The International Educator, the same story about the Bridge to Bahia project has now been published in the other principal periodical read in all the English-speaking international schools.  NewsLinks is published by a company called International Schools Services,  which runs the big recruiting fairs where aspiring teachers get hired to teach…

  • An Historic Landmark

    Friday, February 27th will remain a milestone in the history of the ICBIE.  On that day, Pina Madonna officially deposited all the proper documents and ICBIE Europa became an official Italian NGO (ONLUS: organizzazioni non lucrative di utilità sociale, or, literally, non-profit organizations of social utility).  This is the realization of a long-awaited goal, one…

  • A Letter from Pietro Gallina

    A TUTTI VOI  AMICI, STUDENTI, ARTISTI, SOSTENITORI E FAN CHE AVETE DONATO PER IL PROGETTO D’ARTAGNAN, ANNUNCIO FINALMENTE CHE ABBIAMO I DATI UFFICIALI DEFINITIVI DELLA RACCOLTA ICBIE BRASILE PARTITA A  NATALE 2008 E CHIUSASI IL 31 GENNAIO 2009. EBBENE ESULTIAMO TUTTI PERCHE’ IL LIMITE MINIMO DI 10.000 EURO NON SOLO È STATO RAGGIUNTO MA ANCHE…

  • Julio Opens a Nova10Ordem Blog (a Paradise of Street Art)

    During the last month, this blog has dedicated a lot of space to the new ICBIE project, where graffiti events in impoverished neighborhood attract kids and build trust, then continuous follow-up encounters get them involved in artistic and (hopefully) academic studies.  With the official kick-off, the mutirão held in Massaranduba, activities are proceeding, and Júlio…

  • A Romantic ICBIE Evening

    These talented young ladies, who enigmatically prefer to call themselves Word and Image, will be teaching an innovative course at the ICBIE, starting in August.  They are already doing brilliant work, promoting the ICBIE and their project, The Story Instinct.  This is Word’s description of a delightful fund raising party they held in Trevignano, north…

  • Another Graffiti Happening

    Grafiteiros embelezam bairro de Mata Escura O Mutirão de Grafite realizado no último sábado (14) no bairro de Mata Escura, na gíria atual “ bombou”. Foi uma grande sacada dos grafiteiros que estudam no Colégio Estadual Márcia Méccia, convidar a diretora e professora de Língua Portuguesa, Laura Rodrigues, para participar do evento. Segundo Laura, a…