Colégio Brinca e Educa

Preschool Cascais families can discover at Colégio Brinca e Educa an educational setting in São Domingos de Rana shaped by Art & Nature Learning. Founded in the municipality of Cascais in 2008, the school values joyful, welcoming childhood spaces, respect for each child’s developmental rhythm, contact with nature, and artistic and expressive activities.

Play is viewed as a unique form of learning, supported by an affectionate adult-child relationship and attention to individual needs. The school draws on Montessori pedagogy, the Reggio Emilia approach, project-based methodology and participatory pedagogies.

Projects emerge from children’s interests, with families and the community invited to take part. The setting includes an art spot, art studio, nature experiences and a pedagogical garden.

Age-specific educational materials include natural and unstructured resources, alongside materials created within the school. Colégio Brinca e Educa also provides healthy, varied and balanced food for babies and children, with HACCP certification.

It accepts reusable nappies and can adapt meals to mixed BLW after food introduction. Families have daily communication through an online student area, while the multidisciplinary team includes a speech therapist, clinical psychologist, nurse and specialist in Traditional Chinese Medicine.