Diretoria de Ensino Região de Santos

What Diretoria de Ensino Região de Santos does

The Centro de Referências em Educação Integral is a free, online reference platform operated by the Associação Cidade Escola Aprendiz (ACEA), a Brazilian nonprofit civil society organization headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. The platform aggregates educational content, concepts, methodologies, experiences, news, and events focused on integral education (Educação Integral) and anti-racist education practices, and serves educators, school managers, municipal and state education secretariats, and indirectly basic-education students throughout Brazil. ACEA acts as both the operating entity and the brand owner of the platform, with institutional support and financial backing from partners including Porticus, and broad coalition backing from UNICEF, Ashoka, Itaú Social, Geledés Instituto da Mulher Negra, Roda Educativa, Ação Educativa, and others.

Core products and content include the "Diretrizes de Educação Integral Antirracista para o Ensino Fundamental" (a flagship anti-racist guidelines publication co-developed with 25+ partner organizations), the "Podcast Educação nas Dobras," the "Hora do Intervalo" live-event series, a newsletter, and downloadable materials including "Caminhos para a BNCC de Ciências Naturais" and policy-support material for full-time integral schools ("Material de Escolas de Educação Integral"). The underlying technology is a standard web-based WordPress content platform with cookies and anonymous identifiers used for audience measurement, navigation security, and advertising, with content hosted on secure servers and cloud infrastructure. There is no proprietary software product, mobile app, API, or AI/ML capability — the asset is curated content, partnerships, and community, not software.

The business model is non-commercial: all content and materials are provided free of charge to users, distributed through self-serve digital channels (educacaointegral.org.br, YouTube, Facebook Live, Spotify podcast, Instagram, WhatsApp community, and email newsletter) and supplemented by direct engagement with education secretariats to support policy formulation and curriculum implementation. Operating economics are grant- and partnership-funded rather than transaction- or subscription-based, with the platform functioning as a knowledge-hub / convening infrastructure for the Brazilian integral and anti-racist education movement rather than as a commercial software business.

Name

Diretoria de Ensino Região de Santos

Legal name

Associação Cidade Escola Aprendiz

Website

https://educacaointegral.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Centro de Referências em Educação Integral, operated by Brazilian nonprofit Associação Cidade Escola Aprendiz (ACEA), is a free online reference platform providing content, guidelines, and resources on integral and anti-racist education for educators, school managers, and education secretariats across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Content and Resources

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education / Intervention & Differentiated Instruction Content Development (EDAGAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender (EDADALAF), Inclusive Education (Disability, Gender Equity, Marginalized Learners) (BPADAKAI)

Keywords

• Integral education
• Anti-racist pedagogy
• Educational publishing
• Teacher training resources
• Curriculum development

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Non-profit educational platform: The Centro de Referências em Educação Integral is operated by Associação Cidade Escola Aprendiz (ACEA), a non-profit civil society organization. It operates as a free knowledge platform for educators and education managers, funded through partnerships and institutional support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Centro de Referências em Educação Integral is a free online reference platform that provides concepts, methodologies, practical experiences, news, and events related to integral education (Educação Integral) in Brazil. Operated by the nonprofit Associação Cidade Escola Aprendiz (ACEA), the platform aggregates pedagogical publications, anti-racist education guidelines, podcasts, webinars, and a newsletter for educators, school managers, and education secretariats. All content is distributed at no cost and developed in collaboration with more than 25 partner organizations including UNICEF, Ashoka, Itaú Social, Geledés, Roda Educativa, Ação Educativa, and Porticus.

Product overview

The Centro de Referências em Educação Integral operates as a unified educational content platform operated by the Associação Cidade Escola Aprendiz (ACEA). The core offering is the online reference portal (educacaointegral.org.br) which aggregates pedagogical materials, publications, a podcast series (Educação nas Dobras), live events (Hora do Intervalo), and newsletters. Key publications include the 'Diretrizes de Educação Integral Antirracista para o Ensino Fundamental' (anti-racist guidelines) and 'Caminhos para a BNCC de Ciências Naturais' (science curriculum guide). The platform serves as a knowledge hub connecting educators, school administrators, and education secretaries with resources on integral education, anti-racist practices, and curriculum development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centro de Referências em Educação Integral A free online reference platform that aggregates educational content on integral education (Educação Integral) and anti-racist education, targeting educators, school managers, and education secretariats in Brazil.
• Diretrizes de Educação Integral Antirracista para o Ensino Fundamental A guidelines publication providing practical frameworks for implementing anti-racist integral education in Brazilian elementary schools, developed in collaboration with civil society and education partners.
• Podcast Educação nas Dobras A podcast series featuring discussions on integral education, equity, and anti-racist education practices, targeted at Brazilian educators and education managers.
• Hora do Intervalo A recurring live conversation series with specialists on integral education and anti-racist practices, broadcast to educators through social media streaming.
• Newsletter do Centro de Referências em Educação Integral An email newsletter that distributes educational content, news, and event updates about integral and anti-racist education to subscribed educators and education managers.
• Caminhos para a BNCC de Ciências Naturais A theoretical-practical reference publication supporting pedagogical practice for science teaching within the integral education perspective, aligned with Brazil's National Common Curricular Base (BNCC).
• Material de Escolas de Educação Integral An educational publication explaining how full-time integral education schools function, designed for parents, educators, and school managers.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Roda EducativacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Co-developer of the Diretrizes de Educação Integral Antirracista publication, contributing pedagogical expertise and anti-racist education frameworks.
• Ação EducativacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Co-developer of the Diretrizes de Educação Integral Antirracista, contributing expertise in ethnic-racial relations and education.
• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributor to the Diretrizes de Educação Integral Antirracista publication, providing international expertise on children's rights and education equity.
• Ateliê Escola AcaiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization implementing integral and anti-racist education practices with children and adolescents in vulnerable communities in São Paulo.
• AshokamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributor to the Diretrizes publication, bringing expertise in social innovation and education transformation.
• Itaú SocialmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributor to the Diretrizes publication, providing expertise in educational philanthropy and social investment.
• Geledés Instituto da Mulher NegramajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributor to anti-racist education initiatives, providing expertise in racial justice and gender equity in education.
• Secretaria de Educação de Santa Bárbara D'OestemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMunicipal education secretariat that implemented anti-racist education practices and partnered with Roda Educativa for teacher training.
• Secretaria Municipal de Educação do Rio de JaneiromajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEstablished the Gerência de Relações Étnico-Raciais (GERER) in 2021 to implement anti-racist education across 1,557 schools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nova Escola: Brazilian nonprofit that produces free curriculum-aligned lesson plans, teacher training, and pedagogical content for basic education. Closely comparable in audience (Brazilian teachers and school managers), free distribution model, and content focus on classroom implementation.
• Instituto Ayrton Senna: Long-standing Brazilian nonprofit developing full-time education models, assessment tools, and policy support for municipal secretariats. Comparable as a nonprofit that builds content and implementation frameworks for public school systems at scale.
• Fundação Lemann: Major Brazilian nonprofit focused on education quality and equity, producing free teacher resources and policy content for municipal secretariats. Directly comparable as a large Brazilian education nonprofit operating free content platforms for educators.
• Instituto Unibanco: Brazilian nonprofit focused on youth education and management innovation in public schools, with free resources for state and municipal secretariats. Comparable audience, mission, and Brazilian public-sector engagement model.
• Fundação Itaú Social: Brazilian foundation focused on education equity and social investment, producing publications and funding programs targeting vulnerable learners. Comparable as both a peer and an actual partner organization to ACEA.

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Large-scale online learning platform offering free and paid courses to global learners and educators. Comparable in mission-driven free educational content distribution, but operates at vastly greater scale and with a course-based rather than policy-guidance model.
• Ashoka: Global social innovation network supporting education entrepreneurs and changemakers worldwide. Comparable in mission and as a partner of ACEA, though operates at a much larger global scale rather than a single-country content platform.

Emerging players

• Khan Academy: Global nonprofit offering free, high-quality educational content and video lessons across subjects. Comparable in free, mission-driven educational content distribution, though focused on direct student learning rather than teacher policy resources.

Others

• UNESCO Education: Global UN body producing education policy frameworks, inclusion guidelines, and content for member states. Comparable as an adjacent international education actor rather than direct competitor, given overlapping equity and inclusion themes.
• UNICEF Education Team: UN agency producing educational policy guidelines, anti-racism resources, and equity frameworks globally. Comparable as both an adjacent international education actor and as an actual partner of ACEA on the Diretrizes publication.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCA7oLaFT9A8inmU425Jm81g
• Facebookfacebook.com/cr.educacaointegral
• Instagraminstagram.com/cr.educacaointegral
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/diretoria-de-ensino-regi%C3%A3o-de-santos

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