Each weekend during March and April PRECE facilitators from each EPC (Cooperative 
Popular School) are meeting to learn more about the methodology of cooperative learning, the history of PRECE and how to improve the future of PRECE. The post below is a reflection from PRECE student (and now university professor) Nonato Furtado:
"How is a leader born?" This is an interesting question and may have several answers. Many people might not think about this question, but I confess that I have. How did the greatest world leaders arise? How did the main leaders of Pentecost come about? What are their backgrounds, motivations and principles?
Interestingly, yesterday, Brazil received the highest political leader in the world (although this is not consensus), Barack
Obama. He broke a tradition of electoral achievements by becoming the first black president in U.S. history. But what would be of Obama if Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. did not lead marches so that African Americans could have the right to vote or so that there would be desegregation and equal working conditions for blacks in the country? If there was no Civil Rights Movement would the U.S. now have a black president? Maybe not. And, what was one thing that triggered the movement of Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders? The episode is very well known: Rosa Parks, a black woman, refused to give her seat on a bus to a white man and was arrested. This happened in Montgomery, Alabama where Rev. King was a pastor. For many, this was the trigger. Without much exaggeration we can say that the resistence of a woman on a bus meant that many years later, the U.S. could have its first black president.
But what does this have to do with Pentecost? This weekend, the small community of Cipo in Pentecost broke its routine for about 160 students from elementary and high schools from various communities in the city for a training in cooperative learning promoted by PRECE. PRECE leaders had the opportunity to learn a little about the university, the importance of social skills, conflict resolution, social interdependence, strategic planning, cooperative learning strategies, and during it all they shared their life stories. This last point was a moment of mutual motivation.
I attended the event and saw the incredible potential of youth that is not always explored or developed. But, this meeting showed that in Pentecost, in the near future, one can expect new leadership with a new perspective. I noticed the self-motivation and dedication pulsing within the participants. However, I thought about the many other young people, who at the same time, elsewhere in the city, without the same opportunity were using drugs and engaging in prostitution. How can we reach them? PRECE is still trying to reach the majority of the youth in the county of Pentecoste.
Before the Civil Rights Movement led by King, who could have predicted that a black man would be the President of the U.S.? Who can measure the qualitative and quantitative results of a
movement? The reality is that in recent years, PRECE has been a fertile ground for the development of youth participation and leadership training. Rebellion and sharing dreams inherent within all of these kids already has shown fantastic results. The fact is that society is increasingly demanding and, consequently, new leaders emerge from this context with the integrity of PRECE. So, without exaggeration, we can say that Pentecost can now have new leaders with a better perspective and vision for the future.
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Popular School) are meeting to learn more about the methodology of cooperative learning, the history of PRECE and how to improve the future of PRECE. The post below is a reflection from PRECE student (and now university professor) Nonato Furtado:"How is a leader born?" This is an interesting question and may have several answers. Many people might not think about this question, but I confess that I have. How did the greatest world leaders arise? How did the main leaders of Pentecost come about? What are their backgrounds, motivations and principles?
Interestingly, yesterday, Brazil received the highest political leader in the world (although this is not consensus), Barack
Obama. He broke a tradition of electoral achievements by becoming the first black president in U.S. history. But what would be of Obama if Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. did not lead marches so that African Americans could have the right to vote or so that there would be desegregation and equal working conditions for blacks in the country? If there was no Civil Rights Movement would the U.S. now have a black president? Maybe not. And, what was one thing that triggered the movement of Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders? The episode is very well known: Rosa Parks, a black woman, refused to give her seat on a bus to a white man and was arrested. This happened in Montgomery, Alabama where Rev. King was a pastor. For many, this was the trigger. Without much exaggeration we can say that the resistence of a woman on a bus meant that many years later, the U.S. could have its first black president.
But what does this have to do with Pentecost? This weekend, the small community of Cipo in Pentecost broke its routine for about 160 students from elementary and high schools from various communities in the city for a training in cooperative learning promoted by PRECE. PRECE leaders had the opportunity to learn a little about the university, the importance of social skills, conflict resolution, social interdependence, strategic planning, cooperative learning strategies, and during it all they shared their life stories. This last point was a moment of mutual motivation.
I attended the event and saw the incredible potential of youth that is not always explored or developed. But, this meeting showed that in Pentecost, in the near future, one can expect new leadership with a new perspective. I noticed the self-motivation and dedication pulsing within the participants. However, I thought about the many other young people, who at the same time, elsewhere in the city, without the same opportunity were using drugs and engaging in prostitution. How can we reach them? PRECE is still trying to reach the majority of the youth in the county of Pentecoste.Before the Civil Rights Movement led by King, who could have predicted that a black man would be the President of the U.S.? Who can measure the qualitative and quantitative results of a
movement? The reality is that in recent years, PRECE has been a fertile ground for the development of youth participation and leadership training. Rebellion and sharing dreams inherent within all of these kids already has shown fantastic results. The fact is that society is increasingly demanding and, consequently, new leaders emerge from this context with the integrity of PRECE. So, without exaggeration, we can say that Pentecost can now have new leaders with a better perspective and vision for the future.http://nonatofurtado.blogspot.com/
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