Closing Learning Gaps with Systems Thinking Education: Lessons from Brazil’s Programa Impulsionar

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Explore Programa Impulsionar—a groundbreaking initiative that:

Began with a systemic diagnosis of public education challenges, incorporating multi-stakeholder feedback and partnerships with pedagogical experts to identify root causes of learning gaps.
Integrated systems thinking into student curricula to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills, contributing to significant gains in Mathematics and Portuguese comprehension.
Collaborated with 20+ stakeholders across sectors—including NGOs, governments, and startups—to co-design and execute a systemic program tailored to local needs.
Boosted engagement through gamified EdTech platforms, achieving a 60% increase in sustained usage among students.
Scaled impact across 7 municipalities, propelling schools up 1,244 positions in Brazil’s national education rankings (SAEB) and reaching 90% of learning targets in half the time.
The goal of the program is to support municipal education departments in developing strategies to prevent and reduce learning gaps in Portuguese and Mathematics for 6th to 9th-grade students in public schools. This is achieved through a pedagogical model supported by educational organizations that provide teacher training, implementation guidance, and the integration of digital educational tools (edtechs).

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https://systemdynamics.org/