This is a school program implemented in 2006 by the government of the state of Pernambuco with the objective of extending the timetable of state secondary schools to better prepare adolescents for life and work, and to enable them to participate effectively in the public sphere and in the processes of discussion and criticism of social value norms.
The program did not open or close schools, but rather expanded from 5 to 10 school hours in some of the state’s existing secondary schools, thus converting regular schools into full-day schools. In addition to the change in school hours, the program also contemplated changes in the following areas: 1) the curriculum, 2) management teams and teachers, and 3) the structure of educational buildings. Both managers and teachers receive face-to-face training based on the pedagogical principle of interdimensional education.
The extended learning day can be structured as follows:
1) It can be comprehensive, with a schedule of 45 hours of class time per week, during the five days of the week.
2) It can be semi-integrated, with 35 hours of classes per week, with teachers working five mornings and three afternoons, or five afternoons and three mornings, and students attending five mornings and two afternoons, or five afternoons and two mornings.