FC Porto Museum unveils new educational programme | OneFootball

The official presentation of the new Educational Program of the FC Porto Museum will take place on May 30 at 10 a.m. at the Museum’s facilities, in an event reserved for educators and teachers. Developed in partnership with the Faculty of Education and Psychology (FEP) of the Portuguese Catholic University (UCP), through the Católica Learning Innovation Lab (CLIL), this is a validated, distinctive pedagogical project aimed at various levels of education, from preschool to secondary school, bringing together a broad range of proposals, experiences, and activities that connect the Museum’s cultural heritage with Formal Education through innovative Pedagogical Exploration Visits.

The collaboration between two of the city’s largest institutions – FC Porto (Museum) and the Catholic University – gave rise to a highly enriching program for students and teachers, inspired by Museum-Based Learning principles and designed to strengthen the FC Porto Museum as a space for active and interdisciplinary learning, where every object and every story become educational resources.

Designed to align the Educational Program’s activities with the Essential Learning outcomes of each subject area by education level, the Profile of Students Leaving Compulsory Schooling (PASEO), and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the project is structured around thematic axes that bring students closer to the museum context: Community, Society and Citizenship; The Many Facets of Sport; and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics). It includes themed visits, educational workshops and, as its main new feature, Pedagogical Exploration Visits, which make it possible to observe the Museum from an educational perspective and stimulate critical thinking through interactive and dynamic quizzes that promote analysis, reflection, and decision-making.

Joana César Machado, member of the FC Porto Board, says: “Through a pioneering educational program, adapted to different school levels, the FC Porto Museum uses sport as a powerful teaching tool that makes it possible to establish points of connection with different curricular areas and encourage interactive learning, promotes fundamental values associated with sport, and strengthens its emotional bond with the community.”

For Diana Soares, director of the Católica Learning Innovation Lab, “this partnership between the Portuguese Catholic University and the FC Porto Museum allowed us to jointly design a new educational program based on innovative and immersive educational settings, where the Museum is transformed into an extension of the classroom,”

Mafalda Magalhães, director of the FC Porto Museum, highlights in the “articulation between culture, sport and formal education the possibility of creating more engaging, inclusive and meaningful learning experiences, awakening in students a stronger sense of belonging, memory, citizenship and interdisciplinary thinking. The Museum is consolidating its role as a privileged space for knowledge, discovery and active participation.” She also adds that “the new Educational Program reinforces the role of sports and club museums as active agents of cultural and educational mediation. Museums are increasingly being challenged to participate in the development of critical, social and creative skills. This project is a national benchmark in transforming sports heritage into a pedagogical tool in the service of education.”

Opened in 2013, the FC Porto Museum plays a unique role in preserving and promoting the history of FC Porto, while also looking at the memory of the City, the Country, and the World. With a high-quality Educational Service, recognized for including activities for all audiences, such as visits to the Museum and the Dragão Stadium or workshops, including during school holidays, the Museum is fully aligned with the traditions and values of FC Porto, as an institution deeply committed to the social and cultural development of the communities around it.

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