História do Colégio do Carmo de Caxias do Sul/RS : práticas pedagógicas e rotinas escolares (1908-1933)

Abstract

This study intended to narrate the historical process of Colégio do Carmo, located in Caxias do Sul, from the period of 1908 until 1933. The paper focus is especially in relation to the teaching practices and school routines of this institution. The main empirical corpus consisted of several written documents such as correspondences, reports, internal rules, minutes, printed publications from local and other newspapers and also photographs belonging to Colégio do Carmo files as well as other documents that belong to the João Spadari Adami City Historical Files. The study foundation presented in this dissertation of Masters in Education from the University of Caxias do Sul, comprises on the line of research in History and Philosophy of Education, recounting the beginnings of Colégio do Carmo founded by the De La Salle brothers in 1908 until 1933, period that its 25 years of establishing was celebrated. The study comprises of 5 chapters. In the first chapter inicial considerations around the subject are presented as well as the revised reference, emphasising the problem, the importance of the study, the general and the specific aims, the analytical categories and the methodological procedures that were used. In chapter two the French political and social context was approached, Christian schools, the expansion of the Lasallian work around the world, the history of Caxias do Sul and the project of a Christian school for boys and young men in the city. In chapter three historical evidence of a confessional school were narrated with the arrival of its founders, the relations and tensions between the parish and the De La Salle Brothers, the changes on the school´s facilities and the education offered by the institution from 1908 to 1933. In the fourth chapter pedagogical practices and school routines that were part of Colégio do Carmo were presented within the time frame indicated. Chapter five corresponds to the final considerations, as one can concluded that the foundation of Colégio do Carmo in Caxias by the De La Salle brothers in 1908 can be considered important to the local community which lacked an educational institution at the time. The educational approach developed by the Lasallian Brothers showed the quality of its education, the environment and school discipline, as well as the extra educational activities and the participation of students and families in the religious, social and festive activities in the time frame of 1908 and 1933. Thus, contributing to the educational, socio-political and cultural development of Caxias do Sul in addition to spreading a community as well as a human and fraternal sense. These are still part of the Christian communities, such as the city of Caxias do Sul. In this sense, research has shown that Colégio do Carmo had three pillars that guided the pedagogical practices and school routines during that time: excellence in education, with demands on students and differentiated classes; discipline, as an important aspect of good workers; and religious education directed to developing good spirited people.