Schools out on November 29: janitors up-in-arms
Schools up and down the country will be closed on Friday November 29 due to a strike called by the national federation of social and public sector workers. The federation
PortimĂŁo high school closes due to protests
Teachers, school staff, students and their parents held a demonstration on Monday morning (November 4) that led to the closure of PortimĂŁoâs Manuel Teixeira Gomes high school. Protesters were complaining
Eupheus International School opens in Loulé
The new Eupheus International School in Loulé welcomed its first students to the academic year on Monday, September 16. Eupheus began its inaugural year with its student-inspired Induction Week created
Back-to-school smiles thanks to generous Algarve community
The result of many months of work as well as the generosity of donors across the Algarve has meant that childrenâs charity ACCA, in its joint campaign with Castelo de
Coimbra university takes beef off the menu
Coimbra university is taking beef off the menu in campus canteens. Dean AmĂlcar FalcĂŁo made the announcement as he welcomed this yearâs student intake saying it will be the first
Almancil Campus for Nobel Algarve confirmed for September 2020
Nobel International School Algarve will open a new campus in Almancil in September 2020 for students from pre-school to Year 6, aged three to 11. The âlong-awaitedâ campus is now
âTransgender children must be free to choose which bathrooms they useâ schools told
New rules on gender identity within Portuguese schools are kicking up a stink. Revealed last Thursday, the governmentâs new directive has enraged the centre right, prompted a petition that has
Over half of students in Portugal avoid using school toilets
A study has found that over half of students in Portugal avoid using school toilets because they are dirty, rundown or lack essential items such as toilet paper. The issue
Schools-out all over country as ânon-teaching staffâ down tools
Janitors and other ânon-teachingâ staff have joined the call for a national strike today, seeing scores of schools up and down the country turning pupils away. The strike is expected
Nobel teens endure 100km trail of discovery
Students from the Nobel International School Algarve completed the second Journey of Discovery, a physical and mental challenge taking in more than 100km from Porches to FĂłia (Monchique) and back.