Meet the Speakers: Learning in Place at Maramar Community School

What can a small, community-driven school in Bahia teach us about children, place, community, learning, and the role of the arts in becoming fully human?

For our sixth Global Saturday Salon, we travel virtually to Escola Comunitária Maramar, on the Maraú Peninsula in Bahia, Brazil.

Maramar’s educational work is closely connected to the people, culture, and natural environment around it. During this conversation, we will hear from educators, a former parent, and a former student, each with a different relationship to the school.

We will explore how the community’s needs and hopes shaped Maramar; what learning rooted in local culture and the environment looks like during an ordinary school day; how families, children, educators, and other community members influence the school; and what challenges and surprises have emerged along the way.

Meet Our Guests

Guilherme Gobbato

Guilherme is an educator specializing in Waldorf education. He joined Maramar in 2024, first working in early childhood education and later becoming a classroom teacher in the early years of elementary school.

Carlos Fhilippi de Jesus Vilas Boas

Carlos attended Maramar Community School until 2018. In 2024, he completed a technical degree in Agriculture and Livestock at Instituto Salvador Arena, where he also trained in artificial insemination. He currently works in cattle farming at Fazenda Virgem Bonita.

Irlane Soledade

Irlane holds a degree in Physical Education and has worked as an educator at Maramar since 2022. She became involved in the school’s environmental education work in 2023 and now teaches environmental education. Born in a quilombola community, she brings traditional knowledge of agriculture and the environment into the curriculum.

Gizelle de Oliveira

Gizelle holds a degree in Social Communication and is a former Maramar parent. She spent four years working in fundraising and project development at the school, supporting its financial sustainability and helping develop educational, cultural, and environmental projects.

Clarice Sacramento

Clarice holds a degree in Education and is specializing in Waldorf education. She has worked as an early childhood educator at Maramar since 2020 and is involved in the school’s environmental education projects.

Join the Conversation

Saturday, October 3, 2026

8:30 a.m. EDT | 9:30 a.m. Brazil

Online via Zoom

The conversation will take place in Portuguese, with live interpretation into English.

Participation is pay-what-you-can.

Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/educating-for-the-world-we-want-the-maramar-school-salon