Photo: Worcester Technical High School
WORCESTER, Mass. (WBZNewsRadio) - A large delegation of Brazilian leaders made the journey to Worcester this week. The Governor of the state of Piaui, Brazil, Rafael T. Fonteles, was particularly impressed with the education model at Worcester Technical High School, and said he's interested in implementing the same type of model in hundreds of public high schools in his home state.
Worcester Tech currently offers nearly two dozen career majors for students. Students have the opportunity to learn everything from biotechnology to advanced manufacturing and even web development. The current model puts students in the classroom for a week, then transports them into the "field," giving students hands on experience in their chosen career major.
During the Governor's visit, a memorandum of understanding was signed in partnership between the school and the economic division of the state government of Piaui.
"We signed a technical cooperation term with the institution, which has a full-time pedagogical model with vocational technical education. It is an environment that prepares young people for higher education and also for the job market, even stimulating entrepreneurship." He said in a video.
Later in the day, Fonteles headed to the Brazilian Consulate in Boston and met with Brazilian entrepreneurs as well as partnerships with university research.
He also stopped by Harvard University and met with a number of professors including the author of the best seller 'How Democracies Die," Professor Steven Levitsky. He also met with Professor Marcia Caldas de Castro, from the Department of Global Health and Population at the University, who happens to be the school's first Brazilian Professor.
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