Educational Actions

Open Doors (Portas Abertas)

The visitation program of students and community members to the Paulínia site is used as an opportunity to share our company’s biodiversity conservation policies and good practices and to bring awareness and engagement in the topic. Started in 1995, the program involves several groups of visitors throughout the year. Conservation themes include: conservation of the Atibaia River; importance of recovering riparian forests; importance of the Atlantic Forest and its reforestation; and local wildlife: how to conserve species.

Inovar

A mentoring program in which Solvay professionals supervise the academic work of students from two technical schools in the region: the Paulínia Technical School (Etep) and the Conselheiro Antônio Prado State Technical School (Etecap). One of the thematic focuses is biodiversity conservation. Launched in 2019, the project remains active with annual mentoring sessions for students. 

EducAção

A program where Solvay professionals share their expertise with teachers from technical schools (Etep, Etecap, and Senai), making the Paulínia site a space for the development of these educators. The teachers themselves identify the topics they would like to see covered in the modules and our team prepares them. From technical aspects related to chemistry and the chemical industry to quality, safety, and environmental management, the range of topics varies. Each module has a theoretical part and a part in which participants have contact with the practical application of the content. EducAção began in 2015 and continues with annual activities for teachers who then replicate the content for their students.

Ladybug Open Doors

The Open Doors Ladybugs is a module of the Paulínia Open Doors Program, and its objective is to teach the importance of ladybugs as pollination agents, as well as the process of insect metamorphosis. The itinerary is divided into three stages. The first involves training teachers in schools, for about two hours, and the content is taught by insect biologists from Asas e Cores. Then, for a period of 15 days, the students take care of the ladybug larvae, feeding them and observing the metamorphosis process until they become adults. Finally, the students release the ladybugs into their natural habitat to conclude the class's learning cycle. Participants also attended a biodiversity class with the same theme taught by Solvay volunteers.