More technology to study

The goal was 15 chromebooks for students, but the Doa Brasil crowdfunding campaign, at the end of 2021, raised BRL 34,000, enough to buy 20 units. In addition, Samsung donated a dozen more of them – allowing to include more students simultaneously during the arts and learning workshops, to name two of them. By April, everyone was already enjoying the new equipment.

Chromebook is a computer designed to get things done quickly and easily.

Tennis circuit

From April 21 to 24, 17 of our students took part in the Circuito de Tênis Gaúcho (CTG) – 3rd Phase, held by Associação Leopoldense de Esporte e Cultura (ALEC), and supervised by FGT (Tennis Federation of Rio Grande do Sul). The phase took place at Associação Leopoldina Juvenil, involving over 340 participants (a record).

Although the objective of our work is not to train tennis players, we are aware of the importance that experiences like this bring to our students. The invitation to participate in the CTG occurs every year.

Provided by Google, the operating system is Chrome OS, with cloud storage. The system gives access to Google for Education tools. We are integrated into the Inicie platform, our supporter which provides us with access to all functionalities. The use of equipment began in the Talents of the Future Program, of Instituto Algar, aimed to prepare young people for the job market.

We are grateful to all campaign participants and Samsung.

We were also in the 5th phase, in June, in the city of Bagé, where we took our largest delegation so far: 21 young participants in the games and four instructors. The tournament had more than 110 participants, from all over the State and from neighboring countries as well. In addition to the competitive experience, we had three days of cultural exchanges with these visitors.

More than results on the court, we are proud to witness the spirit of collectivity and brotherhood of our students.

Youth Orchestra at WBD

Usually a place for tennis matches, the headquarters of WimBelemDon became the stage for a musical performance on the 26th. Seven members of the Jovem Recanto Maestro Orchestra, a social project located in the city of São João do Polêsine, performed with a brass orchestra. Conducted by Professor Cezar Guerra, our students accompanied the musicians playing three instruments. In turn, the visitors tried playing tennis. That was so special that the group came back during our anniversary activities in October. Their project has 135 students aged 4 to 21, coming from public schools in the central area of the state, with units in Agudo, Faxinal do Soturno, Restinga Sêca, Santa Maria, São João do Polêsine and Silveira Martins.

June Ué?!Sopa! In person

The month marked the return of the Ué?!SOPA!, gastronomic and charity event. After two years in the delivery format, the event returned to the halls of Associação Leopoldina Juvenil in its sixth and largest edition. With a special group of chefs, the debut of a curator (Rosa Moraes), dozens of volunteers, five sponsoring companies, 27 supporting companies and more than 400 attendees, the Ué?!SOPA! 2022 event represented a fresh start after the challenging years of 2020 and 2021.

At the reception, our students distributed the traditional bracelets that express our attributes. The chefs responsible for the soups were João Diamante, Jimmy Ogro, Neka Menna Barreto and Telma Shiraishi. The sweets, on the other hand, were under the talent of Lucas Corazza, Amanda Selbach and Carole Crema. At the opening of the event, Hique Gomez, Sady Homrich and Tales Melati presented a “pan concert”.

Tattoo Tennis Project

On the 23rd, our Tattoo Tennis project was resumed, together with public schools that now seeks to expand. There are weekly meetings with playful activities for children in the early grades of Elementary School. In all, more than 130 students from the Evarista Flores da Cunha schools (partner in the project in 2017, initial, and in 2019, already implemented) and Nehyta Martins Ramos (debuting in 2022) were included during the visit of instructors and students (as monitors) from WimBelemDon.

At each meeting, the children perform speed and agility physical exercises, besides having their first contact with rackets, balls and nets. On the first day, instructors Jaleska Mendes, Marcio Mauad, Raphael Trindade and Caetano Alves presented the project. In the following weeks, the activities were accompanied and assisted by two WimBelemDon students at each period.

Tattoo Tennis Edition 2022 ended in December. The intention for 2023 is to expand participation of more schools.

The Jazz Gig Group brightened the dinner. The band Regional Laranjal, with traditional samba, was another musical attraction. The public could also enjoy two tables full of bread, baked by Presstisserie and Fátima Guterres Casa de Pães, besides appetizers provided by Leiteria 639. The tables were set up by UniRitter’s Gastronomy team, with the support of Santa Clara and Ibraoliva. Dado Bier offered different types of beer; Grand Cru served wines and soft drinks were once again provided by Fruki.

Visit to the museum

On the 27th, as part of our effort towards “beyond tennis”, 20 students visited the Science and Technology Museum at PUCRS. For two hours they could enjoy all attractions, get to know the space and learn about different subjects, including history, biology, geography and physics, among others.

Winter bazaar

On the 28th, there was the Winter Bazaar, through which we provided our students with the donations we received along the year. Children and teenagers filled their bags and backpacks with clothes, shoes, coats, caps, sporting goods and toys, among other items. Associação

Leopoldina Juvenil, Kieling Multimodal and Villa Beach, a Beach Tennis club, played an important role in the donations, in a joint action with Chocólatras Anônimos.

Short film production

On the 29th, our Winter Festival was held, a cultural event with the aim of honoring audiovisual productions carried out by our students.

This year’s festival encouraged participants to complete a trilogy of one of our most traditional shorts: “Bonecas Amaldiçoadas 3” (Cursed Dolls 3) – which was actually directed by them and presented during our anniversary celebrations, in October, at BarraShoppingSul. Like the first two productions, from 2017 and 2018, the short film suggests horror, but uses comedy to tell stories that involve our students.