Institutional
Gustavo Adolfo School is part of Sinodal chain of schools of the Lutheran Confessional Church in Brazil (IECLB). Sinodal chain of Schools inherited the educational tradition brought to Brazil by German Lutheran immigrants in 1824 who, for many years, had motto “Next to every church, there shall be a church.”. This is why they are called Community Schools.
The history of Gustavo Adolfo School began in 1960 when lands for building the school were bought in Piraí, a town in Lajeado. The school began to be built in October 1967 and in April 1967, Escola Assistencial Piraí and Centro Social Gustavo Adolfo were open. The names were given to the buildings in homage to Gustaf Adolf, King of Sweden, founder of a programme that benefited children in need all over the world. The school’s purpose was to assist local children from labouring class families who lived in the nearby towns, providing them with crèches and free medical and dental assistance. Children from nearby schools could also benefit from these services. In addition, Centro Social Gustavo Adolfo provided courses to young farmers. The institution also aimed at supporting poor students and locals, which led locals to launch the first Clube das Mães de Lajeado. Due to the significant local growth, the social level and needs of local people changed as well, bringing the necessity to build a Primary School, and later, a Secondary School. The school initially offered the First Year of Education and then continued to the following levels. Soon after that, students were provided with complete Primary Education and Secondary Education.
Philosophy
Gustavo Adolfo School’s philosophy of education is based on student’s full development focusing on values connected to the respect for life, in which being is more important than having. It is a Lutheran Evangelical School linked to the Evangelical community of the Lutheran Confession in Lajeado (IECLB) and, as such, has a Christian denomination and aims to witness it, still it is supportive of ecumenism and respective of individuality, besides being a charity institution that aims to promote social welfare.
Mission
Provide education focused on knowledge, work and ethics to expand people’s capacity to understand, act and interact with the world, in addition to social and human development based on Christian values.