The Arco Institute was created in 2021 to amplify the mission of Arco Educação. We operate within the academic olympiads ecosystem, helping the overcoming of challenges that can turn public education into a gold-medal champion!
In Brazil, 7 out of 10 high school students do not have an adequate level of learning in mathematics.
In Brazil, 9 million young people did not complete high school, the second main reason being the lack of interest in school.
In the Brazilian context, 75% of young people lack the skills needed for the labor market, including social-emotional learning.
7 out of 10 high school students do not have an adequate level of learning in mathematics.
9 million young people did not complete high school, the second main reason being the lack of interest in school.
75% of young people lack the skills needed for the labor market, including socio-emotional skills.
Our purpose is to empower young people through education, helping them become the leaders of tomorrow.
Development of cognitive skills;
Development of socio-emotional competencies;
Expansion of opportunities for excellent education.
Institutional strengthening;
Ecosystem development;
Providing educational solutions.
We pursue ambitious impact goals, knowing that behind every number there is a story being told.
The Arco Institute has increased its impact 19x since its creation.
Non-cumulative numbers*
Impacted young people
2021
Impacted young people
2022
Impacted young people
2023
Impacted young people
2024
TO EDUCATE IS TO CREATE VALUES
Learn more about our activities by accessing: Impact Report 2024.
The Arco Institute Grew 19x its impact since its creation.
Non-cumulative numbers*
Impacted young people
2021
Impacted young people
2022
Impacted young people
2023
Impacted young people
2024
Learn more about our activities by accessing: Impact Report 2023.
TO EDUCATE IS TO CREATE VALUES
We offer free educational solutions to partner organizations, based on Arco Educação’s products, services, and technology.
Arco technological platform that enables, automates, and streamlines the creation and administration of large-scale assessments
Arco’s technological platform includes:
Question bank;
Online assessment delivery;
Generation and scanning of answer sheets for in-person;
Automated grading;
Performance report generation;
Alignment with BNCC competencies.
Cactus promotes leadership among public-school students through mathematics-focused competitions. Its initiatives include Maratona Cactus, Olimpíada Cactus, and Turmas Olímpicas.
We provide the Assessment solution as a plug-in for the Olympic Portal, supporting both simulations for the Turmas Olímpicas program and the execution of the Cactus Olympics.
Impacted by the Assessment educational solution
I am 15 years old and I study at EMEF Santa Cruz, born and raised in a public school. And today I want to thank the Cactus Project, because thanks to it, this year, I was qualified for the Federal Institute of Espírito Santo in Chemistry. And today I came to bring, with great joy and great satisfaction, how much the Cactus Project can impact our lives and our society. The Cactus project has its great mission to bring mathematics and teaching to public schools. (...) These are classes that, most of the time, are subjects that are very important for entrance exams and other exams, but which are not currently brought to schools. (...) They have incredible, wonderful teachers who are always there to answer your questions. We also have Helania who is always there encouraging us and who says something that I carry in my life: (...) teaching changes our lives and it really changes.”
Ives
Student of the Olympic Classes of the Cactus Association
The Arco Instituto is very important in the history of the Cactus Association. We started the partnership when we were present in just a few municipalities in the interior of Ceará, and we were able to count on the generosity and expertise of the people who are part of the Institute to expand and improve our operations. In addition to the financial contribution, we have the privilege of using the content, technologies for applying evaluations, and pedagogical support from the country's leading educational solutions company. Together, we're bringing more opportunities to public school students in Brazil.
Victor Hill
President of the Deliberative Council of the Cactus Association
We develop challenges that connect theoretical knowledge to students’ real-life experiences in academic Olympiads, contributing to the development of socio-emotional competencies.
Arco’s socio-emotional platform includes
Customized challenges aligned with the competition theme, complementing the technical content
Materials and training sessions to help teachers prepare for implementation
Practical problem-solving activities and reflections on students’ lives and career paths
Movtech is a coalition of organizations working across technology education and employability, aiming to build a strong, fair, and inclusive sector grounded in equity. One of its main initiatives is the Tech Marathon, which received more than 200,000 student registrations from across the country in 2024 alone.
We developed the solution used in Phase 1 of the Tech Marathon, fostering the development of socio-emotional skills through challenge-based problem solving and guided reflections on career paths
Impacted by the Socio-Emotional Educational Solution
I'm 15 years old, a first year of high school and I was really happy to be among the gold medalists in this marathon. It exceeded my expectations very well, both because of the opportunity that the Marathon has to encourage young people to study, to think about this area of technology and all the others. The Marathon works in a different way when we think of a competition like this, at the national level, it is much more didactic and playful. And going through all the stages, setting aside some time, we discover how to solve problems in various areas of life that can be applied. (...) It's an opportunity and sometimes students also need encouragement to discover themselves, to enter the technology area, because they don't know where to start and I think that the Marathon provides this very well.
Jaiane Saiara
Tech Marathon Gold Medalist
We are very happy to have several institutions, such as Arco Educação, supporting the construction of the Tech Marathon and, as a coalition, we engage and invite civil society to support this very important initiative so that public school students and teachers can dream and achieve through technology. Movtech has education at its core, being the common thread for talent to find opportunity, without leaving anyone behind.
Mariana Lopes
Movtech 2030 Executive Manager
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