Rute Casteleira

Role in Project To Be

Arts teacher in Colégio Quadrante and in Colégio da Fonte.

Arts and ICT Teacher in Colégio Quadrante.

Coordinator of the initiatives of the Social Impact Team of Project To Be at Colégio Quadrante.

Curriculum

Graduated in Graphic and Communication Design from Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, she has been working as a designer since 1996, having carried out several jobs in this area, in the organisation and assembly of exhibitions, competitions and graphic projects.

Years later, she graduated in Basic Education at Escola Superior de Educação Almeida Garrett, with a master’s degree in Pre-School Education, at Escola Superior de Educação João de Deus, which let her to link the arts to pedagogy.

Since 2012, she has been part of the Colégio Europa team as an Arts teacher and later also of Visual and Technological Education, an experience that has allowed her to understand the importance of visual arts and creative activities in the integral development of the child.

She was a Visual Arts Co-ordenator in the “projeto Guiar-te” at Escola Básica Fernando José dos Santos belonging to the Ibn Mucana group from 2016 to 2020.

In 2022, she joined the Colégio da Fonte team as an Arts Teacher and took on the coordination of Project To Be’s Social Impact initiatives at Colégio Europa.

Personal Note

Mother of three boys, who are her life´s pillars. It´s in them that she finds motivation, enthusiasm, and inspiration.

Friendly and communicative by nature, she likes to travel, discover new places and cultures that enrich her both personally and professionally.

Arts are a constant in her life. She loves visiting museums, exhibitions and having contact with different artistic expressions, which allow her to explore and experience new perspectives and points of view.