Fundação Victor Civita

Fundação Victor Civita is a non-profit entity focused on improving education by recognizing quality educators and encouraging teaching as a profession. Created in 1985, its main initiative is the Educador Nota 10 Prize, which recognizes teachers from Early Childhood Education to High School, as well as pedagogical coordinators and school managers from public and private institutions across the country.

Mission

To value basic education teachers and school managers and to disseminate educational practices that help educators face the challenges of our time.

Educador Nota 10 Prize

The Educador Nota 10 Prize was created in 1998 by the Fundação Victor Civita. It recognizes and values teachers from kindergarten to high school in public and private schools across the country. With more than 77 thousand projects received over the last 24 editions, 261 educators were awarded, including teachers and school administrators, who received approximately R $ 2.6 million.

Learn more about the Educador Nota 10 Prize here.

History of Fundação Victor Civita

Victor Civita was one of the largest entrepreneurs in the country. Born in New York, in the United States, and son of Italians, he founded in 1950 the largest publishing group in Brazil, Editora Abril. In 1985, at the age of 78 and professionally accomplished, “Mr.” Victor, as he was known by the company’s employees, wanted to give back to Brazilians everything he had conquered. On his point of view, “an educated people is a rich and a strong people, because they know how to produce and to prosper”. Moved by this purpose and wanting to contribute to a country where there was a lack of schools, good teachers, encouragement of teaching work or materials to support pedagogical practices, Mr. Victor decided to create a private foundation focused on improving education: the Fundação Victor Civita, a non-profit organization, maintained by the Civita family.

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The Leadership

Learn more about the leadership of Fundação Victor Civita here.

Trustee Council

Get to know the members of Fundação Victor Civita’s Trustee Council here.

Educational Research

Between 2007 and 2015, Fundação Victor Civita, through their Educational Studies and Research arm, investigated issues relevant to Brazilian primary education, and disseminated their findings among public policy makers, researchers, institutes, and universities, as well as among voluntary sector organizations focusing on education. Access all  Studies, Research and Special Features  developed by Fundação Victor Civita during this period.

Contact us

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact us on contato@premioeducadornota10.org.