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Colégio Rio BRanCo DIGITAL CAMPAIGN As part of its Social Responsibility Project, as of 2010, the Colégio Rio Branco became in charge of the “Digital Campaign”. Designed for the capacity-building of teachers from public schools, and focused on the pedagogic use of the Internet, the project requires more thorough research on internet resources, especially Web 2.0, which focuses on activities of cooperation among users. With the commitment of new volunteers, members of the entities maintained by the Fundação de Rotarianos de São Paulo, the Project was expanded and promoted the increase in the number of participant schools, whose teachers were incorporated to the School’s distance learning environment, to complement the practical aspect of works. More volunteers participated in the project in 2010. ELECTIONS Are void votes counted? Can blanks votes favor a candidate’s campaign? How can we prevent unethical candidates from running in public election? Based on such issues, 14 to 16-year-old students expressed their interest in elections for the Executive Branch in Brazil, and also based on the presentations made by Judge Aloísio Sérgio Rezende Silveira, from the 1st Voting District, and by the advisor Francisca Mota, expressing their ideal to contribute to the The advisor Francisca Mota explained the electronic vote process country’s political life. LECTURES Doctors without Borders The lecture was part of the School’s vocational counseling project that aims to help students make good career choices, The School was visited by doctor Marcelo Soldaíni based on information about various professional activities. Martins, who is a member “Doctors without Borders”, an international medical-humanitarian organization. At auditoriums in Higienópolis and Granja Vianna units, the doctor, who is also student Marcella Pilon Martins’ father, addressed Elementary School 9th year and High School 3rd year students, and reported his experience in Mozambique, Médicos Africa, where he works disseminating information about seM fronteiras sexually transmitted diseases and Aids. Annual Report 2010 69


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