Agrupamento de Escolas de Carregal do Sal – AECS - (Carregal do Sal School Cluster) is located in the district of Viseu, more specifically, in the municipality of Carregal do Sal, in the heart of the Beira Region in Portugal. Carregal do Sal is the home region of the Portuguese consul-general in Bordeaux Aristides de Sousa Mendes who, disobeying superior orders, issued visas and passports to an undetermined number of refugees fleeing from Nazism. The school cluster is composed of 5 different schools (some 7km away from each other) - a Kindergarten school, 1 primary school (1-4 graders) 2 elementary/basic schools (2nd and 3rd cycles and one of them with primary cycle as well) and 1 elementary and secondary school (3rd cycle and
secondary level students). So, basic education is the predominant level in my school cluster, which also offers vocational courses and adult education courses. There are 1115 students in the school cluster, mainly in primary and elementary/basic education - 704. There are 180 students in kindergarten, 148 in the secondary level, 65 in vocational learning and 18 in adult education courses.
The school cluster has a stable teaching staff (there are 137 teachers) with good professional and personal relationships, which contributes to a healthy school environment. AECS is a UNESCO associated
school and its coordinators create a series of activities all year round to promote
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