Ayrton Senna Institute

MISSION

The Ayrton Senna Institute is a Brazilian foundation that promotes the transformative potential of mankind through the integral development of students and teachers.

The principles of working in partnership, belief in everyone's potential and empowerment are at the guiding principles of its work.

The institute brings together educators, managers and researchers to prepare children and young people for every aspect of their lives.

LESSONS LEARNT

• To obtain impact in education at scale in Brazil, working with government offers a unparalled opportunity to influence the future of young people
• A focus on results implies a commitment to innovating, measuring and adjusting solutions.
• Tackling illiteracy and enumeracy means also paying attention to the social and emotional skills, not only to remove barriers to learning but also to developing well-rounded, resilient young people