More than 100 schools in Amazonas participate in the state stage of the Jovem Senador 2024 program

PHOTOGRAPH: Edilson Rodrigues / Senado Agency

Students from 102 schools in the state public education system in Amazonas participate in the state stage of the Young Senator 2024 Program, promoted by the Federal Senate. In 2023, 67 schools participated in the process. At the end of the stages, a student will represent the state in a Legislative Experience Week, in Brasília.

In the state selective, student candidates compete through an essay, which this year addresses the theme “200 years of the Senate and the challenges for the future of democracy”. Each school promoted its internal writing competition and selected the best texts. These were forwarded to a committee of evaluating teachers, from the State Department of Education and School Sports, specialists in Language. After analysis, the three best works will be sent for evaluation by the Senate.

The coordinator of the Young Senator program at the Department of Education, Antônio Menezes, highlighted the increase in the number of schools participating in this edition and highlighted that, in the current phase, the commission, made up of eight teachers, has until May 15th to finalize the assessments.

PHOTOGRAPH: Edilson Rodrigues / Senado Agency

“Every year Amazonas sends a representative to the Experience Week in the Federal District. This year, we intensified the mobilization with schools, which resulted in a significant increase in registered schools, including three schools in Parintins”, shared coordinator Menezes.

Next steps

After completing the analysis by the evaluation committee at state level, the three best essays will be sent to the Senate, which will have until June 5th to select the best essays from schools in the 27 states and the Federal District. The winners will be announced by June 21st. Legislative Experience Week will take place from August 5th to 9th. The selected student will go, accompanied by a responsible faculty advisor, to the Senate.

PHOTOGRAPH: Edilson Rodrigues / Senado Agency

In 2023, more than 3,100 essays were written by students from 67 schools in the state education network, who participated in the internal stage. Student Hagnes Rodrigues, from Escola Estadual (EE) Profº Ruy Alencar, in the north of Manaus, was selected and represented Amazonas, together with professor Elianai Silva De Castro in the Jovem Senador program.