THE MOLEQUE BOOKTHE FIRST 19 YEARS

Moleque de IdéiasThis book is about Moleque

de Idéias, a unique software

company and a place to be

for both adults and

children.

They work and learn

together since 1996 in many

projects and teach each

other.

Moleque de Idéias is

situated at Rua Noronha

Torrezão 60 - Santa Rosa

Niterói - RJ, Brazil

Moleque de Idéias is a learning space, an environment

of different activities and possibilities. It's not a school, in

the sense that nobody is a teacher or a student, but

learners that work together. It's also a software company

As a software company, Moleque develops and

maintains e-commerce systems, systems to manage tests

online, systems of quality to the building industry and

network platforms for different clients.

It is also a place for children since they are 4 years old,

to develop their own ideas, and Moleque has worked with

more than 1 500 children until today, some for more then

10 years. And it is also a place to gather the community to

develop ideas to foster sustainability.

What is Moleque? (Chapter 1)

"We believe that the separation between

doing - learning - sharing is artificial and that it

creates inefficiency, is unnecessary and

inhumane" says one of the three founders

Nilton Lessa.

In the organization, projects with children,

adolescents and adults are accepted as valid

and desirable. Not distinguishing by age,

speciality or gender. Innovative from

conception to the form of operation, Moleque

de Idéias survives financially through

servicing and creating products and does not

have public or private sponsorship. The

business is working well and has worked well

for 19 years.

This chapter defines many of the thoughts

of Moleque founders Leila Pais de Miranda,

Nilton Lessa and Luis Polho Pacheco.

Moleque philosophy (Chapter 2)

This chapter contains thoughts on the

philosophy and communication and learning of

Moleque founders Leila Pais de Miranda, Nilton

Lessa and Luis Polho Pacheco. It also explais

how the brazilian press has covered Moleque

activities over the years

Projects and activities (Chapter 3)

Here is the story of how Moleque has

developed professional software for clients and

how computers are used with the kids and what

activities happen continually such as robotics,

programming, games, graphics, music and film

projects. Other subtitles are: Food, Sustainability,

Urban Agriculture, Chemistry and Electronics

Labs.

Important is also the connection with the

Maker Movement and Hangouts activities.

Who is Moleque? (Chapters 4 and 5)

The Moleque founders, crew and people close

to Moleque are presented with their stories and

images.

Who are the Kids? (Chapter 6)

Chapter 6 concentrates on results with the kids

and some of the stories with kids over the years

Results with the kids (Chapter 7)

Since 1996 Moleque de Ideias has been

intensively writing, photographing and

recording the work sessions with the children.

Moleque keeps studying these records and

has developed a system to follow their

knowledge development.

Kids over the years (Chapter 8)

Juliana Shimada Brotto’s delightful text about her

experience at Moleque de Idéias. She started as

a child, came back at 17 and is now 19.

Amazing talent João Vitor Carvalho Gonsalves

shows some of his work.

The localities of Moleque (Chapter 9)

In 1996 the newly started Moleque de Ideias

found its first locality in Colégio Betânia. The next

locality was at the second floor of a day-care

center, Creche Felizinfância. In 1999 Moleque

moved to the house next to Instituto Maia

Vinagre, where Leila studied when she was a

child.

The new locality (Chapter 10)

During the beginning of 2014 Moleque will

relocate to a two-story building, also in Santa

Rosa, Niterói. There will be significantly more

space for administration, work, ideas and projects

and the house is being reconstructed to

accommodate a green roof, which will keep the

house cooler. The water system will be able to

utilize rainwater.

There will be space to use solar panels and to

grow vegetables and for instance herbs for

Moleque's own use and to distribute within the

networks. All of this gives new possibilities for

sustainability. In the back yard there is a garden

and a deck for presentations and meetings as

future projects.