In 2017...
CAAB CAME TO LIFE.
CAAB was already CAAB before being Cultural and Recreational Center of Aguada de Baixo.
CAAB arose from a certainty: it is only through continuous intervention with children and young people that it is possible to promote the development of active, responsible and autonomous citizens, capable of tracing their own formative and personal path without ignoring social well-being.
Our focus is always on the multidimensional development of the person, never just on intellectual empowerment or on the promotion of autonomous study methods.
Intervention
So, what kind of methods are part of our intervention?...
Pedagogical Support? YES.
Artistic Workshops?...YES.
Music and Dance?...YES.
Short Films?...YES.
Group Dynamics based on non formal education principles?...YES.
Debates and Challenges related to European Values?...YES.
European Projects of youth mobility and empowerment?...YES.
At CAAB, we promote all kinds of activities with our members - specially children and young people - as long as they contribute to our mission.
Mission
Thus, in 2019, the youth association «Centro Cultural e Recreativo de Aguada de Baixo» - better known as CAAB - was formed, bringing together young people from the community, teachers and youth professionals around a common mission: