ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
The Suzana School, which now accommodates over 700 students, faces a severe shortage of essential materials: the students do not access to any textbook. In light of this situation, and at the request of the teachers, the creation of a School Library became one of the top priorities of the 2022 Activity Plan. This library was designed to include textbooks for all levels of education offered by the Suzana School, from the 1st year of the 1st Cycle to the 12th grade. In addition to textbooks, other materials such as grammars, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, as well as educational and recreational games for pre-primary pupils were provided. The teachers also requested books of children's and youth literature, as well as works by lusophone authors, to enrich the collection. These books were donated by schools from the municipalities of Oeiras and Cascais, resulting in a shipment of approximately one ton of materials, sent by sea to Bissau.
To house this new library, a dilapidated room in the secondary school was completely renovated. The Cascais-Suzana 2022 Project, carried out with the Cascais Townhall (CMC), also contributed significantly to the creation and implementation of this library, which now serves as a valuable resource for the entire school community.
Considering that the Portuguese language is the greatest common value shared by Portugal and Guinea-Bissau, the Suzana Library was named the "Biblioteca Camões" (Camões Library), Camões being the greatest Poet of Portugal.