What is LeME?

LeME  as  a Statistical Multimedia Literacy, is an imaginary boat (it can be considered as a classroom) that can dock at any Pier/Port (school, event, community), in Brazil or anywhere in the world, is used to promote human right of statistical literacy within the society in where we live.

The name LeME makes an analogy to the device controlling boats. This nautical terminology is given due to it originated from  the Federal University of Rio Grande - FURG, located on the southern coast of Brazil.

LeME has carried out expeditions (workshops, courses) since 2012. In these expeditions young people or children embark as a crew (establishing an analogy to the people who ensure the operation of a boat, due to the intended protagonism of the learner), become researchers and conduct with the guidance of commandant (teachers), research on topics of their own interest or of their communities, create research tools, collect data, using  Statistics and discuss the results.