Biology and Geology Teacher since 1996.
Member of the Pedagogical Council of the Agrupamento de Escolas de Rio Tinto No. 3 (AERT3) since 2018.
Advisor to the AERT3 management since 2023.
Coordinator of the AERT3 Health Education project since 2012; for some years, this role included coordinating the Young Health Promoters.
Coordinator of the AERT3 Citizenship Education Strategy since 2017.
In these two coordination roles, I maintain a constant relationship with partners in the surrounding community – Gondomar City Council, Parish Councils, Portuguese Youth Institute, Healthcare Units, Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), Portuguese League Against Cancer (LPCC), Portuguese Red Cross, Commission for the Protection of Children and Young People (CPCJ), PSP – Safe School, GNR, and various Universities.
Coordinator of the Mentoring project since 2018, a project that works on promoting peer relationships among students, enabling the development of learning/improvement of results, as well as increased motivation and concentration for better learning.
Coordinator of the Ubuntu Club since 2021, a project that provides training to students of different ages in five essential pillars: Self-knowledge, Self-confidence, Resilience, Empathy, and Service.
Member of the Jury for the Gandhi Prize for Citizenship Education in 2022, promoted by the Ministry of Education.
Member of the Jury for Health and Environment Olympics, promoted by the AERT3 in different school years.
Exam grader for national exams.