O contágio devastador do vírus SARS-COV-2 e o contágio transformador dos TSURUS

Abstract

Welcome to this house/address/residence constituted by affection and enchantment. Upon entering the experience narrated by this writing, we invite you to know the contributions of the Pedagogical Residency Program (RP) to teacher training during the implementation of the Literacy and Arts subproject developed at a Federal University XX. The purpose of the text is to share moments that transformed the chaotic context caused by the SARS-COV-19 contagion into hope. If a virus prevented physical permanence in classrooms, the tactic was to contaminate virtual environments. For this, a collective practice was proposed between university, school, and the students' families, in which writing, and aesthetics were intertwined. TSURU's origami, a character from Japanese culture, was chosen to represent the Tokyo/2021 Olympic Games and symbolize the sacred bird of health, luck, happiness, longevity, and fortune. The legend says that if a community folds a thousand birds, the gods grant their deepest wish. Thus, the residents' planning, in a new movement of collective contagion, was shared among the other 27 classes, comprising a total of 566 students, in order to outline the collective goal. The analysis of the results of the activity demonstrates the power of the Pedagogical Residency for initial and complementary training of academics by providing partnerships between teachers, students, and family members. We envision an experience that transcends school and university walls and/or computer screens, breaking with a fragmented pedagogical practice.