
CLOC (Creativity, Logic, Opportunity and Growth) is a Social Technology aimed at training teenagers and young people in programming and robotics, seeking to prepare the ground for the future professional insertion of these students in the IT sector
Current Status
The focus remains on expanding young people's preparation for the job market, strengthening technical and behavioral skills and connections with real opportunities. For the next cycles, a methodological update is projected that is more aligned with the use of Artificial Intelligence and the development of problem-solving skills. This adaptation seeks to ensure greater adherence to the transformations in the technology sector and the new demands of the market.


























History
CLOC began in 2013, starting with a process of selecting students with the best logical reasoning, among public schools in Santa Luzia do Itanhy. The group of 20 best students were initially offered logical reasoning and Scratch classes.
Between 2014 and 2016, the most outstanding students underwent training in programming and more advanced technologies (HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, Databases, and PHP), and collaboratively developed a Reapplication Guide so that these same students could disseminate the knowledge in their communities of origin. Among the students from the first class, 4 were selected to work as Basic Programming instructors in schools in their respective communities. At the end of 2018, the main CLOC group established two important partnerships. The first partnership was with Microsoft, which trained 13 young people and teenagers from the group to work as Basic Computer Skills instructors to meet a real demand in the municipality. The second partnership was with the company Bravi, from Santa Catarina, for which the young people provided services in early 2019. Based on this demand, the group began the process of establishing CITI² (Integrated Information Technology Center of Itanhy), the first IT startup in Santa Luzia do Itanhy/SE, focused on teaching programming and robotics to teenagers from small communities far from major urban centers. In 2023, CLOC trained more than 137 students in Santa Luzia do Itanhy, Sergipe. Of this total, 63 completed basic training, 26 reached the intermediate level, 19 reached the advanced level, 20 completed the Digital Games course, and 9 students completed the Bilingual Robotics course. Furthermore, the project impacted 252 students through the ‘Hour of Code’, a platform that provides initial contact with programming, in 7 locations in Santa Luzia do Itanhy, Sergipe. In parallel, CLOC also integrated programming and entrepreneurship education within the Ed-mundo project, expanding activities to another community in Fortaleza, Ceará, in partnership with the Instituto Pensando Bem. The CLOC methodology is improved annually to adapt to changes in the technology sector. In 2024, the TS approach was systematized and updated, resulting in a new replication guide. New students were trained in the basic class, while an elite class received training to reapply CLOC. In total, more than 320 hours of training were offered at basic and advanced levels in three locations in the Santa Luzia do Itanhy region. Furthermore, three workshops were held throughout the year, addressing current topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Programming in English, and Continuous Integration with GitHub, with the aim of strengthening and continuing the Social Technology program, focusing on training increasingly qualified and up-to-date programmers. In 2025, the social technology program made decisive progress in democratizing access to technological knowledge, combining curricular innovation and close monitoring to generate real transformation in the trajectory of its students. The launch of the exclusive Artificial Intelligence module, officially integrated into the methodology, positioned teenagers and young adults at the forefront of future skills. The convergence between programming education and the English language established a strategic bridge that resulted in the creation of a primer with a specialized glossary.

Results

3.082
Indirect beneficiaries
7
Trained re-applicants
Material resources
Recognition

Finalist and 2nd place in the 2019 Fundação Banco do Brasil Social Technologies Award.

e-CIO Award – Special award “Highlight of the IT Area of the State of Sergipe”, at the 12th e-CIO.

Business generated
Creation of the programming and robotics teaching startup CITI², by students from CLOC's first classes.
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Interaction with others projects


































