Brazil, Ananindeua
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Languages taught: English. The school uses English as the language of instruction and offers an English course for kids, teens, and adults. ESL support is available for non-fluent speakers, focusing on reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Course levels include Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced, with a Conversation Class available after completing the Advanced level.
The school provides English-immersion instruction in a Christian setting. Instruction is primarily in English. The ESL program supports students who are not yet fluent in English, offering targeted reading, writing, speaking, and listening instruction. Conversation classes with foreign missionaries frequently visiting the school provide live English practice as part of the immersion experience.
Amazon Valley Academy (AVA) is a co-educational international Christian school in Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil, serving ages 3 through 18. AVA offers an American curriculum with a Christian worldview and English-language instruction from Early Childhood to High School, with selective integration of additional languages. Primary School uses the Abeka curriculum in lower elementary, combined with a Christian Classical approach and immersive English. Middle School provides a bilingual program with core subjects taught in English and daily Portuguese instruction, and is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). High School delivers a rigorous American curriculum with multilingual instruction in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, and biblically integrated courses; electives include culinary, fashion, health, wood shop, and advanced math. ESL support assists students new to English. AVA has a mission history, once overseen by missionary networks and administered under Word of Life Brazil North. The campus emphasizes leadership, arts, and language development.