Brazil, Rio De Janeiro
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Languages taught across the school include Portuguese, English, German, and Spanish. In the Ensino Médio, students have classes in Portuguese, English, German and Spanish. All foreign languages are mandatory and taught within the regular curriculum. Students are prepared for Cambridge exams (Advanced CAE and Proficiency CPE), DELE Cervantes and Goethe-Institut certificates.
The school has a bilingual high school. IB Diploma Programme subjects are taught in English, with imported English-language textbooks. The languages taught in the high school are Portuguese, English, German and Spanish.
IB Diploma Programme subjects are taught in English with imported English-language textbooks.
CIEI is an IB World School in Rio de Janeiro offering the Primary Years Programme and the Diploma Programme for students aged 4 to 18. The school day runs from 8:00 to 16:45 and incorporates learning in Portuguese, English, German, and Spanish, with English-language instruction used for Diploma subjects in the High School. The campus sits on about 10,000 square meters in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, surrounded by nature, and features modular buildings in Swiss chalet style, air conditioned classrooms, and verandas. Facilities include science labs, a computer room, a library, a culinary/experimental kitchen, a dance studio, a judo room, a stage, a pool, and multiple outdoor spaces. CIEI emphasizes inquiry, intercultural understanding, and sustainable attitudes through an integrated schedule that blends academics, sports, and arts. The school is certified as a Cambridge Exam Preparation Centre, and the Exhibition PYP project anchors its inquiry in the final year of primary school.