Brazil, Sao Paulo
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60,000 m² campus with extensive green space and modern architecture. Classrooms and laboratories are equipped with up-to-date technology, and the school features a large library, a restaurant and snack bar, and a theater. The school provides covered and open-air social spaces, a parking lot for 250 cars, an athletics track, swimming pools (semi-Olympic and children's), a multi-sport gym, and playgrounds including the Pátio das Palmeiras. The spaces include music and art rooms, laboratories and a Maker space, all designed to support learning and social interaction. The Teatro Humboldt is among the best theatres in São Paulo, with acoustics ranked among the top in Brazil.
The Humboldt sports facilities are among the most complete in Brazil: a poly-sport gym, multiple outdoor courts, a sand court, and two heated pools (a children's pool and a semi-Olympic pool). There is an athletics track and spaces for artistic gymnastics, dances and martial arts. The school offers athletics, basketball, capoeira, fencing, soccer, judo, swimming, sailing, volleyball, and more. Humboldt organizes competitions and festivals such as the Humboldt Games (national and international), Festival das Cores, KMK tournament, and intercultural sports exchanges.
From early childhood to high school, classrooms are designed for student well-being; they are spacious and well-ventilated, with appropriate seating for a conducive learning environment. For Fundamental I and II, all rooms are equipped with retractable screens, projectors and computers to enable daily use of technology. The school features MINT laboratories for Physics, Chemistry and Biology, a Mathematics room, a Podcast Studio, and an interdisciplinary Maker space for hands-on projects.
The Theater Humboldt serves as a bilingual hub for projects, debates, lectures, and performances by the orchestra and a theatre group. Music and art spaces, as well as laboratories and the Maker space, support extracurricular projects and hands-on experimentation. The school offers a broad sports program with activities such as athletics, basketball, capoeira, fencing, soccer, artistic gymnastics, handball, judo, swimming, sailing, and volleyball. Humboldt also organizes competitions and festivals including the Humboldt Games (national and international), Festival das Cores, KMK tournament, and intercultural sports exchanges.
Colégio Humboldt – Deutsche Schule São Paulo is a German international school in São Paulo serving students aged 2 to 18. It is officially recognized by Germany as a Deutsche Auslandsschule (DAS) and is part of the global network of German schools abroad. The school offers a bespoke curriculum with two paths: Bilíngue and the International German Curriculum. Bilíngue comprises about 40% German instruction and a multilingual program in Portuguese, German, English and Spanish, aligned to BNCC and the German Bildungsplan. The International German Curriculum provides 80% German instruction and leads to the Abitur, with university access in Germany, Europe, the United States, Brazil and beyond. The 60,000 m² campus features a large library, laboratories, a Maker space, a theatre (Teatro Humboldt), and pools. Distinctive programs include Dual Vocational Training, MINT laboratories, digital media integration, intercultural study trips, and the Excellent German Auslandsschule seal awarded in 2022 for international families worldwide.