Brazil, Sao Paulo
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Language learning forms multilingual citizens from childhood. English is treated as the second language, with listening, speaking, reading, and writing developed in contextualized, engaging settings. Students have exposure to the Japanese language and culture from early years, and from the Final Years of Elementary may choose a third language between Japanese or Spanish. The school is an IB World School and offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in high school, including CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service).
Expression through Body Movement, Musical Education and Visual Arts are emphasized. In Expressão Corporal, students explore the body as language through movement, dance, and theatre games that strengthen confidence and creativity. In Musicalização, students explore sounds, rhythms, and melodies, developing sensitivity, concentration and joy through music. In Artes Visuais, they unleash imagination with paintings, drawings and meaningful creations while learning to appreciate different cultures and styles.
Languages and cultural immersion are core to the Soka program. English is taught as a second language, with focus on listening, speaking, reading, and writing in contextualized, engaging settings. Students are exposed to the Japanese language and culture from early years, and from the Final Years of Elementary may choose a third language between Japanese or Spanish. The program fosters global citizenship and cross-cultural connections through language study.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme includes CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service). Through CAS, students engage in creativity, activity, and service as part of the IB experience. The Colégio Soka do Brasil is associated with UNESCO and promotes global citizenship and social responsibility, aligning with its mission to foster humane values.
Life Skills are taught across all segments to develop socioemotional competencies and balance. The Life Skills program provides the conditions for students to develop understanding and balance, as described in the IB learning profile. The discipline aims to foster positive behaviors that help students handle lifes demands and to create a culture of humane values.
Colégio Soka do Brasil is a private day school in São Paulo that blends Soka Education philosophy with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Since 2018 it has offered the IB DP alongside the Brazilian high school diploma, preparing students for global pathways through multilingual options in English, Japanese and Spanish. The curriculum is BNCC-based in the early years and integrates language, culture, life skills, and the arts, while maintaining a strong bilingual emphasis as students advance toward high school. The campus features a Sustainability Excellence Seal, multimedia classrooms, Chromebooks, a reading room, an art studio, and spaces for body expression and musical education, plus covered multi-sport courts. The school operates UNESCO ASPnet status, international projects and exchanges, a DIG SAT/TOEFL prep course, university admissions advisory, and a Homestay program to host international students. A CAS component accompanies the IB Diploma, encouraging creativity, activity and service worldwide. Within a nurturing global community.