Brazil, Belo Horizonte
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The school sits on a green campus of approximately 24,000 m2. The campus provides a healthy environment for student development. The buildings include spacious classrooms for all disciplines, including Theater, Music, and Visual Arts. An indoor multi-sport gym, a natural grass field, and an outdoor court support athletic and outdoor activities. There are language laboratories, science laboratories, and technology laboratories, a restaurant, parking, a library with an international collection, other technological facilities, and three playgrounds.
An indoor multi-sport gym supports a range of athletic activities. A natural grass field and an outdoor court accommodate outdoor and field sports. The Hawks and Lady Hawks compete in local games and national championships. The athletics program emphasizes student-athlete development and teamwork.
Language laboratories, science laboratories, and technology laboratories are available. The campus offers spacious classrooms for all disciplines. Theater, Music, and Visual Arts spaces support arts education. There is a library with an international collection. There are other technological facilities.
Arts are an essential part of EABH's education, with Theater, Music, and Visual Arts classes. Theater, Music, and Visual Arts classes help students see the world in new ways and promote creativity, critical thinking, and aesthetic sensitivity. The Hawks and Lady Hawks teams compete in local games and national championships. The athletics program is expanding to offer a greater range of activities.
Escola Americana de Belo Horizonte (EABH) serves PK-12 students in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, as the region's sole American-style school. It is a non-profit association reinvesting tuition into education. EABH offers three diploma pathways: Brazilian, American, and IB/AP program incorporating IB PYP and MYP with AP Capstone. Instruction is in English; Spanish is introduced in grade 6 and Mandarin from grade 11. Portuguese is taught through Brazilian programs, and literacy is bilingual in English and Portuguese. The northern-hemisphere calendar runs August–June. Class sizes are small: PK 18 students; K–5 classrooms have two full-time teachers (one foreign, one Brazilian). The campus covers 24,000 m2 and features spacious classrooms, Theater, Music, and Visual Arts spaces, science, language, and technology labs, a multi-sport gym, a natural grass field, an outdoor court, a restaurant, and a library with international collection. Athletics include Hawks and Lady Hawks; NHS and student council support leadership and service.