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Escola Americana de Belo Horizonte

Brazil, Belo Horizonte

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Instructs in English
Fees Unlisted
Ages Not listed
Pupil numbers 400
Type Co-educational
Opened 1956
Bus Service No

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.

Academic offering
Curriculum American Curriculum, IB (PYP), IB (MYP), Advanced Placement (AP), Bespoke Curriculum
Taught languages Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin
Typical class size 22
Strengths Sport, Visual and Creative Arts, Languages
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Leadership and Professional, Community and Service
Stages Preschool, Primary School, Middle School, High School
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