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Brazil, Belo Horizonte
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EABH, the only American school in Minas Gerais, was founded in 1956 by a group of missionary parents and businessmen to provide education in the American tradition, teaching in English for Brazilian children and learners of other nationalities, and became a nonprofit private school owned by the Parents Association. Initially, classes were taught in a Brazilian school using Calvert correspondence courses, and as the school grew an official school body was organized under three qualified teachers. The correspondence courses were replaced by a curriculum based on American textbooks. In 1964 there were 39 students in grades 1–8; in 1966 EABH joined the Association of American Schools of South America, and in 1968 elementary and early childhood programs opened. In 1975 the school joined AdvancED, and in 1993 it was authorized as a Brazilian school offering the Brazilian High School Completion Certificate; today the program covers from early years through Upper School, awarding both the Brazilian and American diplomas, and in 2008 it was recognized as an IB World School.
The EABH community participates in a range of school-wide events that involve families, students, and faculty. EABH hosted MINAS MUN I in 2023 and MINAS MUN II in 2024, including the Nationals Final Four. Cultural Week in May 2022 featured visual art displays and performances, and the Annual Dinner for the Future Program was held in 2022. Campus updates and seasonal events such as Halloween have also been part of community activities.
The school is a nonprofit private institution owned by the Parents Association.
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.
