Brazil, Campinas
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Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil. The campus sits on a 15-acre, purpose-built site in Jardim Alto da Barra. It is about 1 hour from the city of São Paulo.
Preschool (K2 to K5); Elementary School (G1 to G5); Upper School (G6 to G12)
Independent, non-profit, co-educational
A comprehensive Student Support and Success Program includes English Language Learning, Learning Support, Social-Emotional Counseling, Career/University Advising, and Health Services.
American international school located in Brazil
The school operates a seven-hour daily schedule.
Application / Enrollment Fees
- The school requires an enrollment (application/registration) fee to secure a student's place; payment of this enrollment fee is part of finalizing admission.
Tuition fees by year group (amounts)
- Tuition varies by grade level (Preschool, Elementary, Upper School) and the school does not publish specific per-grade or per-term amounts publicly.
- Tuition is described as covering full‑day instruction, after‑school activities, field trips (including grade‑level overnight trips), books, and most classroom supplies; specific fee totals per term or per year group must be obtained from admissions.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The school follows an American academic calendar (August/July to June) and enrollment is completed by signing a contract; the enrollment fee secures the spot prior to contract execution. The detailed billing schedule and payment terms (for example, annual versus termly billing, number of instalments, due dates, late‑payment penalties) are specified in the enrollment contract and are not published as fixed figures on the public admissions pages.
Boarding fees
- Boarding is not applicable. EAC operates as a day school (no boarding program listed).
Other costs and fees
- Tuition is stated to include many in‑class costs (books and most classroom supplies) and many field trips and activities, but additional items commonly charged separately by schools may apply (examples that families should expect to budget for include: uniforms, personal school supplies beyond those covered, optional extracurricular program fees beyond those included in tuition, transport services, school lunch/meal plans, and certain special trips or external exam fees). The school does not publish a comprehensive public price list of these additional items.
Refund information
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Fee payment options
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Summary of available public information
- The school confirms that fees vary by grade level and that an enrollment fee is required; it also confirms what tuition generally covers and that the school follows an American academic calendar. There are no specific per‑grade, per‑term, or per‑year numerical fee amounts, nor a publicly posted detailed schedule of additional fees, refund terms, or accepted payment instruments on the school's public admissions and FAQ pages (these items are handled through the admissions/contract process).
(If you require precise numeric fee figures, the school's admissions office provides the official fee schedule and contract terms at the point of offer and enrollment.)
Escola Americana de Campinas (EAC) is an independent, not-for-profit, co-educational international school on a 15-acre campus in Campinas, Brazil, about one hour from São Paulo. The school serves around 850 students aged 2 to 19 and is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The curriculum combines Montessori foundations in Preschool with a standards-based American and Brazilian program in Grades 1–12, and offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme in Grades 1–5 and the IB Diploma Programme in Grades 11–12. It operates as a dual-language environment (English/Portuguese) with Portuguese language instruction for 4- and 5-year-olds as part of the Brazilian program. The campus emphasizes STEAM across the curriculum; a 1:7 student-to-teacher ratio; and a developing Arts Center featuring a 500+ seat theater. After-school activities include Athletics, Creative Arts, Academics, Technology, Wellness, and Global Citizenship, with more than 40 offerings.