Brazil, Campinas
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The school teaches in English and Portuguese. All subjects are taught in English, while Brazilian studies are taught in Portuguese for 1h20 daily. A bilingual environment supports language development from Preschool onward, and English language learning (EAL) is available.
The school is a dual language school (English/Portuguese). A bilingual environment supports language development across Preschool and beyond. Students new to English benefit from an English as an Additional Language (EAL) program.
Preschool offers early English immersion. The environment is bilingual, supporting acquisition of English and Portuguese.
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.