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Escola Gurilândia

Brazil, Salvador

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Facilities Overview

Two state-of-the-art Gurilândia campuses serve Early Years through elementary education in Salvador, Federação and Pituba. Each campus is spacious and well-equipped to support learning across academic, athletic, technological and artistic development. The schools offer a holistic bilingual education and the IB Primary Years Programme for young learners. The campuses are designed to meet the learning needs of children aged 1 to 11, enabling a seamless educational journey across the Gurilândia network.

Academic Facilities

The Gurilândia group is IB-certified and offers the IB Primary Years Programme for students aged 3 to 11. The programs combine IB with bilingual education, fostering interactive, practical learning and cross-disciplinary connections. The curriculum emphasizes active learning with a spiral progression and the four Cs (Communication, Collaboration, Creativity and Critical Reflection) and integrates technology to support student growth.

Extra-Curricular Activities

Gurilândia provides a broad extracurricular program with activities across sports, arts and technology. Examples include capoeira, judo, rhythmic gymnastics, swimming, volleyball, futsal, jazz, guitar, ballet, musical theater, programming and scouting. Some activities may vary by campus; please consult the extracurricular brochures for each campus for specific offerings.

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, Portuguese
Fees R$0 - 38
Ages 1 - 11 years
Type Co-educational
Opened 1960
Bus Service No
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Escola Gurilândia is a bilingual international school in Salvador, Bahia, with two campuses serving ages 1 to 11. Inspired Education Group offers IB Continuum anchored by the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) alongside a bespoke Brazilian curriculum. The school blends national standards with the PYP, incorporating Singapore Mathematics and Reading and Writing Workshops from Columbia University, plus emotional intelligence classes and a focus on 21st‑century skills. The PYP certification, earned in 2014, made Gurilândia first school in Northeast to offer the programme. A Land School founded in 2019 ensures seamless progression through year 5. In 2020 Gurilândia joined Eleva Global Schools and, in 2021, opened second campus in Pituba; in 2022 it joined Inspired, linking to a network of premium schools. Facilities on the Federação and Pituba campuses support academic, athletic, technological and artistic development. Extracurriculars include capoeira, judo, swimming, arts, programming and scouting, with competition opportunities through Inspired worldwide.

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