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Escola Cidade Jardim | PlayPen is the country's first bilingual school, where students learn in English from the early years. It is a Brazilian school that offers, as few do, the acclaimed International Baccalaureate framework (IB) from start to finish of the academic journey. Since 2012, the school has been part of Cognita Schools, a leading international education network, and it is the first Cognita school in Latin America, enabling a global education. With about 130 staff, the school is the right size to offer borderless experiences in a safe, welcoming space with individualized care.
Play Day is a family-focused event at Escola Cidade Jardim | PlayPen featuring storytelling, arts, and music, with a guided tour of the facilities to illustrate how bilingual international education is delivered in a safe, welcoming environment. The school offers complete bilingual education, with Early Years taught entirely in English and Primary years split 50% English and 50% Portuguese. The curriculum combines national and international standards and is integrated with the IB framework, fostering a global mindset through international experiences and multilingual participation. Small class sizes (up to 18 students in Early Years) and a safeguarding program aligned with British standards support wellbeing and individualized attention.
PlayPen Escola Cidade Jardim in Brazil is an independent bilingual school within the Cognita network, the first Cognita school in Latin America. It offers English-immersion from Early Years and bilingual literacy in English and Portuguese within the IB framework, with Spanish taught as a foreign language. The school serves ages 1 to 16, from Early Years through secondary, delivering the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) while pursuing authorization to offer the Middle Years Programme (MYP) as a candidate. The PYP emphasises inquiry-based learning and global perspectives, integrated with social and cultural development. The campus, designed by Isay Weinfeld and Márcio Kogan, connects indoor and outdoor spaces and features ramps for accessibility. Facilities include extensive library, outdoor and rooftop sports areas, and spaces for labs and after-school activities. With about 130 staff, the school offers after-school clubs in languages, robotics, arts, and sports, plus international experiences and Cognita Be Well day.
