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Brazil, Sao Paulo
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The IB Continuum Programme integrates social and emotional learning across the school. The PYP 'Who we are' transdisciplinary theme includes personal, physical, mental and social health. Physical Education lessons promote physical, social and emotional development alongside critical thinking. The Diploma Programme core (CAS, Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge) fosters creativity, activity, service and reflection, supporting holistic development. The Welcome page describes a safe educational environment and attention to individual needs to help students become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.
Access and inclusion and multilingualism are school-wide priorities. The curriculum emphasises inclusion and multilingualism across the programme.
Acceptance to the Diploma Programme requires total fluency in English. The Diploma Programme uses English for its instruction and assessment components. The library primarily contains English-language books, with Portuguese resources to support the Brazilian curriculum and books in other languages such as Spanish, French, Italian and Korean. Language acquisition in the MYP includes Spanish and French.
Mental health is included in the PYP 'Who we are' theme, focusing on personal, physical, mental and social health. Physical Education aims to support mental and emotional development. The Welcome page describes a safe environment and addressing individual needs to support student wellbeing. The Diploma Programme core (EE, TOK, CAS) encourages identity development and reflection, contributing to wellbeing.
St. Francis College has a safeguarding policy describing how the school keeps children safe and how safeguarding concerns are handled. The policy aligns with Keeping Children Safe in Education principles and Brazilian law (Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente).
St. Francis College is a two-campus, coeducational IB Continuum international school in São Paulo, Brazil, serving ages 3 to 18. The school delivers a continuous IB education across the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP), while also offering the Cambridge IGCSE. The formal curriculum is guided by the Brazilian and British national curricula and complies with MEC requirements. Portuguese language subjects include Brazilian literature, Portuguese language, and the history and geography of Brazil, with students graduating alongside a Brazilian studies diploma in addition to the IB Diploma. The school operates from two Pinheiros campuses, with extensive libraries housing more than 22,000 items primarily in English, plus titles in Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and Korean; resources are accessible via a Follett e-catalog. The IB Continuum is supported by a House System (Condors, Eagles, Falcons), a broad activity programme, and a focus on Service, CAS, arts, sports and international travel. Founders are Mrs Hazell and Mrs Conde; the institution hosts over 898 students from more than 16 nationalities.
