Portugal, Braga
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The school has a dedicated area of the Dume Campus for the International Curriculum, with rooms dedicated exclusively to international education and access to laboratories, art rooms, a multi-sport court, and a cafeteria. All courses in this program are taught in English, ensuring full language immersion. The program provides 9th and 10th grades with the Cambridge IGCSE and 11th and 12th grades with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Colégio João Paulo II is a Candidate School for the Diploma Programme, pursuing authorization as an IB World School.
The facilities include a multi-sport court for physical education and team activities within the international education area.
The dedicated international area includes laboratories and art rooms as part of the academic facilities.
The school offers international opportunities including exchanges, internships, and volunteering.
Colégio João Paulo II in Portugal is a private, Catholic-inspired school that blends tradition with innovation to shape autonomous, ethical young people. Since its founding in 2006, the school emphasizes academic, human, social, and spiritual development within a Christian framework. The International School on the Dume Campus delivers Cambridge IGCSE in grades 9-10 and the IB Diploma Programme in grades 11-12, with all courses taught in English in a facilities area. At the end of grade 8, students choose between the Official Portuguese Curriculum and the international pathway. The international track offers language immersion and access to laboratories, art rooms, a multi-sport court, and a cafeteria. The program is a Cambridge IGCSE–IB continuum, and the school is a Candidate IB World School pursuing authorization. In addition to academics, it provides exchanges, internships, volunteering, and a holistic extracurricular program organized around six Schools for Being, Care, Sports, Arts, Knowledge, and Family.