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Our youngest learners, from 1 to 6 years old, set out on an inspiring journey of discovery, curiosity, and growth. Immersed in a vibrant bilingual environment, they benefit from a curriculum that blends Brazil’s National Common Curricular Base with international best practices.
Learn with pleasure, intention, and meaning empowered by an approach based on the pillars of Care, Play, and Educate, ensuring readiness for the upcoming challenges of school life.
Grow authentically bilingual in English and Portuguese through classes, reading circles, storytelling, and dramatizations in both languages, building orality, comprehension, imagination, and vocabulary.
Develop self-esteem, emotional intelligence, empathy, logical reasoning, and essential motor, cognitive, and social skills through everyday activities and play, guided by Life Intelligence Laboratory (LIV) and ISP life skills wheel.
Free your imagination and enhance creative thinking through music, dance, visual arts, theater, crafts, performing arts, literature, and poetry, woven into the school's curriculum.
Experiment with iPads and other technological instruments during group activities, promoting logical thinking, scientific curiosity, and problem-solving through teacher-guided activities.
Experience a playful introduction to the world of writing through fun reading sessions and literary projects presenting great international and national authors, including Oscar Wilde, Julia Donaldson, and Monteiro Lobato.
Progress and shine at your own pace, guided by a passionate team of expert educators who bring care, creativity, and deep understanding to every moment, making progress joyful and meaningful.
Stay engaged with regular checkpoints, including a daily virtual agenda, ongoing group sessions to share class projects, individual meetings, and school-wide events and celebrations.
Play with friends while learning, choosing between our half-day or full-day schedule, with options to extend school hours with additional class time or gym sessions to meet the needs of busy parents.
Build foundational skills and become confident in safe and bright classrooms, indoor playrooms, an outdoor playground, and the Social-Emotional Learning room.
Start your Early Childhood Education journey any time of the year. Our admissions team stands ready to accompany you every step of the enrollment process.
Each semester, children enjoy meaningful, hands-on projects that spark their curiosity and connect with their interests. In an English-immersion environment, they explore, investigate, and express ideas, nurturing cognitive, emotional, motor, and social growth.
Developing the whole child
Learning at BIS is an adventure in discovery, where children grow through play, care, and learning that spark excitement and wonder. Their journey is filled with balanced growth in understanding:
Beginning confident communication
From age 4, children explore the world of written language through playful and interactive activities. They build phonological awareness, recognize letters, and expand their vocabulary while discovering the joy of reading and writing.
Each experience is tailored to individual interests and rhythms, making learning light, meaningful, and fun.
Ensuring wellbeing
Children energize with games and playful activities that spark movement, teamwork, and discovery. Through hands-on experiences, they develop motor skills, coordination, and balance while building friendships and learning to express themselves.
These classes create a lively space where children explore their abilities, connect with others, and grow in confidence.
Expressing the inner self
Our youngest learners bring music to life as they explore sounds, rhythms, and movement. They awaken their musical taste, express themselves through gestures and body movement, and develop sensitivity, imagination, and concentration. As they grow, they clap, jump, and experiment with more complex rhythms, using vision and touch to deepen their musical experience.
In English theater classes, children communicate with facial expressions, voice, and movement, using make-believe and repetition to build language skills.
Exploring lines, sounds, colors, and shapes in a liberating experience allows students to create their own works and develop critical and aesthetic thinking.
Exploring the world
Children become environmental explorers as they observe and learn about plants and the food cycle.
By investigating, cultivating, and harvesting, they develop sustainable habits and a deep appreciation for the environment, turning every moment outdoors into a hands-on adventure in discovery and responsibility.
Building healthy habits
Children become little chefs in cooking classes, preparing and tasting a variety of foods. They observe how recipes come together, notice changes in texture and aroma, and explore new flavors.
By expressing their preferences and engaging their senses, children build healthy eating habits and discover the joy of cooking and sharing meals together.
Enhancing digital literacy
Children explore the STEAM approach, they solve problems using Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics, blending hands-on activities with iPad learning.
By experimenting, creating, and connecting with real-world challenges, children build confidence, curiosity, and essential skills for the future.
Diving into emotional intelligence
Through the Life Intelligence Laboratory, children are gently guided to recognize, name, and understand emotions such as fear, happiness, sadness, anger, and love. Songs, stories, and playful characters make it easy for children to identify emotions in everyday situations, helping them relate to their own feelings and those of others.
By learning self-regulation and appreciating different perspectives, learners become more resilient, confident, and deeply connected to their friends and teachers.
Every school day at BIS is alive with curiosity and exploration. Timetables vary by year, but here’s a snapshot of the engaging activities that take place between classes.
8:00am - 11:30am
Fun-filled sessions that spark curiosity and foster critical thinking.
11:30am – 1:15pm
Nutritious and relaxing mealtime in a comfortable setting.
1:15pm – 5:30pm
Play-based learning which, among other things fosters emotional growth, teamworking, and creativity.
During Early Childhood Education, children develop their personality, experience emotional and physical growth, and sharpen curiosity in a safe, stimulating, caring, and bilingual environment.
Enjoy personalized learning that continuously enhances knowledge, skills and understanding.
Gain essential life skills to thrive inside and outside the classroom.
Become authentically bilingual in Portuguese and English with tailored programs in both languages.
We foster open, transparent, and caring communication all year long. Families stay connected through a daily virtual agenda, regular group meetings to share class projects, and ongoing dialogue whenever needed. Individual meetings at semester’s end provide detailed feedback on each child’s growth, while special events and celebrations invite families to join in the school community.
This collaborative approach ensures every family feels welcomed, engaged, and empowered to support their child’s learning journey.
Children grow in autonomy by making choices and managing daily routines, with the added excitement of being "helper of the day", a special role where one student leads as the teacher’s assistant.
Through the Life Intelligence Laboratory, they develop empathy, emotional awareness, and self-esteem. Strong bonds with adults and peers nurture a sense of belonging, while collaborative play teaches respect, sharing, and the value of collective rules.
Artistic activities spark creativity and imagination, and hands-on exploration fuels investigative thinking. Playful, meaningful experiences strengthen both gross and fine motor skills, supporting each child’s development.
Children aged 1 to 3 are immersed in an English-speaking environment, exposed to this language in class activities and teacher interactions to accelerate familiarization with the language. From 4 year, they gradually approach Portuguese as well.
Children take an active role in their multilingual journey from the very beginning. They enjoy reading circles, storytelling, and dramatizations in both Portuguese and English, which strengthens their oral communication, comprehension, and imagination.
By engaging with stories in two languages, they expand their vocabulary and become skilled at expressing their immediate needs and simple reasonings.
Empowered by an approach based on the Care, Play, Educate pillars, our youngest learners thrive, feeling safe, valued, and supported in a welcoming and warm environment.
Care
Children and families feel welcomed from the very first moment. Caring teachers help everyone adapt to new routines, making each transition meaningful.Alongside emotional support, children enjoy healthy meals and learn good hygiene, so they can feel their best and fully join in every experience.
Play
Children learn by playing every day. Playful spaces and activities spark creativity, curiosity, and a love for nature, helping them grow in every way.Through guided games and cultural activities, learners naturally expand their English vocabulary, learning the language by living it.Every moment of play is a chance to discover, connect, and have fun.
Educate
Learning is built on respect for each child's rights and experiences, following Brazil’s National Common Curriculum Base.Children explore the world through hands-on projects and shared discoveries, guided by caring adults and a supportive environment. Every day, they build knowledge, confidence, and friendships as they grow together.
At school, everything happens in a light and natural way, the learning isn’t just about lessons, it’s about playing, living the language, expressing oneself, and growing with confidence.
Daiana, ECE Parent
At Brazilian International School, families enjoy flexible enrollment for our Early Childhood Education program all year round. Our friendly admissions and coordination team is ready to help you find the perfect start date and support your child’s smooth transition into our welcoming community.
Learn while playing and having fun at the Brazilian International School through an approach grounded in Care, Play, and Education.
