Introduction

The Student-Parent Handbook is a comprehensive guidance document for Chapel’s high school community. It presents important information about academic life at Chapel, as well as the most important procedures designed to facilitate students’ experiences in high school. Considering Chapel offers three diplomas through a singular path, high school is a demanding and unique learning experience that requires students’ dedication and perseverance. Every year, Chapel’s High School Leadership Team revises and updates this publication in order to clarify expectations and better align our school with best practices and procedures of other international schools of excellence

High school is a period in which adolescents develop not only their intellectual foundation for adulthood but also make individual discoveries and create a deeper understanding of themselves. This is why it is so important to guarantee a safe and respectful environment in which students can experience different areas of knowledge inside and outside the classroom.

Chapel School is guided by Christian values and an international ethos. Cooperation, appreciation, responsibility, and compassion are our guiding principles for self and others. In our community, each member cares for and supports each other. In addition, Chapel High School adopted a weekly syllabus to help students advance and enrich their best possible behaviors and habits of mind.

Chapel High School offers a rigorous academic curriculum affording degrees in Brazilian, American and the IB diplomas. A wide range of clubs, activities, and avid sports programs offers opportunities for all students to meet different interests and learning styles. These programs provide avenues for student engagement and growth beyond the classroom. Autonomy, self-reflection, balance, and personal development are the goals for each of our students.

It is our hope that parents and students alike read, understand, and partner with us to ensure each student’s success in this coming year at Chapel School. Sincerely,

High School Leadership Team

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