The American School of Brasilia
Celebrating Diversity and Cultivating Citizenship
The American School of Brasilia serves the International and
At the American School of Brasilia, each student pursues an excellent academic program in a supportive and nurturing learning environment, whose rigor and relevance is evident through the five pillars of academics, arts, leadership, service learning, and activities.
Brazilian communities by providing a U.S. and Brazilian accredited pre-K through 12th grade program and International Baccalaureate Diploma in a culturally diverse atmosphere. Our English-language school develops and supports the whole child in achieving his or her own potential. Through a differentiated, innovative learning experience, we cultivate responsible and contributing citizens, leaders, and environmental stewards with a strong foundation of academic excellence.
Photo cover: Marco Didonet Class of 2011
Academics
Arts
Leadership
Service Learning
Activities
“EAB represents an opening to a range of cultural perspectives, allowing exposure to these in both an academic and social fashion. The community forged by this is a closely knit and diverse one. Being a part of such a community has given me a broader perspective of the world and an appreciation for other cultural groups I would not be able to fully understand otherwise.� Frank Tavares, STUCO President, Class of 2014
Brazilian USA German Indian Korean British Israeli Spanish Swedish Dutch Italian Canadian Finnish Chinese Zimbabwe
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NATIONALITIES Polish 4 Saudi 4 Argentinian 3 Kenyan 3 Portuguese 3 Botswanian 3 Malaysian 3 S. African 2 Ugandan 2 Trinidadian 2 Pakistani 2 Egyptian 2 Venezuelan 2 Thai 2 Cypriot 2
Bolivian Belgium New Zealander Japanese Austrian Czech Australian Ecuadorian Mexican Irish Uruguain Paraguayan Nigerian Jordanian Turkish
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EAB urged me to expand my horizons, encouraging me to study
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abroad and see the rest of the world. But the best tools that EAB
gave me have been the friendships I made, which I carry with me to this present day. They remind me of who I am.
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“The bonds created with friends, faculty and staff from around the world at EAB opened my mind and my heart to the joys of being a global citizen who is intellectually stimulated and inspired by diversity of thought and tradition. I am forever grateful for my experience at EAB as it has been pivotal to my social and professional growth as well as my pursuit of creative endeavors.” Mariana Mazzei Barutti, Class of ‘97 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Jewelry Designer and Metalsmith
“EAB represents the best memories of a wonderful childhood and teenage years. EAB became a second home to me and taught me how to become proactive and follow my personal and professional dreams.” Denise Ramos Gebrim, Class of 2001 IED – Istituto Europeo di Design, Italy Fashion Designer
Maria Antonietta Bugané, Class of 2012 Brown University
I have at EAB for many years, yet it seems like I’ve been at many different schools...EAB is always alive with change.
Citizenship
Diane Freitas Character Counts! Coordinator, 6 years at EAB
Caring
Fairness
Responsibility
Respect
Trustworthiness
EAB fosters a strong community that educates the whole person. Faculty and staff encourage students, school wide, to think about their choices and make the best decision based on good character values.
Kevin Meklin Math teacher, 27 years at EAB
“EAB has always been and always will be a huge family of students, faculty, staff, mentors, athletes, mothers, fathers and friends. I am forever grateful to how I, at the time a “gringo” (having just arrived from Canada), was welcomed by my fellow citizens. At EAB there were many people who I admired and who inspired me to be a better and happier person. I am so privileged.” Lourenço Bustani, Class of ‘98 University of Pennsylvania Entrepreneur
“Healthy Body, Sound Mind.�
We are dedicated in providing students with the opportunity to participate in interscholastic competitions, learn the values of teamwork, discipline, commitment and to Pursue Victory With Honor, adhering to the rules of competition and sportsmanship, and to displaying the Six Values of Character (trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship) on and off the field.
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EAB, focuses on the development of the whole child through experiences within the classroom and the outside world. Students are encouraged to engage in spontaneous, purposeful activities with the guidance of trained adults. These activities allow students to search, manipulate, explore, and investigate. Beth Lopez LS Principal, 22 years at EAB
“EAB is an exceptional school that has played a key role in the education of Brazilian and international students over the last fifty years and there is indeed much to be proud of at this time in the school’s history.” Barry Dequanne Head of School, 3 years at EAB
EAB Celebrating its 50th Anniversary
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite...” Kahlil Gibran
Texto 2 So writes Kahlil Gibran, the famous Lebanese-American poet, painter and mystic in his best known work, The Prophet. In these beautiful and magnificent lines Gibran captures the hopes and dreams we wish for our children, the stable, loving support that we provide, the direction that they will choose whose goal reaches beyond the horizon of our vision into the realm of possibility, the “path of the infinite”. In this way, says Gibran, our children take up the steps of their own journey. Whatever journey they choose, we know it will be one with heart. David Sweetman, IB English teacher
So writes Kahlil Gibran, the famous Lebanese-American poet, painter and mystic in his best known work, “The Prophet”. In these beautiful and magnificent lines Gibran captures the hopes and dreams we wish for our children, the stable, loving support that we provide, the direction that they will choose whose goal reaches beyond the horizon of our vision into the realm of possibility, the “path of the infinite”. In this way, says Gibran, our children take up the steps of their own journey. Whatever journey they choose, we know it will be one with heart. David Sweetman IB English teacher, 2 years at EAB
AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIA SGAS 605, Bloco E, Lotes 34/37 70200-650, Brasília, DF, Brazil Phone: + 55 (61) 3442-9700 www.eabdf.br