International School of Curitiba

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School in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

International School of Curitiba

Location

Curitiba

Paraná

Brazil

Information
Established| 1959; 66 years ago (1959)
Website| https://iscbrazil.com/

The International School of Curitiba (ISC), founded in 1959, is located in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.[1]

## Diplomas

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American ISC has been accredited since 1984 by AdvancED, the leading American Certification Authority for excellent education development with more than 100 years of experience and active in 70 countries. The core curriculum, texts, supplementary materials, and teachers are similar in quality to the K-12 educational system in the United States. The main curriculum at all levels includes Language, Arts, Literature, Math, Science, Social Studies, Modern Languages, Information Technology, Physical Education, and Health.

Brazilian ISC is accredited by MEC as a Brazilian school until Grade 12 and all students are required to use the Brazilian components of the curriculum. Language, Literature, History of Brazil, and Brazilian Geography classes are taught in Portuguese. The other areas of knowledge are included in the American program.

International Baccalaureate (IB) The school also offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP), an intensive and challenging program designed for 11th and 12th-graded students. The IBDP is recognized around the world as a high school qualification for students planning to attend a university on the European continent. As a result of successful completion, students can obtain permanent college credits.

The US diploma is mandatory for all students; the Brazilian diploma is mandatory for all Brazilian citizens, and the IB diploma is optional.

## Early Childhood Center (ECC 1 through Kindergarten)

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In the Early Childhood Center (ECC), children find a place where they are subject to their own experiences and are able to develop emotional and conceptual understanding through experimentation, research and the transformation of the space around them.

In this way, inspired by the educational approach of Reggio Emilia schools, teachers listen to the students and propose the development of long-term projects, in which they are protagonists of their learning. This allows children to take initiatives and feel encouraged to learn and explore the world around them.

## Elementary School (Grades 1 through 5)

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Elementary School engage students in active learning to develop learners' skills as well as habits related to character and citizenship.

The approach to literacy is based on the Reader's and Writer's Workshop,[2] a customized methodology for international schools in which students in grades 5 through 8 apply learning in a meaningful way. In addition, other subjects are taught by hands-on projects that develop in the student the curiosity and the proactivity in relation to the learning process itself.

## Middle School (Grades 6 through 8)

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Middle School is based on interdisciplinary collaboration, in which different disciplines work together on the same subject. This integration aims to stimulate ethics, independent and enduring learning, critical thinking, and decision-making skills that prepare students for the next phase, High School.

Students continue to apply Reader's and Writer's Workshop practices in English classes, and use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for the Social Studies curriculum. In Grade 6, they are introduced to Service Learning activities. Middle School also focuses on social and emotional learning through the Advisory Program.

## High School (Grades 9 through 12)

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High School is focused on the student's experience, which plays a key role in their own learning process. The 21st Century Classroom and the Blended Learning concept are examples of teaching methodologies that promote the development of social skills such as teamwork, collaboration and leadership, as well as personal skills such as critical thinking, logical reasoning applied to problem solving and a globalized perspective.

Service Learning activities continue to be developed as well as the use of the UN Sustainable Development Goals[3] in Social Studies. The development of social and emotional learning is accomplished through the 360 Wildcat Program.

Middle and High School also have Robotics, Programming, Digital Arts, Audiovisual Production and Music Production classes. In Arts, there is Choir, Band, Theater and Visual Arts. There are also more than 20 Personalized Learning activities, including French, Cooking, Climbing and Independent Exploitation.

## Extracurricular program

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After classes, ISC offers more than 100 extracurricular activities through the ISC Academy, a program designed to provide students of all ages with sports, arts and academic activities with free and paid options.

For parents and staff, ISC offers the Wildcat Wellness Program with free activities such as yoga, zumba, French and English classes.

ISC is equipped with an Arena. There is a dance room, music room, art room, climbing wall, work out area and two basketball, volleyball, and futsal courts.

## See also

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* Americans in Brazil
* Reggio Emilia approach

## References

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1. ^ "TRULY INTERNATIONAL - ISC". ISC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
2. ^ "The Reading and Writing Workshop Framework and Environment". Lucy Calkins and Colleagues Units of Study.
3. ^ "Home .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform". sustainabledevelopment.un.org.

## External links

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Media related to International School of Curitiba at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website

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Association of American Schools in South America

Members|

* Asociacion Escuelas Lincoln
* American Cooperative School
* American International School of Bolivia
* Associação Escola Graduada de São Paulo
* American School of Brasília
* American School of Recife
* American School of Rio de Janeiro
* International School of Curitiba
* Pan American Christian Academy
* Pan American School of Porto Alegre
* International School Nido de Aguilas
* Colegio Karl C. Parrish
* Colegio Nueva Granada
* The Country Day School
* International School of Curaçao
* Academia Cotopaxi
* Alliance Academy International
* Colegio Americano de Quito
* Inter-American Academy of Guayaquil
* Colegio Menor San Francisco de Quito
* American School of Guatemala
* Georgetown International Academy
* American School of Tegucigalpa
* American International School of Kingston
* Crossroads Christian Academy
* American School of Asunción
* Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt
* Uruguayan American School
* Colegio Internacional de Caracas
* Escuela Bella Vista
* Escuela Campo Alegre
* International School of Monagas

Invitational members|

* International School of Aruba
* Cayman International School
* Colegio Albania
* Colegio Bolivar
* Colegio Jorge Washington
* Carol Morgan School
* Union School
* Escuela Internacional Sampedrana
* Colegio Americano de Torreón
* Peterson Schools
* ASF Mexico
* Knightsbridge Schools International Panama
* The International School of Panama

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International schools in Brazil

São Paulo State|

| São Paulo City|

* Lycée Pasteur de São Paulo
* Colégio Humboldt São Paulo
* Colégio Visconde de Porto Seguro I
* Scuola Italiana Eugenio Montale
* Escola Japonesa de São Paulo
* Colégio Miguel de Cervantes
* Escola Suíço-Brasileira de São Paulo
* Graded School
* Pan American Christian Academy
* Colégio Polilogos (CLOSED)

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Valinhos|

* Colégio Visconde de Porto Seguro - Unidade II

Rio de Janeiro State|

| Rio de Janeiro|

* Lycée Molière de Rio de Janeiro
* Deutsche Schule Rio de Janeiro
* ACDCEJ do Rio de Janeiro
* Escola Suíço-Brasileira Rio de Janeiro
* American School of Rio de Janeiro

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Federal District|

| Brasília|

* Lycée Français François Mitterrand
* American School of Brasília

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Amazonas|

| Manaus|

* Japanese School of Manaus
* International School of Amazonas

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Minas Gerais|

| Belo Horizonte|

* Istituto Italo-Brasiliano Biculturale Fondazione Torino

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Pará|

| Belém area|

* Amazon Valley Academy

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Paraná|

| Curitiba|

* Colégio Suíço-Brasileiro de Curitiba
* International School of Curitiba

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Pernambuco|

| Recife|

* American School of Recife

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Rio Grande do Sul|

| Porto Alegre|

* Pan American School of Porto Alegre

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