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LC GLOBAL SCHOOL
CURRICULAR ENGLISH 2025
Curricular courses that provide an authentic and in-depth language experience up to twice a week.
ENGLISH PROGRAMME
Curricular courses that provide an authentic and in-depth language experience up to twice a week.
With the diversity of topics covered and an appropriate space for experimentation, students have the opportunity to experience learning creatively, exploring ways to express themselves and develop as speakers of the English language.
Two main pillars organize the activities in the English Programme: Language Arts and Nature & Society.
Constant encouragement of authorship and creativity. Opportunities for experimentation through various forms of cultural and artistic expression.
Approximation of scientific knowledge mediated by the English language, fostering curiosity, observation, and investigation.
IB DIPLOMA PROGRAME
The seal IB – International Baccalaureate It is a program that offers an internationally accepted qualification for admission to higher education, recognized by top universities worldwide, including in Brazil.
In 2020, after a thorough evaluation process, LC - Vila Nova Conceição became an IB Global School and, in 2021, joined the Diploma Programme, aimed at high school students. In 2023, LC - Alto da Boa Vista achieved the same milestones.
Lourenço Castanho – Alto da Boa Vista is a Candidate School\* for the IB – DP Programme. We are seeking authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy – a commitment to high-quality, challenging international education that Lourenço Castanho believes is important for our students.
*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programs: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status does not guarantee that authorization will be granted. For more information about the IB and its programs, visit* www.ibo.org
Lourenço Castanho – Alto da Boa Vista is a Candidate School for the IB DP Programme. The school is seeking authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy—a commitment to high-quality, challenging international education that Lourenço Castanho believes is essential for its students.*
*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Our exchange program encompasses language improvement, cultural exchange, and living with people outside the family and social circle. It includes the NOEE (Study Abroad Guidance Center), which, in partnership with specialized institutions, recommends exchange alternatives for students and families.
COLLEGE COUNSELING
A group of specialists within the school that guides students interested in studying abroad and, with the participation of the family, builds a tailor-made educational pathway.
Life project
The Life Project is part of the High School Educational Guidance program, and its proposal is essentially linked to the student’s physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development, as well as to the dynamics established within groups.
In a multicultural world, permanently connected and undergoing profound transformation, living with people and diverse forms of knowledge is considered by us as fundamental for the student to discover more about themselves, to recognize their potential and needs, and, from there, to create their own tools to develop their Life Project, attributing meaning to different contexts and responding to the demands of their educational and formative process.
The projects developed in the construction of the Life Project seek to value students’ uniqueness, so that they become critical readers of the reality in which they live, authors of their own achievements, and take ownership of them.
From the presented perspective, three axes were considered as structuring elements to support the work of Educational Guidance and the consequent construction of the Life Project: self-knowledge, interpersonal relationships, and personal projects. The definition of each of these axes theoretically and practically sustains the Life Project and encourages a set of attitudes, procedures, and essential actions so that our students can develop in the most autonomous, ethical, and productive way possible, with a desire to overcome challenges and face the difficulties inherent to school life. It is based on these axes that we structure the Life Project program, which includes Educational Guidance classes, individual meetings with coordinators and counselors, an individual Career Guidance program, meetings with alumni, a Career Fair, and an autobiographical project. All these initiatives help young people to reflect on their life story, their current context, and, from there, their future expectations.
LC College Admissions
ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
Our students are and will be prepared, regardless of the assessment format.
For 3rd-year high school students, college entrance exams represent an important challenge, as the tests have very different characteristics and requirements. To support and empower our students to face this period with resilience, we offer an additional course focused on enrichment and review.
The classes are held starting in March during the afternoon. All teachers have extensive experience with pre-university exam preparation and design their lessons specifically for Lourenço Castanho, taking into account the School’s curriculum, the books studied in Literature classes, the exams students plan to take, and their specific requirements. The classes follow a format typical of college entrance exam preparatory courses.
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Scientific project
The pedagogical and educational project of Lourenço Castanho School values the integral education of its students, seeking the development of autonomy, social responsibility, and commitment to the various academic and scientific fields.
One of the pillars supporting Lourenço Castanho’s pedagogical project is the Scientific Project, an initiative that introduces High School students to the world of scientific research. Started in 2013 as elective courses, today it is mandatory for all High School students and is recognized by the entire School community for its academic rigor and formative potential, as it provides students with the acquisition of new knowledge and challenges young learners to think logically and ethically about everyday facts and to propose interventions for solving contemporary world problems.
The Scientific Project lasts three semesters and follows the steps below:
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Based on the school’s proposals, our students learn that forming opinions depends on solid reasoning and that solving practical problems requires strong theoretical knowledge. Media education – from print to digital –, language education, and literary training, consistently contextualized within the curriculum, pose the challenge of engaging and positioning oneself responsibly in the face of issues in a globalized world. In this sense, internationally recognized education and certification – such as the IB Diploma (International Baccalaureate), which began at Lourenço Castanho in 2021 – further broaden the scope of their choices for their lives and careers.
In High School, our students establish a more systematic, analytical, and in-depth relationship with knowledge, grounded in four key points: consolidation and structuring of concepts developed in all curricular components, so that our students exercise their individual decision-making ability and achieve their goals in post-High School exams; development of the original Scientific Project, with a more systematic and demanding critical stance, along with strengthening social responsibility and academic skills; construction of the Life Project, based on self-knowledge, autonomy development, and the formation of individual patterns of conscious and ethical choices, with a broader understanding of historical reality; education for citizenship and sustainability, aimed at training individuals who value and preserve the community and the environment.
At the end of High School, our goal is for Lourenço Castanho students to be prepared for their journey into adult life, as compassionate individuals, responsible citizens, and professionals capable of questioning and transforming the world.
LC DIGITAL
New technologies represent a complex challenge in the education of children and young people. The digital world has brought forth possibilities never before imagined, to the point of establishing, for example, a network of connections that simulates human thought. Therefore, it becomes essential that our students take ownership of this new universe, which is increasingly present in society.
The proposal of Lourenço Castanho aims at the technological literacy of our students, with shared learning, information exchange, and co-creation of content. However, in Early Childhood Education, we take care to ensure that this learning does not replace the experiences that guide individual development, especially at this early stage of life.
From Elementary School onwards, the presence of technology intensifies and students have access to the Creation Laboratory, consisting of 3 production and creation environments: low-tech and high-tech.
Makerspace
Workshop for building and prototyping projects, using manufacturing with different materials: wood, plastics, cardboard, electronic equipment, among others;
Hackerspace
Space dedicated to the production and creation of electronic and digital devices, involving educational robotics and different programming languages;
Fablab
Laboratory for the production of digital and multimedia artifacts, using production and editing software, a 3D printer, and a laser cutter.
From Elementary School onwards, the presence of technology intensifies and students have access to the Creation Laboratory, consisting of 3 production and creation environments: low-tech and high-tech.
LC CULTURE & ARTS
We understand that the teaching and learning of Art at Lourenço Castanho, from Early Childhood Education to High School, is focused on acquiring and mastering a sensitive system aimed at enhancing students' expressive and communication skills.
From the perspective of being a language, used in its specificity or in articulation with others, Art is, therefore, another language in dialogue with the rest, contributing to a continuous experience that connects knowledge (practical or theoretical) with aesthetic perception (senses) and the exercise of critique (reflection).
In High School, the development of art is a language of complementary importance to the sciences. In the curriculum, the linguistic approach, photography, and cinema reveal their significance, and in the electives, theater plays a strategic role.
LC SPORTS
LC Sports is our pillar that encompasses Physical Education classes, Sports Training, and Extracurricular Courses. We believe in sports as a tool for education, self-awareness, and integration, and we are constantly researching to provide our students with the best possible experiences. Meet our partners:
The world's most successful basketball teaching method
(Early Years, Middle School, and High School)
NUTRITION EDUCATION
A responsibility that
WE SHARE
with parents.
School meals are an integral part of the pedagogical process and the overall development of the child. Nutrition at school aims to provide students with healthy eating habits based on balanced menus offering nutritious and tasty foods, taking into account the specific needs of each age group served.
We count on the partnership of Sanutrin, a company specialized in school nutrition and committed to health, sustainability, and students' Nutrition Education.
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Early Childhood Education and Middle School (11) 974... see(11) 97436-8912
Elementary School (Early Years) and High School (11) 930... see(11) 93060-1255
DIOGO JÁCOME UNIT
Early Childhood Education
Address: Rua Diogo Jácome, 224
Tel: (11) 953... see(11) 95302-4384 | (11) 304... see(11) 3049-5330
LOURENÇO CASTANHO UNIT
Elementary School – Early Years
Address: Rua Lourenço Castanho, 273
Tel: (11) 964... see(11) 96497-7406 | (11) 305... see(11) 3059-5781
JK UNIT
Middle School to High School
Address: Av. Antônio Joaquim de Moura Andrade, 731
Tel: (11) 309... see(11) 3090-1290
GENERAL OFFICE
(11) 97469-8943
FINANCIAL OFFICE
Accounts Payable | (11) 97231-4940
Accounts Receivable | (11) 94113-5608
For more information about the Alto da Boa Vista Unit, click here
SCHEDULE A VISIT
Early Childhood Education and High School | (11) 994... see
Elementary School 1 and Elementary School 2 | (11) 943... see
GENERAL OFFICE
(11) 97469-8943
FINANCIAL OFFICE
Accounts Payable | (11) 97231-4940
Accounts Receivable | (11) 94113-5608
ALTO DA BOA VISTA UNIT
Early Childhood Education and High School
Address: Rua Comendador Elias Zarzur, 301
Tel: (11) 935...
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