Divisions
Pre-School
The Pre-School program provides:
- The IEYC (International Early Years Curriculum) supports a holistic inquiry and play-based approach to learning, as well as supporting students’ social and emotional development;
- Effective interpersonal relationships;
- A safe and welcoming environment with each day beginning with Mindfulness;
- A robust phonics’ program to develop reading and writing skills;
- Physical Education, Body Awareness, Music, Arts, and Drama to help children develop their motor skills, creativity, imaginations, and self-esteem;
- An introduction to Religion. This is an important part of our curriculum and is taught through music, stories, and games.
Pre-School Team
Ms. Andréa Lopes
Pre-School Principal
Ms. Renata Freitas
Pre-School Counselor
Ms. Ingrid Aguiar
Pre-School Secretary
“OLM is a School where I feel inspired and determined to partner with the teaching staff and families to raise children with a joyful attitude toward lifelong learning”.
Pre-School Principal
| American Grade Level | Brazilian Grade Level | Age Group |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Nursery | Maternal I | 2 years old to 2 years and 11 months |
| Nursery | Maternal II | 3 years old to 3 years and 11 months |
| Junior Kinder | Pré-Escola I | 4 years old to 4 years and 11 months |
| Senior Kinder | Pré-Escola II | 5 years old to 5 years and 11 months |
Elementary School
- A focus on the skills of communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking.
- A student-centered academic program and our social-emotional program (SEL) help our children develop the character qualities needed to live happy and healthy lives.
- Project-based learning activities that offer a collaborative and flexible learning environment, and promote a growth mindset;
- Differentiation and a focus on individual needs, which are addressed through specialists in our Learning Resource Center.
- Two Religion classes per week, culminating in First Communion in 4th Grade.
Elementary School Team
Mr. Carlos Lima
Elementary School Principal
Ms. Simone Fernandes
Elementary School Counselor
Ms. Eduarda Lima
Elementary School Secretary
“As someone who has a true belief in all learners, I am thrilled to see how much attention and focus OLM places on identifying individual students’ interests and needs, as well as devising effective support structures to ensure every learner can successfully reach their full potential, not only academically but also, and equally important, socially and emotionally.”
Carlos Lima
Elementary School Principal
| American Grade Level | Brazilian Grade Level | Age Group |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Grade | 1º Ano | 6 years old to 6 years and 11 months |
| 2nd Grade | 2º Ano | 7 years old to 7 years and 11 months |
| 3rd Grade | 3º Ano | 8 years old to 8 years and 11 months |
| 4th Grade | 4º Ano | 9 years old to 9 years and 11 months |
If you want to know more about Elementary School, please contact the Principal
Middle School
The Middle School program provides:
- A unique time in a student’s life, full of rapid changes, and exciting opportunities and the search for identity and independence;
- A challenging, rich, and relevant academic curriculum, providing the necessary guidance, modeling, and support to accompany students in their transition to adulthood;
- Students with opportunities to develop cross-curricular projects with their peers, especially in focused group work;
- The fulfillment of OLM`s mission to “Educate the whole person for global understanding”.
- Students with the opportunities to reflect individually on the teachings of the Bible.
Middle School Team
Ms. Isabel Auler
Middle School Principal
Ms. Talita Bedaque
Middle School Counselor
Ms. Melissa Carvalho
Middle School Secretary
Middle School Principal
| American Grade Level | Brazilian Grade Level | Age Group |
|---|---|---|
| 5th Grade | 5º Ano | 10 years old to 10 years and 11 months |
| 6th Grade | 6º Ano | 11 years old to 11 years and 11 months |
| 7th Grade | 7º Ano | 12 years old to 12 years and 11 months |
| 8th Grade | 8º Ano | 13 years old to 13 years old and 11 months |
If you want to know more about Middle School, please contact the Principal.
High School
The High School program provides:
- Preparation for the rigors of academic learning and research.
- The AP Capstone Thesis Program, which engages students in cross-curricular learning so that students can explore the complexities of academic and real-world problems through multiple perspectives.
- Students with the tools to analyze and evaluate information with accuracy.
- Our students with the skills to enable them to design, plan, conduct, and defend their own thesis of up to 5,000 words to address a research question.
- Rigorous and comprehensive preparation for ENEM.
- Compulsory community service, with a minimum of 100 hours required.
- College counseling so that our students leave OLM to attend the best universities.
- Students with the sacrament of the Confirmation, and the opportunity to study world religions.
High School Team
Mr. Leandro Macedo
High School Interim Principal
Ms. Claudia Villela
High School Counselor
Ms. Melissa Carvalho
High School Secretary
Mr. Craig Woollard
Head of School
| American Grade Level | Brazilian Grade Level | Age Group |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 9º Ano do E.F.II | 14 years old to 14 years and 11 months |
| 10th Grade | 1ª série | 15 years old to 15 years and 11 months |
| 11thGrade | 2ªsérie | 16 years old to 16 years and 11 months |
| 12th Grade | 3ªsérie | 17 years old to 18 years of age |
