ESCOLA AMERICANA DO RIO DE JANEIRO School Profile | 2020-2021

EARJ Headmaster: Dr. Nigel Winnard Estrada da Gávea, 132 Barra Upper School Principal: Scott Little Gávea, Rio de Janeiro Barra College Counselor: Andrew Russo, [email protected] RJ 22793-313 - Brazil Gávea Upper School Principal: Dr. Howard De Leeuw Tel: 55 21 2125-9008 Gávea College Counselor: Rebekah Joslin, [email protected] Rua Colbert Coelho 155, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro www.earj.com.br RJ 22793-313 - Brazil CEEB Code 910-450 Tel: 55 21 3747-2000

School Community IB Diploma Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro was established in 1937, EARJ is proud to offer a holistic education that, through the as an independent, non-profit, day school, providing an philosophy and practices of the IB, inspires creativity, critical American international education to the expatriate and thinking, collaboration, communication, and the confidence Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro that blends high to lead and excel in an ever-changing global community. We quality academics with rich co-curricular opportunities. EARJ have a long tradition with the IB, being the second is an IB World School since 1982, and is accredited by school in Brazil to adopt the IB Diploma Programme in 1982. AdvancED, International Baccalaureate Organization and the State Board of Education of Rio de Janeiro. The school is Results for the Class of 2020 a diverse international community of learners. Across our two campuses, our student body comprises 70% Brazillian and 30% CLASS OF 2020 2019 2018 International students, with our faculty demographic reflecting Number of IB Diploma Candidates 41 23 26 that same balance. EARJ IB Diploma Pass Rate 98% 91% 100% EARJ Students The Class of 2021 has 45 members, comprising 71% of Brazil- Worldwide Average Pass Rate 88% 77% 78% ians and 29% from other nationalities (North America, EARJ Average IB Diploma Score 32.8 32.7 31 Argentina, China, Colombia, Italy, Korea, Norway, Spain). The total enrollment is 1121 students from Pre-K through 12th Worldwide Average Diploma Score 31 29.6 30 grade, representing over 30 nationalities. The number of students in High School is 253, being 88 at the campus in EARJ Highest Diploma Scores 43 43 39 Barra da Tijuca and 165 at the campus in Gávea. The EARJ community is spread far and wide, via our Panther Alumni Range of Passing EARJ IB Diploma Scores Class of 2020 network, who keeps us connected to our past as we work towards an even brighter future. 40-45 12.5% EARJ Grade 9 –12 Curriculum

Three diplomas are offered at EARJ to meet the needs of an 24-29 international student body: the American Diploma, modeled 35% after typical high school programs in the United States; the

Brazilian Diploma, which satisfies Brazilian graduation require- 35-39 ments; and the International Baccalaureate Diploma recog- 27.5% nized by many colleges and universities throughout the world. All EARJ graduates receive an American Diploma. Brazilian citizens must meet Brazilian diploma requirements. Students accepted into the International Baccalaureate program may complete the full diploma or take individual classes for certifi- 30-34 cates. 25%

Co-Curricular and Athletic Programs EARJ students are encouraged to engage in a diverse range of American Diploma activities with skills that will prepare them for the future. All students follow a college-preparatory curriculum and Throughout High School, students willingly participate in participate in community service each academic year. Twenty creative activities that include: Model United Nations, Student four Carnegie Unit credit hours are required for graduation. Council, Knowledge Bowl, Athletic Council, National Honor Society, Destination Imagination, Math Counts, Yearbook and a Brazilian Diploma wide variety of Community Service Clubs. EARJ Athletics In addition to the American Diploma, all Brazilian citizens com- includes teams of basketball, soccer, cheerleading, volleyball, plete Brazilian Diploma requirements that offer readiness for softball and running. Student athletes compete with other national and local university entrance exams. Língua Pátria, teams in the local community and in the AASB league. Brazilian History, Geography and Sociology/Philosophy are taught in Portuguese. Class Ranking and GPA The high rate of student turnover in international schools and the diversity of assessment practices and procedures in the EARJ went to distance learning in March. The schedule became a mix of schools and school systems from which our students arrive synchronous and asynchronous classes. The teachers kept up a high-level prevent EARJ from producing meaningful rankings and cumu- of rigor, our students continued to be graded on a 0-100% scale and took lative GPAs. Therefore, Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro final exams in June. Activities were suspended during that time but in the neither ranks students nor calculates a formal GPA. 2020-21 school year we are allowing students to meet virtually in regards to Grading System: A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=65-69, F=0-64 activities and clubs. EARJ COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES Classes of 2018 | 2019 | 2020

Each year our graduates are accepted to the world’s leading universities, and we pride ourselves on each student finding the institution that is best for them. Whilst a few graduates remain to study in Brazil, the vast majority head overseas to the USA, Canada and Europe for university.

Georgia Institute of Technology Roger Williams University University of Alabama at Birmingham UNITED STATES Gustavus Adolphus College Rollins College University of Arizona Alfred University Harvey Mudd College Saint Martin’s University University of Bath American University Washington Hofstra University Sam Houston State University University of Bristol Arizona State University Hollins University San Diego State University University of Central Florida Auburn University Houston Community College Santa Clara University University of Colorado Boulder Augustana University Hult International Business School Santa Monica College University of Connecticut Babson College Boston Sarah Lawrence College University of Denver Barnard College Hult International Business School San Savannah College of Art & Design University of Detroit Mercy Bentley University Francisco School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of Houston Beverly Hills Design Institute Indiana University at Bloomington School of Visual Arts University of Illinois at Chicago Binghamton University - SUNY Iowa State University Simmons College University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Blinn College Ithaca College Smith College University of Maryland - College Park Boston College John’s Hopkins University Southern California Institute of University of Massachusetts Amherst Boston University Kansas State University Architecture University of Michigan Bowdoin College Lafayette College Southern Methodist University University of Minnesota - Duluth Brandeis University Lake Forest College St. Cloud State University University of North Carolina at Chapel Brigham Young University Lamar University St. Edward's University Hill Brown University LIM College St. John's University University of Notre Dame California College of the Arts Louisiana State University Stetson University University of Pennsylvania California Polytechnic State University Loyola Marymount University Suffolk University University of Richmond Carleton College Lynn University Syracuse University University of Rochester Carnegie Mellon Marquette University Temple University University of San Diego Case Western Reserve Maryland Institute College of Art Texas A&M University University of San Francisco Chapman University Massachusetts College of Art & Design Texas State University University of South Carolina Claremont McKenna College Metropolitan State University The American Musical and Dramatic University of Southern California Clark University Miami University Ohio Academy University of Southern Mississippi Clemson University Michigan State University The College of New Jersey University of South Florida Colgate University Middlebury College The College of Wooster University of Tampa Colorado College New York Institute of Technology The George Washington University University of Texas at Austin Colorado State University - Fort Collins New York University The New School University of Texas at Dallas Dartmouth College Northeastern University The New School Parsons School of University of Utah Davidson College Northwestern University Design University of Virginia DePaul University Nova Southeastern University Tufts University Utah Valley University DePauw University Occidental College Tulane University Vassar College Drew University Otis College of Art and Design UC Berkeley Virginia Tech Duke University Pace University UC Davis Wake Forest University Emerson College Penn State University UC Irvine Washington University St. Louis Emory University Pennsylvania State University UCLA Wesleyan University Fashion Inst. of Design & Merchandising Pepperdine UC Los Angeles Wesleyan University Florida Atlantic University Pomona College UC San Diego West Virginia University Florida Institute of Technology Purdue University UC Santa Barbara Wheaton College MA Florida International University Rhode Island School of Design UC Santa Cruz Fordham University Rhodes College University at Buffalo - SUNY Gannon University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Alabama

Parsons Paris, The New School Utrecht University BELGIUM London School of Economics University College Utretcht Oxford Brooks University University of Ghent GERMANY University of Amsterdam Queen Mary University of London Bard College Berlin Vrije University Amsterdam Quinnipiac University BRAZIL Jacobs University Regents University London NORWAY SOAS University of London ESPM Rio de Janeiro The American International University in ESPM São Paulo GRENADA Western Norway University of Applied London Fundação Getúlio Vargas Sciences St. George’s University University College London IBMEC PERU University of Essex PUC INDIA University of Glasgow Universidade Estácio de Sá Universidad del Pacifico Birla Inst of Technology & Science University of Manchester Universidade Mackenzie National Institute of Fashion Technology SPAIN University of Nottingham CANADA Pearl Academy, New Delhi University of Oxford IE University University of St. Andrews Carleton University IRELAND ESADE University of Sussex St. Louis University Madrid Dalhousie University Trinity College Dublin University of the Arts London Fanshawe College Universidad Politécnica de Madrid London College of Fashion Ontario College of Art & Design ITALY Royal Holloway University of London University SWITZERLAND University of East Anglia American University of Rome Queen's University École Hôtelière de Lausanne University of Exeter Bocconi University Ryerson University University of St. Gallen University of Liverpool Simon Fraser University John Cabot University University of York Trent University UNITED ARAB EMIRATES University of British Columbia MEXICO *Red indicates more than one EARJ NYU Abu Dhabi University of Manitoba Universidad Anahuac Campus Puebla student attending. University of New Brunswick University of Mexico UNITED KINGDOM University of Toronto York University NETHERLANDS Brighton University Cardiff University CHINA Delft University of Technology City & Guilds London Art School Erasmus University NYU Shanghai City University of London Hanze Minerva Art Academy Greenwich University Hanze University of Applied Sciences Hult International Business School FRANCE HU University of Applied Sciences London Utrecht American University of Paris Kingston University Leiden University ESCP Business School KIng’s College London FIND YOUR PATH