Welcome to EARJ - Creating a World of Opportunities

Greetings from the website of the American School of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The website will describe the school’s history, admissions policies, and other information that will help you understand the school’s academic and extracurricular programs for students from preschool through grade 12 at the Gavea campus and the new campus in Barra. I welcome you to join us as we inspire our students to become global citizens and lifelong learners by challenging them to develop their potential and realize their dreams.

Robert Lee Werner
Headmaster

News...

Lower School Barra Shine On Barra second grade and kindergarten students had their special talents recognized at a very enthusiastic Shine On celebration last Monday. LS Library Club Interviews President of American Library Association Congratulations to our library club members at Gávea who did a great job interviewing ALA President, Dr. Camila Alire, last Friday! Barra Students Learn about Giving Thanksgiving and Christmas are excellent opportunities to teach our children how to be thankful, share and give. more news...

Middle School Communication Arts 6 Ms. Luiza Maia, Ms. Luiza, will teach the Communication Arts 6 class for the remainder of the school year. For those of you who don't know her, Ms. Luiza is our English as a Second Language teacher. Middle School Social There is a Middle School Social on Friday, March 12th after school from 3 to 6:30 pm at school in the MuseOn. Welcome Mr. Carlos! Mr. Carlos Henrique Reif de Paola, Mr. Carlos, will be joining us as the new teacher of Science 6. Mr. Carlos holds a Bachelors degree in Biological Sciences and a Master's degree in Plant Taxonomy from UFRJ with teaching qualification. more news...

Upper School Students Fundraise to Renovate a Children’s Library in Rocinha The Service Oriented Students Club (SOS) was started approximately four years ago and has not stopped growing since, both in terms of the number of members and the size of the projects. Norwegian Food Cooking Class The month of activities about Norway is coming to an end. The cooking class was a huge success. Marit baked typical meat and vegetarian cakes, which the participants enjoyed. SOS Club Fundraising Piano Concert Our SOS Club organized a fundraising information session and concert to raise funds to renovate a children’s library in neighboring Rocinha. more news...