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. With this in mind, Leonora (Silvana and Bruno's mom) presented Barra's projects for the end of the year during an all school assembly at Barra Campus. more news...

Middle School Via Sapentia Trips The Via Sapientia trips were a big success! The sixth grade students visited Porto Seguro to learn more about the discovery of Brazil, its effect on the Europeans who arrived and the native people they met. Tickets! Tickets! Feathers, too!! Thanksgiving Tickets and Feathers are now available for sale. All EARJ Parents are invited to come join us for a delicious feast on Tuesday, November 24, at the Barra school and on Wednesday, November 25, at the Gávea school. Crossing the North Pole by Mr. Lars Thanks Mr. Lars, Andrea’s grandfather, for presentations he made on Norway. Students oohed and ahhed when they saw the movie of the dog-sledder who cut a hole in the thick ice and took a dip. 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. They invited Nivaldo Tavares, an international award-winning pianist. more news...