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Welcome

Welcome to Avenues São Paulo. This website provides all the information you need for a smooth start to school in August 2025. Please take a moment to take all the steps below and visit it regularly for updates. We can't wait to see you on campus!

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What to do now

Complete the enrollment list — All Grades

Your child will be ready to start school only AFTER you complete all the steps in this section.

Complete the Enrollment Checklist in the Admissions portal

Upload your child's school transcript
Upload your documents as a parent
Upload the required photos
Input your car information

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Choose your electives and enrichments: Grades 6–12

One of the distinctive features at Avenues is the opportunity for students to delve into their interests and explore new ones through our Elective (grades 9-12) and Enrichment courses (grades 6–12).

Electives are intense, 80-minute courses that allow students to dive deep into their interests. These courses typically last a semester, are graded, and will be listed on a student's transcript.

Enrichments provide students the opportunity to join up to two different courses—one that meets on Monday and Thursday, and one that meets on Tuesday and Friday.

Click below to review and indicate your preferences for Semester 1. We recommend students and parents take a moment to discuss the options as a family before submitting the form(s).

Select Elective Options for G9

Select Elective Options for G10

Select Elective Options for G11

Select Elective Options for G12

Please note that Enrichment preferences for grades 6–12 will be released soon.

Save these dates

Primary Division (Small World through 5th Grade)

Early July: You will receive your credentials to access Avenues OPEN, our community portal, to upload health forms, update your family profile and sign school policies.
SAVE THIS DATE! Thursday, July 31: In-person Welcome Session for all new parents on campus!
Thursday, August 7: First day of school for students in Small World through 5th grade.

Secondary Division (6th through 12th Grade)

Early July: You will receive your credentials to access Avenues OPEN, our community portal, to upload health forms, update your family profile and sign school policies.
SAVE THIS DATE! Thursday, July 31: In-person Welcome Session for all new parents on campus!
SAVE THIS DATE! July 31–August 1: In-person Welcome Session for students in 6th through 12th grades, including ALLI.
Thursday, August 7: First day of school for students from 6th through 12th grade

Helpful Resources

School Calendar and School Hours

Below is a PDF file with the school hours and a short calendar indicating the first and last days of school, breaks and holidays.

2025-26 School Hours + Calendar

Style Guide and Uniform

Our Style Guide reinforces a sense of belonging by making our students easily recognizable to one another and other members of our community. It provides us with a sense of identity with enough flexibility for individuals to personalize their choice of clothing. What the Style Guide is intended to accomplish are the following:

Define an Avenues identity.
Avoid advertising differences in economic circumstances.

You may read the complete style guide below.

While the style guide is mandatory, the Avenues uniform is optional. Avenues-logo items can be purchased at Cotton House.

Avenues Style Guide

Health

At Avenues São Paulo, the health, safety, and wellbeing of our students are among our top priorities.

The Health Office is dedicated to supporting student health throughout the school year. Located on the ground floor near the reception, it is staffed by licensed nursing professionals and an administrative assistant who helps with triage and communication. The space includes two treatment rooms and a welcoming area.

We invite all families to read the Health Office Guide, which outlines our procedures for care, medication administration, and instructions for completing the required digital health form on OPEN, our parent portal, before the start of school. Please note that parents will gain access to OPEN in July.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at nurse@avenues-sp.org.

Read Health Office Guide

Transportation

School bus services are provided by Bus Children to all students, transforming their commute into an opportunity to socialize with peers and become more independent. Bus Children has been working with Avenues São Paulo since our campus opened in 2018 and is a valued partner in reducing traffic during arrival and dismissal and promoting more sustainability within our community.

Registration and payment for bus services are managed directly through our partner Bus Children. Families who wish to hire private transportation services may speak directly to Bus Children at bus@avenues-sp.org.

Available routes: Morumbi · Panamby · Alto da Boa Vista · Chácara Sto Antônio · Chácara Flora · Campo Belo · Brooklin · Moema · Vila Nova Conceição · Vila Olímpia · Itaim Bibi · Jardim Paulista · Jardim Europa · Jardim América · Aclimação · Paraíso · Vila Mariana · Higienópolis · Perdizes · Vila Madalena · Alto da Lapa · Alto de Pinheiros

Note: Flexible and optional services include transportation from school to: after-school classes, clubs, medical appointments, birthday parties and more. New routes can be created according to demand.

Nutrition

We are a Green Kitchen school!
All vendors go through a rigorous selection process, and production is daily, using fresh ingredients and natural seasonings. Food samples are collected throughout the whole process for hygiene and quality control.

Avenues is happy to partner with Sodexo to offer a balanced diet for our students and employees on campus. Important: Remember to inform our health office of any food allergies or restrictions so your child can receive an adapted menu.

Snacks: Students enjoy morning and afternoon snacks that include fruits, carbohydrates and proteins.
Lunch: We offer six options of salad with homemade dressing and seeds, soup, three options of rice, pasta with two options of sauce, three options of animal protein and a vegan option.
Dessert: Fruits, yogurt, honey and oat are served every day. Sweet desserts are offered only twice a month to avoid the sugar rush caused by excess sugar and expand the students' dietary repertoire.

Questions? Reach out to operations@avenues-sp.org

6th–12th Grades: Athletics

At Avenues, students can participate in athletic activities, have fun, experience the benefits of being physically active and enjoy being on a team or in a program.

Our Athletic program offers basketball, cheerleading, futsal, soccer, volleyball and flag football in the Junior Varsity category (students who are 14 years old and younger) and Varsity category (students who are 15 years old and older).

The Athletics schedule is announced at the beginning of each semester.

Follow the Athletics Instagram

Watch Athletics

Explorers: After-School Program

Explorers After-School Programs

Many great scientists, artists, and athletes discovered their passions early in life. Inspired by their journeys, we created the Explorers program—an after-school experience designed to spark curiosity, build skills, and bring joy to students of all ages.

New courses will be announced in late May, but you can already explore our current offerings here to learn more about our programs and fees.

Holiday Programs

Explorers Nature Camp
A beloved tradition at Avenues São Paulo, our holiday Explorers Nature Camp invites younger learners in the Primary Division to connect with the natural world through play, discovery, and hands-on environmental learning. Rooted in outdoor exploration, this camp is a joyful and enriching way for children to spend their school break.

Camp Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Week 1: June 23–27, 2025
Week 2: June 30–July 4, 2025
Week 3: July 28–August 1, 2025
Spots fill quickly—sign up early to enjoy a special rate for Avenues students!

Holiday Explorers Nature Camp

Avenues Holiday Labs
Avenues São Paulo is offering high school students an opportunity to dive into hands-on, immersive learning experiences. Our Avenues Holiday Labs will engage students with real-world topics, develop projects and present their final work at the end. These labs are designed for personal growth and creativity, while also providing valuable experience for college applications.

Camp Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Week 1: June 30–July 4

Entrepreneurship Lab: Build Your Own Business
Art Lab: Your Practice, Your Path

Week 2: July 28–August 1

Robotic Lab: Creative Solutions for an Autonomous Future
Music Lab: The Song Collective – From Idea to Release

The Avenues Holiday Labs are open to both Avenues and non-Avenues students, ages 16–18. Spots are limited–Register now!

Avenues Holiday Labs

Technology

Avenues recognizes the power of technology to enhance the learning experience for our students. The technology team aims to work in partnership with our parent, student and faculty community to ensure the success of our program and the responsible use of technology.

Here is the summary of our device program:

Small World, nursery and pre-K: Students have shared iPad kits available in the classrooms.
Kindergarten through 5th Grade: Students receive an iPad.
3rd and 4th Grade: Each grade has access to a shared MacBook cart.
5th Grade: Students receive a MacBook Air to support their transition from Primary to Secondary.
6th through 12th Grade: Students receive a MacBook Air.

New students starting in 6th through 12th grade will receive their devices during New Student Orientation. Please note that parents or guardians with students in these grades will need to digitally sign a lease agreement.

Communications

At Avenues, it is our goal to keep our families as well-informed as possible while being mindful of the email-saturated culture in which we live. These are Avenues official communication channels and platforms:

Email: All families are automatically subscribed to receive cyclical communications, including weekly bulletins, monthly messages from the head of school, and more.
Avenues OPEN: Here, you will be able to access important information regarding the school, update your contact information and manage your communications preferences. New families will get access to OPEN in late July.

Keep exploring

If you have already completed your checklist and are eager to learn more before the start of the school year, click on the links below to explore various aspects of school life at Avenues.

Avenues World Elements (AWE)

Avenues World Elements (AWE) was developed to showcase the unique global perspective of Avenues and define the global intended curriculum for graduating students across the globe. AWE captures the essential and enduring outcomes for Avenues graduates.

Learn more

Avenues Language Learning Intensive (ALLI)

ALLI is a semester-to-year-long program designed for students who meet all academic criteria for admission to Avenues but require minimal additional support in English reading, writing, and/or speaking in order to ensure classroom readiness in an English-language learning environment. Students in this program will continue their academic coursework at an age-appropriate level while deepening and furthering their abilities in English through an engaging, project-based curriculum that puts students at the center of their own learning and language acquisition.

More information

Brazilian Program

At Avenues São Paulo, we take Brazilian educational standards as seriously as we do international ones. With an integrated curricular approach to instruction in Portuguese and English, our students attain a balanced mastery of both languages and reap the extensive cognitive benefits of bilingualism. All of the Brazilian national curricular components of Portuguese are included in our language curriculum at each grade level. We do not see English and Portuguese as belonging to separate silos but as two essential facets of an Avenues education.

Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI)

An integral part of the Avenues mission is to graduate students who are at ease beyond their borders. We often think of borders from a geographical lens. Still, they can be viewed by race, social-economic status, physical ability, language, etc. With the spirit of empathy and authentic listening, our students will develop the cultural competencies to connect across these borders, respect and celebrate differences.

Aligned with our commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI), we work to nurture a school culture where each person is trusted, valued and appreciated in our community for the diverse identities they represent. The DEI strategy is anchored by five key pillars: attract mission-aligned families, achieve operational excellence, develop an inclusive curriculum, develop our staff and use empowering language in our DEI conversations.

Community Engagement

We are committed to helping students get out of their bubbles, whether socio-economic, cultural, or linguistic. Not only because it’s the right thing to do but also because young people learn and grow in extraordinary ways when they do.

From Small World to 12th grade, our community engagement, social innovation and mastery programs emphasize experiential learning that allows students to forge personal connections to individuals, organizations and causes beyond the campus walls.

A standout example is the ACE Fellowship—a dynamic initiative that brings social and environmental entrepreneurs into meaningful collaboration with our school community. Through workshops, joint projects, and hands-on initiatives, Fellows work alongside students and faculty to co-create learning experiences grounded in real-world challenges and solutions. This deepens students’ awareness of global issues and expands their sense of what it means to lead with purpose.

Through the ACE Fellowship and other long-term partnerships, we inspire students to commit to the common good and foster a desire to make a difference in the world. These immersive experiences are crucial in our effort to cultivate the next generation of courageous, compassionate and enterprising global citizens.

Annual Report 2022-23

Watch Parada Panorama

Dean of Student Life Program and College Counseling

At Avenues, we firmly believe that academic success is inseparable from emotional and social thriving. We see academic excellence and wellbeing as interconnected aspects of a truly enriching education that sets the stage for lifelong happiness and success.

Our concept of wellbeing transcends mental and physical health. It's about creating an environment where students feel safe, valued, and empowered to pursue their passions and dreams, fostering a sense of belonging and purpose that extends beyond the classroom and into the world. In our view, true wellbeing surpasses the absence of stress or conflict; it gives students the tools to manage challenges effectively and build resilience independently.

This is done with the support of our Deans Program, which guarantees each student has a dedicated mentor and advocate, providing holistic support from grades 6–12, including guidance through college counseling.

Review Class of 2025 Admission Results

Watch Class of 2024 Graduation Ceremony