| Escola Graduada (Graded School) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private School |
| Established | October 17, 1920 |
| School district | N/A |
| Principal | Lee Fertig, Superintendent |
| Faculty | 130 (2006) |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,152 (2006) |
| Campus size | 16.5 acres (0.07 km²) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red, White |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | http://www.graded.br |
Associação Escola Graduada de São Paulo, also called Graded School, is an American school in São Paulo, Brazil. It is most commonly referred to as Graded School. The school opened on October 17, 1920 in a small schoolhouse on Avenida São João. In 1961 the current campus was built on Avenida Giovanni Gronchi in Morumbi.
The school has an elementary school, middle school and high school. The school offers American-style teaching and offers an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma and SACS-accredited American diploma. The school offers AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC. The school offers language classes in Spanish, Portuguese, and French. The school has 90 classrooms, 8 computer labs, 1 auditorium, 1 infirmary, 2 covered play areas, 2 gyms, a running track and soccer pitch, 4 tennis courts, beach volleyball court, and 4 science labs. The libraries contain over 50,000 volumes.
The school recently constructed an Arts Center (2006). It is a large structure with two floors, but standing as high as a 5-6 floor building. The first floor houses music and theater activities, with an orchestra room, a band room, six practice rooms (two of which contain pianos, and one an electric drum set), a dance studio, a media center for editing film and music, and a black box theater. The second floor is dedicated to the visual arts, and contains several rooms for ceramics, painting and drawing. The second floor also has a photography room, complete with its own developing facilities.
Graded is also one of nine in the world to offer the IB organization's pilot film program.
Traditionally more than 95% of the school's graduating class enrolls in a 4-year degree education within one year of graduation.
The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Brazilian Ministry of Education. It is also part of the Association of American Schools in South America.