Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro

Our Grade 11 and 12 IB Diploma students stepped out of the classroom for an immersive, interdisciplinary science project at PUC-Rio.
Through an interdisciplinary circuit along the Rainha River that runs through the university campus, they explored: 🏛️ Architecture: Landscapes as social constructs 🐟 Biology: Aquatic Bioindicators 🌊 Physics: Hydrodynamics 🧪 Chemistry & Geography: Microplastics and river revitalization
It was a fantastic opportunity to see how different disciplines work together to solve complex environmental issues. A huge thank you to the team at PUC-Rio for this collaboration!

Happy Holidays from EARJ ✨
As the year comes to a close, we wish our students, families, faculty, and staff a joyful holiday season filled with rest, connection, and meaningful moments.
Thank you for being part of our community and for everything we shared this year.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back soon.

Our annual Workers Appreciation Barbecue brought our community together to recognize and celebrate the staff members who work behind the scenes to support our school every day.
Organized by STUCO and NHS, this student-led initiative honored our staff with a day filled with good food, family moments, and a special Gift Raffle made possible through fundraising and generous community donations.
Seeing the joy shared among our staff and their families made this celebration truly meaningful.
Thank you to our dedicated team for everything you do to keep EARJ running smoothly.

Still smiling from the holiday magic that filled the Ruth Stanton Auditorium last week!
Our Gávea Lower School students, grades 1 to 5 took the stage to perform a wonderful variety of songs that warmed our hearts. It was such a special moment bringing families, faculty, and students together to celebrate the season.

EARJ hosted its first inter-school music festival, welcoming students from Our Lady of Mercy (OLM) and The British School (TBS) to perform alongside our own bands.
The EARJ Open Music Festival is a student-led initiative, organized by student Santiago H. with members of the Music Club as part of a CAS Project, and supported by Mr. Luiz, Upper School Music Teacher. The event was created with the goal of building a lasting impact within our community and the vision of becoming an annual tradition.
Bringing together young musicians from different schools, the festival celebrated collaboration, creativity, and the shared experience of music-making on campus.
Seeing our students share their work with confidence made this showcase a memorable moment for everyone involved. Thank you to our families for being part of this experience.

Our Middle School students took the stage across both campuses to share the results of months of rehearsal, collaboration, and storytelling.
At Barra, Grade 6 students presented Girls Alone, a thoughtful performance exploring friendship through expressive and truthful characters.
Grade 8 students followed with Peter Pan, bringing Neverland to life in a lively production that combined theater and the Middle School band, celebrating imagination, teamwork, and adventure.
At Gávea, students performed She Wrote, Died, Then Wrote Some More, a Middle School theater piece that showcased creativity, humor, and a strong narrative voice.
Each performance reflected students’ dedication to the arts and their growth on and off the stage.
Congratulations to all our young performers and teachers for these memorable presentations.

Big milestones for our littlest learners!
Our Nursery, Pre-K, and Kindergarten students shined bright during their End of Year presentations. It was incredible to see how they brought their Units of Inquiry to life! 🧩
Guided by the PYP framework, our students have been busy over the last few months exploring deep topics. Last week, they showcased everything they learned in very creative presentations! We are so proud of them!
Thank you to all the families who joined us. It was a day filled with fun, joy, and so much emotion!

The Upper School Arts & Design departments from both campuses invited the EARJ community to celebrate student achievements this semester with a series of events held from November 24 to December 2.
This year’s festival took over new spaces on campus, with performances held after school and throughout the day. Highlights included activities inside classrooms, PSAs on the HS TV, and exhibitions in the Learning Commons and near the Auditorium.
From visual arts and design projects to short films, drama and music, students showcased the creativity and initiative that drive their learning. Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating our Upper School artists and designers!

Our Middle School students are back from Uruguay after an incredible Friendship Tournament hosted by the American School of Montevideo!
Our boys’ and girls’ teams hit the field and court for friendly soccer and volleyball, but the trip went far beyond the competition. Our Panthers stayed with Uruguayan host families, immersing themselves in local traditions and experiencing a warm sense of community that sparked personal growth and independence.
Over two days of friendship games, our students focused on participation, teamwork and respect while building international connections and representing EARJ with pride and sportsmanship. Way to go, Panthers!