Where Excellence Begins
at Every Age
Praia, Santiago Island · Cape Verde
EIBP is Cape Verde's premier British-Portuguese international early years school — delivering a bilingual, IB-inspired education rooted in creativity, critical thinking, and cultural confidence from 3 months to 6 years.
3mo+
From Birth
3
Languages
IB
Inspired Curriculum
GLEA — German Little Engineering Academy
Embedded STEM innovation lab for ages 3–6. Where little engineers are born.
A School Built for the World
EIBP combines British educational rigour, Portuguese linguistic heritage, and Cape Verdean cultural pride into a single, cohesive international experience.
British Curriculum Standards
Rooted in the finest traditions of British early years education — structured, play-based, and internationally recognised — preparing children for global academic pathways.
IB-Inspired Philosophy
Inquiry-led, concept-driven learning that develops internationally-minded, caring, and reflective learners from the earliest years of life.
Trilingual from Day One
Portuguese, English, and Cape Verdean Creole are woven into daily life — giving children a multilingual foundation that opens doors worldwide.
Embedded STEM with GLEA
The German Little Engineering Academy operates within EIBP — offering the only dedicated early childhood STEM Play & Discovery Centre in Cape Verde.
Family Partnership
EIBP treats families as co-educators. Regular showcases, portfolios, and STEM family days keep parents genuinely connected to their child's journey.
Cape Verdean Identity
Proudly rooted in Cape Verde — celebrating local culture, language, and heritage as the foundation of a globally confident identity.
Every Stage, Every Child
A nurturing, sensory-rich environment where infants develop attachment, trust, and early sensory awareness through gentle, responsive care.
Movement, language, and social discovery through structured play — building vocabulary in Portuguese and English while nurturing independence and curiosity.
EIBP's flagship programme: IB-inspired inquiry learning, trilingual development, creative arts, mathematics, literacy — and full access to GLEA's engineering studio.
Curious Minds.
Confident Hearts.
EIBP believes every child is a naturally capable, curious, and creative learner. Our IB-inspired approach places the child at the centre of a rich, collaborative learning experience.
"The goal is not to fill a bucket but to light a fire — and at EIBP, we light it from the very first day."EIBP Educational Philosophy
Inquiry-Led
Children ask, explore, and discover — guided by skilled educators who follow the child's natural curiosity.
Collaborative
Learning happens together — in pairs, small groups, and whole-class communities that mirror the real world.
Internationally Minded
Cape Verdean at heart, global in outlook — children learn to see themselves as world citizens from day one.
Concept-Driven
Big ideas — identity, connection, change, causation — anchor learning across all subject areas and languages.
Meet GLEA —
Inside Every EIBP Classroom
The German Little Engineering Academy (GLEA) is EIBP's dedicated STEM innovation division — the only early childhood engineering lab of its kind in Cape Verde.
Drawing on German pedagogical traditions — Froebel, Bauhaus, and Werkpädagogik — GLEA's Little Engineers Studio offers six purpose-built learning zones for children aged 3–6.
Explore GLEA →GLEA Learning Zones
Structured, Joyful, Purposeful
Every day at EIBP follows a rhythm that balances discovery, language, creativity, engineering, rest, and reflection.
Three Languages.
One Voice.
Multilingualism is not an add-on at EIBP — it is the foundation of everything we do. Language shapes identity, builds empathy, and opens minds.
Português
The primary language of instruction and the official language of Cape Verde. Children develop deep literacy, vocabulary, and expressive fluency in Portuguese from day one.
English
The language of international education, science, and global opportunity. Woven throughout the day — in GLEA, in creative arts, and in structured literacy sessions.
Kriolu
Cape Verdean Creole is celebrated, not suppressed. Kriolu is the language of identity, home, and belonging — honoured as the living heart of Cape Verdean culture.
Pedagogy from the
Land of Engineers
GLEA's educational DNA draws from Germany's greatest contributions to early childhood learning — Froebel's gift of play, Bauhaus design thinking, and Werkpädagogik's hands-on making philosophy.
Froebel
Friedrich Froebel invented the kindergarten — the idea that children learn best through guided, purposeful play with natural materials.
1782–1852 · ThuringiaBauhaus
The revolutionary design school that united art, craft, and technology — teaching that making is thinking, and form follows function.
1919–1933 · WeimarWerkpädagogik
Germany's work-education philosophy: children learn through making, building, and creating — developing technical intelligence alongside emotional confidence.
Work-Education TraditionSTEM Heritage
Germany leads the world in engineering, precision manufacturing, and scientific education. GLEA channels that legacy into play-based exploration for ages 3–6.
Dual Education SystemDeutsch im Labor — German in the Lab
Children in GLEA's studio learn the names of tools, materials, and actions in German — connecting language to making.
German vocabulary is introduced experientially — through action, not instruction.
What Families Say
EIBP has transformed how my daughter sees learning. She comes home every day talking about what she built in the GLEA studio — she calls herself a little engineer now.
The trilingual approach is remarkable. My son switches naturally between Portuguese, English, and Kriolu depending on who he's speaking to. EIBP gave him that confidence.
As an expat family in Praia, finding a school that genuinely bridges British standards with Cape Verdean identity was everything. EIBP is that school.
Begin the Journey
Complete this form and our admissions team will be in touch within 48 hours to arrange a school visit.
Come and See
EIBP for Yourself
We welcome families to visit the school, meet the team, and explore both EIBP's classrooms and GLEA's Little Engineers Studio. Book an open day or a private tour.
Campus Address
Achada São Filipe, Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde
Website
eibp.org
Under LAGAI
Luso-Anglo German African Institute of Vocational Education and Cultural Research · EVBB Member · PIC 867599138
Accreditation
QAHE Accredited · UNESCO Associated Schools Network · BAC International Centre pathway in progress