Escola Internacional Britânica Portuguesa | EIBP — Praia, Cape Verde

Enrolling 2025–2026 IB-Inspired Trilingual Immersion

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.

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3mo+

From Infancy to Age 6

Languages Daily

Inspired Framework

Life at EIBP — Learning Together, Every Day

Why Choose EIBP

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.

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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.

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IB-Inspired Philosophy

Inquiry-led, concept-driven learning that develops internationally-minded, caring, and reflective learners from the earliest years of life.

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Trilingual from Day One

Portuguese, English, and Cape Verdean Creole are woven into daily life — giving children a multilingual foundation that opens doors worldwide.

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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.

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Family Partnership

EIBP treats families as co-educators. Regular showcases, portfolios, and STEM family days keep parents genuinely connected to their child's journey.

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Cape Verdean Identity

Proudly rooted in Cape Verde — celebrating local culture, language, and heritage as the foundation of a globally confident identity.

Our Academic Pathways

Every Stage, Every Child

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NURSERY

Ages 3m – 18m

Baby Nest

A nurturing, sensory-rich environment where infants develop attachment, trust, and early sensory awareness through gentle, responsive care.

Attachment-Based Sensory Play Language Immersion

TODDLER

Ages 18m – 3yr

Toddler Grove

Movement, language, and social discovery through structured play — building vocabulary in Portuguese and English while nurturing independence.

Bilingual Motor Skills Social Discovery

FLAGSHIP

Ages 3 – 6 years

Early Years Academy

EIBP's flagship programme: IB-inspired inquiry learning, trilingual development, creative arts, mathematics, literacy — and full access to GLEA's engineering studio.

IB-Inspired GLEA Access Trilingual Inquiry-Led

Educational Philosophy

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

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Inquiry-Led

Children ask, explore, and discover — guided by skilled educators who follow the child's natural curiosity.

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Collaborative

Learning happens together — in pairs, small groups, and whole-class communities that mirror the real world.

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Internationally Minded

Cape Verdean at heart, global in outlook — children learn to see themselves as world citizens from day one.

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Concept-Driven

Big ideas — identity, connection, change, causation — anchor learning across all subject areas and languages.

Embedded Innovation

Meet GLEA —
Inside Every EIBP Classroom

EIBP → GLEA → Little Engineers Studio

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.

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GLEA Learning Zones (Ages 3–6)

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ZONE-01Construction Zone

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ZONE-02Sensory Discovery

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ZONE-03Mini Mechanics

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ZONE-04Future Technology

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ZONE-05Creativity Studio

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ZONE-06Reflection Corner

A Day at EIBP

Structured, Joyful, Purposeful

Every day at EIBP follows a rhythm that balances discovery, language, creativity, engineering, rest, and reflection.

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Morning Welcome

Bilingual morning greeting, attendance in English and Portuguese, and free exploration time.

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Inquiry Time

Guided concept-based learning sessions — exploring the week's big idea through stories, experiments, and discussion.

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GLEA Studio

Hands-on STEM discovery in GLEA's Little Engineers Studio — building, testing, creating, and reflecting.

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Lunch & Rest

Nutritious lunch followed by quiet rest or free play — essential for healthy development and emotional regulation.

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Creative Arts

Music, art, drama, and movement — expressing ideas across multiple creative disciplines in a multilingual environment.

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Language Studio

Dedicated trilingual literacy and language development — story, song, and structured vocabulary in all three languages.

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Team Challenges

Collaborative problem-solving activities — building communication, leadership, and social intelligence.

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Reflection & Farewell

Children share one discovery from the day in their chosen language before dismissal — consolidating learning with pride.

Trilingual Immersion

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.

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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.

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English

The language of international education, science, and global opportunity. Woven throughout the day — in GLEA, in creative arts, and in structured literacy sessions.

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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.

The German Dimension

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.

Bauhaus

The revolutionary design school that united art, craft, and technology — teaching that making is thinking, and form follows function.

Werkpädagogik

Germany's work-education philosophy: children learn through making, building, and creating — developing technical intelligence alongside emotional confidence.

STEM Heritage

Germany leads the world in engineering, precision manufacturing, and scientific education. GLEA channels that legacy into play-based exploration for ages 3–6.

Deutsch 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.

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🔍EntdeckenTo Discover

💡ErfindenTo Invent

⚙️KonstruierenTo Engineer

Begin the Journey

Complete this enquiry form and our admissions team will be in touch within 48 hours to arrange a personalised school visit.

Contact & Visit

Come and See
EIBP for Yourself

We warmly welcome families to visit the school, meet our educational leaders, and explore our classrooms and GLEA Studio.

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Campus Address

Achada São Filipe, Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde

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Official Portal

eibp.org

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Where Excellence Begins at Every Age