Academic Programmes — Escola Internacional Britânica Portuguesa | Praia, Cape Verde

OUR ACADEMIC PATHWAYS

Every Stage, Every Child

From the first months of life to the threshold of primary school, EIBP offers three carefully sequenced programmes — each building upon the last, each rooted in inquiry, language, and the joy of discovery.

Young children playing and learning together in an international early childhood classroom at EIBP

From 3 months to 6 years

3

Sequenced Stages

Low

Educator-Child Ratios

3

Languages Daily

GLEA

Embedded STEM Lab

Ages 3 months – 18 months

A nurturing, sensory-rich environment where infants develop secure attachment, trust, and early sensory awareness through gentle, responsive care. Every cuddle, song, and glance is a conscious building block of foundational cognitive and emotional development.

Low Educator Ratios: Exceptionally low ratios ensure each infant is known, soothed, and celebrated as an individual.

Trilingual Lullabies & Talk: Daily Portuguese and English rhymes, songs, and conversations lay the neurological groundwork for multilingualism.

Natural Sensory Materials: Open-ended, safe organic materials support healthy sensory discovery and fine motor tracking.

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Ages 18 months – 3 years

Movement, language expansion, and social discovery through structured play — building robust vocabulary in Portuguese and English while nurturing joyful independence, physical confidence, and early friendships.

Physical Agency: Purposeful gross and fine motor challenges build spatial confidence and balance in a child's rapidly growing body.

Accelerated Vocabulary: Portuguese and English are woven organically throughout daily routines, expanding conversational dexterity rapidly.

Social & Emotional Empathy: Collaborative circle routines introduce turn-taking, shared pride, and the first steps of social-emotional literacy.

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Ages 3 – 6 years · International Pre-Primary

EIBP's flagship international programme: IB-inspired inquiry learning, trilingual literacy development, creative arts, foundational mathematics — paired with full access to GLEA's Little Engineers Studio. This is where a Cape Verdean child becomes a confident, curious young global citizen.

Concept-Driven Units: Children explore transdisciplinary big ideas — identity, connection, change, and systems — across science, arts, and numeracy.

GLEA Little Engineers Studio: Weekly hands-on lab sessions bring STEM to life through real construction, problem-solving, and German maker pedagogy.

Trilingual Storytelling & Phonics: Structured phonics in Portuguese and English, enriched by Kriolu cultural heritage, creates expressive and joyful communicators.

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Continuous Progression

How Learning Builds at EIBP

Each programme is intentionally calibrated to scaffold the next, delivering a coherent bridge from infancy to international primary school readiness.

Foundation & Security

In Baby Nest, secure emotional attachment and sensory immersion create the neurological safety necessary for fearless future exploration.

Agency & Dual Language

In Toddler Grove, rapid motor autonomy and bilingual immersion unlock expressive communication and collaborative play habits.

Inquiry & Global Readiness

In the Early Years Academy, IB concepts, trilingual literacy, and GLEA STEM engineering prepare confident leaders for any global primary curriculum.

Begin Your Child's Journey at EIBP

Spaces are carefully limited to maintain our low educator-to-child ratios. Contact our admissions team to book a campus tour or secure your child's placement.

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