The innovative Eupheus school will be a new state of the art, selective International Pre Prep and Preparatory school for 3 to 11 year olds on a purpose built site situated to the south of Loule located a short distance from junction 12 of the A22 motorway.

The school was conceived by a small team of experienced educationalists. One of the visionaries of the original Eupheus concept, Ms Penelope Best, will be Head of School. She is a highly experienced Primary Head, well known for her educational and philanthropic endeavours in the Algarve over the past 18 years.

Vilamoura International school opened another exciting academic year. Over 620 students and 100 staff members, can only ensure another successful year is in the making.

On the 12th September, students arrived for their first day. The excitement was palpable and the chatter, contagious. At the end of the day everyone was treated to a session of live music – appropriate for a perfect day. Students, staff and parents sat on the grass listening to soft, soul music. What a way to begin the year!

Colégio Internacional de Vilamoura/Vilamoura International School (CIV), is once again proud to announce its 100% pass rate for the Cambridge Assessment International Examinations IGCSE and A Level, June 2018 exam series. With 145 entries at IGCSE, 95.2% of the students attained A* - C and the level average was 91% (18.2/20 in the Portuguese Grade system). There were 34 entries at A Level, in which 88.2% of students attained A*-C and the level average is 87% (17.4/20 in the Portuguese Grade system).

Many giga-corporations tell you they do it; small ones really do it, mainly with limited resources. Among good practices I have seen is Faculdade Santa Marcelina, in São Paulo, Brazil.

The Arts & Music department qualifies, among others, teachers for primary education and highschool.Also artists and maestros, vital to maintain and also export the culture of the country. Those, while practicing in schools, also learn to discover talents.

Each year, QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education think tank, release a ranking of the world’s best universities under 50 years of age. It is designed to emphasise the potential and excellence of universities without decades or centuries of established reputation, and to identify which of them might disrupt, or indeed have already disrupted, the global elite.

Going abroad but want your child to remain in the British education system? Leaving the country doesn’t mean having to sacrifice your child’s educational opportunities.

Parents hoping for a smooth transition when moving overseas from the UK, or back to the UK from abroad, can use this map to locate schools around the world that offer the British curriculum, from the Key Stages up to GCSEs.

A team from GNR’s ‘Escola Segura’ today visited the site of the International School of the Algarve in Espiche (Lagos) to talk about safety rules to the children of Pre-Reception, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.

They learn’t how to walk along the road, how to cross a road, how to put the seat belt on in a car, what to do when approached by a stranger or when someone knocks on the door and there is no one else at home.

It was a very informative morning and the children learn’t a lot about safety.

Jessica Alice, an up and coming UK singer songwiter visited the International School of the Algarve, on Tuesday 11th February. She performed her anti-bullyimng song ‘Stand Up and Say’.

All download royalties from the song go to the anti-bullying charity the Cybersmile Foundation, for whom Jessica is a school’s embassador. Jessica Alice has been touring secondary schools in the UK and will continue to do so throughout 2014.