International Baccalaureate

Students study a wide range of literary and non-literary texts across different media. By examining communication in diverse literary forms and text types, together with appropriate secondary readings, they investigate the nature of language and how it shapes and is shaped by identity and culture.

Approaches are intentionally varied and may include literary theory, sociolinguistics, media studies, and critical discourse analysis.

This subject is taught in Portuguese and is a required Higher Level course.

Language B is designed for students with prior experience in the target language. Students further develop their ability to communicate by studying language, themes, and texts while building a conceptual understanding of how language works at the appropriate course level.

At both levels, students learn to communicate in familiar and unfamiliar contexts. They describe situations, narrate events, compare ideas, explain problems, and express and defend personal opinions on course-related topics.

The study of two literary works originally written in the target language is required only at HL. SL and HL also differ in the expected proficiency in receptive, productive, and interactive skills.

Business Management meets the current and future needs of students who want to expand their knowledge of business content, concepts, and tools for decision-making. Future employees, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and social entrepreneurs need confidence, creativity, and compassion as agents of change in an increasingly interconnected global market.

Through creativity, change, ethics, and sustainability, students examine business functions, management processes, and decision-making in contemporary contexts of strategic uncertainty.

Students investigate how internal and external factors influence business decisions and their impact on stakeholders, with emphasis on strategy and operations such as human resources, finance, accounting, marketing, and operations management.

SL and HL differ in recommended teaching hours, depth and breadth of extended content, and the nature of questions in Papers 2 and 3.

Paper 2 develops quantitative skills at both levels, with greater depth expected at HL.

Paper 3 is exclusive to HL and uses a social enterprise context in which students analyze a human need and organizational challenges before writing a decision-making document with a business recommendation.

Brazilian Social Studies covers eight topics across the geography and history of Brazil, providing a broad view of the country’s development and position as a regional power in the global economy.

The course explores physical, political, social, economic, religious, technological, and cultural aspects of Brazil through historical and geographical perspectives.

An international perspective highlights Brazil’s role in the region and the world. The subject is taught in Portuguese and provides the depth and breadth required for Brazilian university entrance examinations.

The earliest evidence of life on Earth dates back at least 3.5 billion years. Through reproduction and natural selection, life has diversified into an extraordinary range of niches, making biology both fascinating and challenging.

Biological knowledge advances through improved techniques, pattern recognition, controlled experiments, and scientific collaboration. Form and function, unity and diversity, continuity and change, and interaction and interdependence shape the curriculum.

Physics encompasses everything we do as human beings; the word itself means “the study of nature.” Like the universe, our knowledge of physics is constantly expanding.

Physics discoveries underpin technologies that transform everyday life, including communication, medical technology, and renewable energy.

Above all, physics is creative. It requires a strong grasp of fundamental principles, curiosity, and a willingness to test ideas in innovative ways.

SL and HL students share an engaging experimental program, the nature of science as a central theme, a concept-based curriculum, an internally assessed scientific investigation, and a collaborative sciences project.

SL provides a foundational understanding and associated skills, while HL requires deeper knowledge and offers a strong basis for future university study.

SL recommends 150 teaching hours and HL 240 hours. The distinction lies in both breadth and depth, with HL building more interconnected knowledge across the curriculum.

This course recognizes the growing role of mathematics and technology in a data-rich world. It emphasizes mathematics in context through topics commonly used in applications and mathematical modeling.

The course includes algebra, functions, geometry, trigonometry, probability and statistics, and calculus.

It is designed for students who enjoy seeing mathematics used in real-world contexts and exploring connections with other subjects. Students use appropriate technology to apply mathematical knowledge to realistic problems.

It differs from Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches in its balance of theory and application and is intended for students more interested in the practical side of mathematics.

This is an optional group subject when a student completes the curriculum with six subjects from other groups.

IB Diploma Programme Theatre is a multifaceted theatre-making course that allows students to work as creators, designers, directors, and performers, both individually and collaboratively.

Students actively investigate, develop, present, and evaluate creative work, transforming ideas into action and communicating them to an audience.

Research and theory inform and contextualize practical, physical engagement throughout the course.

The course develops theatre and life skills, including confidence, imagination, creativity, and a collaborative mindset.