Caption: Mrs. Santos and Micah Grieve having a meeting to discuss their honors work. [by Isabella Lázaro] by Isabella Lázaro São Paulo, Brazil – With the honors sign-up deadline officially in the past, students are “locking in” the preparation and research needed to present a successful Honors Project at the end of the school year…
Caption: A View from the front of New York University campus in New York City. [photo by U.S. News and World Report] by Catarina Hara The 2026 NYU (New York University) college visit happened on September 11 at PACA’s auditorium, bringing students and teachers together to hear the proposals that NYU provides at its three…
A group of high school students talk and wait for the bell to ring during the “lanchinho” 9 minute break between second and third period. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Micah Greve Pan American Christian Academy (PACA), an international school in São Paulo, Brazil, changed their bell schedule after the first week of school to…
Caption: Middle school students in the finance class discuss a list of salary options as part of a class activity. [by Matheus Kim] by Levi Penha PACA’s new Finance middle school elective, taught by IT staff and secondary teacher, Enoch Bolanta, was an instant success as many middle school students signed up to take the…
Caption: Freshman students face final exams for the first time in their high school career as the first semester comes to an end. [by Valentina Porto] By Valentina Porto The pressure is on for high school students at the Pan American Christian Academy (PACA), submit all their assignments and projects for the second quarter grades,…
Caption: Mrs. Dorcas begins reading instructions to the next class assignment and her students respond with excitement and anticipation. [Paula-Chloe Asare-Duah] by Paula-Chloe Asare-Duah Although this is Dorcas Asara-Duah’s second year at PACA, it is her first year in the role of the third grade teacher; which has proved challenging on many levels due to…
Caption: Hult Business School has university campuses around the world in which students can enroll. [Photo provided by Ivy-International.org] by Felipe Wilcken On Wednesday, November 5th, PACA highschoolers had the chance to welcome Hult University representatives to our campus during their normally scheduled seventh period class. The representatives from the school were able to share…
Caption: Junior Luke Meier, 7th grader Seth Spinola, and Junior Ethan Spinola look through a SCAD brochure together. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] By Grace Meier The 2025 SCAD College visit that happened on October 30 at PACA’s auditorium brought students and teachers together to take part in the SCAD workshop. Different from most of the…
Caption: Portuguese teachers, Dani Lima, Renata Portella and Fernanda Cirino, lead the students in an expressive underwater lullaby to grab the attention of the elementary children during the Reading Contest. [by Enzo Viccari] by Paula Asare-Duah & Grace Meier [in collaboration with Annabelle Harper] PACA’s 2025-2026 Reading Contest for elementary’s theme is “Under The Sea”…
Caption: The 6B students enter their new classroom excitedly and wonder what it would be like now having a smaller class. [by Nathanael Agcaoili] by Nathanael Agcaoili For the 2025-2026 school year, the leadership at PACA had decided to split the sixth grade into two classes officially at the beginning of the second quarter to…
