About
Our School
Brasilia International School is a private school established in 1998, primarily to serve the international community in Brasilia. The goal of BIS is to provide a high-quality U.S. style education based on a Biblical worldview. Students, families and leaders from all countries, cultures, and religions are treated with respect and fairness. The programs at BIS are directed toward individual enrichment in the following areas: Intellectual, Social, Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Development.
BIS believes that each student is a unique creation of infinite worth. All students are encouraged to pursue academic excellence. The school recognizes that each student's abilities and learning styles are diverse and should be individually valued and celebrated. These differences are taken into consideration in the educational process, offering student support, enrichment opportunities and after school activities. BIS partners with North Star Academy to provide additional online courses, enriching the student's learning experience and allowing BIS to offer an accelerated graduation option.
Students are encouraged to make wise choices as they interact with their peers and their teachers within the school community. As students learn to behave responsibly at school, they gain necessary life skills to become successful, contributing leaders who will positively impact the world.
Brasilia International School is a member of the global school system known as the Network of International Christian Schools (NICS). BIS is one of fourteen NICS schools in twelve different countries on five continents around the world.
Like all schools that are members of NICS, BIS is a non-denominational organization that provides a high quality North American style of education in English. The curriculum provides an excellent foundation for continued studies in other international schools and post-secondary studies in the United States, Canada, England and other countries that follow a similar academic structure.
BIS offers educational opportunities without regard to ethnic or national origin, race, color, religion, sex, creed, age, or disability.
Director's Welcome
Greetings! This is my third year as the director of this amazing school. I have a degree in Bible and Theology, an advanced degree in Business Management and two more advanced degrees in Education. My educational degrees are from Fordham University in New York, New York.
With my Bible and business degrees, I have pastored churches for twenty-three years, and I have been ordained for thirty-five years. I have also been a business manager for twelve years in banks, a church and Teen Challenge for eighteen years. I felt lead to go back to school for education, while I continued to pastor and minister in churches. Upon graduation with my Masters of Education, I began to teach. After five years of teaching, I became a school principal for three years. I then became a school superintendent in Northern New York for thirteen years and the last two years I trained my replacement. I thought I would retire, but I chose to come Brasilia International School in Brasilia, Brazil.
The growth at the school has been miraculous. Less than three years ago, BIS was a struggling school with only 76 students, but it has grown to 300 students from twenty-five different countries.
Administration
Shirley Lima
Financial Director
Aundrea Taylor
Secondary
Principal
Allison Jones
Elementary Principal
Luciana Rocha
Administrative Assistant
Auxiliary Supervisors
Ana Alves
Head of Human Resources
Daniela Caetano
Dietician
Filomar Ferreira
Chef
Karla Couto
Neural Psychologist
Lorena Papi
Treasury Supervisor
Marcos Ferreira
Dean of Students
Markes Rangel
Head of Operations
Nora Darr
Learning Resource Coordinator
Nycolas Santos
Network Administrator
Paulo Vieira
Custodiel Supervisor
Priscila Gualda
Registrar
Auxiliary Staff
Iquo Edet
Administrative Assistant
Luiz Fernando
Finance Assistant
Lucas Guimarães
Receptionist
Raíssa Reis
Nurse
Francisco Estevão
General Services
Igor Nunes
General Services
Ana Cleide
Kitchen Assistant
Juliana Carla
Kitchen Assistant
Bruna Ferreira
Janitor
Eliane Gomes
Kitchen Assistant
Kelly Vieira
Janitor
Elementary Teachers
Eliana Bastos
PK3 Teacher
Helana Harumi
PK4 Teacher
Ana Flor
Kindergarten Teacher
Carmen dos Santos
Kindergarten Teacher
Noele Cardoso
1st grade Teacher
Dale Hults
2nd grade Teacher
Luciana Rocha
2nd grade Teacher
Jady Whetzel
3rd Grade Teacher
Ian Bridgman
4th Grade Teacher
Emily Menges
5th Grade Teacher
Henrique Moura
5th Grade Teacher
Arthur Waack
Physical Education Teacher
Secondary Teachers
Bruno Fialho
Physical Education Teacher
Daniel Sena
MS and HS Teacher
Eduardo Ferreira
MS and HS Teacher
Lilia Matos
MS and HS Teacher
Pedro Bueno
MS and HS Teacher
Ronald Prater
MS and HS Teacher
Lucas Gontijo
MS and HS Teacher
Tanner Whetzel
MS and HS Teacher
Michael Taylor
MS and HS Teacher
Special Teachers
Angela Neris
PK3 Teacher
Anna Nogueira
ELD Teacher
Charles Grimm
Portuguese Elementary Teacher
Giovanna da Costa
MS and HS Teacher
Joaquim dos Santos
MS and HS Teacher
Keren Vilaça
Art Teacher
Monica Agyei-Yeboah
Especial Teacher
Sandy Lima
MS and HS Teacher
Thaís Xaxá
MS and HS Teacher
Monitors
Andressa de Sá
Monitor
Caleb da Costa
Monitor
Denise Rocha
Monitor
Hyane da Silva
Monitor
Hosana de Oliveira
Monitor
Leticia Carvalho
Assistent
Leticia Sabino
Monitor
Paul Nana Agyei-Yeboah
Monitor
Pedro Boaventura
Monitor
Josiane Ribeiro
Monitor
Tayane de Sousa
Monitor
Masiliso Lungu
Monitor
Billy Okeyo
Monitor
OUR MISSION
Brasilia International School is a caring learning community based on a Biblical worldview. BIS prepares international students to be life-long learners, effective communicators, responsible citizens, healthy people, and spiritually sensitive individuals.
OUR VALUES
Integrating Biblical principles into school life develops character and integrity.
Students learn best in a safe, structured, caring environment, which helps minimize transition stress and meets the diverse needs of international children.
VISION
Preparing International Students to Positively Impact the World.