United Lisbon: The capital’s new international school and educational hub
Chitra Stern, founder and CEO of United Lisbon International School, spoke to the Resident this week about the school’s opening last September, how it will be part of a larger
Private schools in Portugal impacted by school closures, no remote-learning
Despite private schools pressuring the government to let them implement remote-learning, the government has decided that all students in the country should be entitled to the same number of face-to-face
‘Bye bye asbestos’: Funding finally on way to remove asbestos from Algarve schools
Funding is finally on the way to remove asbestos – the potentially harmful building component still found in many buildings across the country – from 31 schools in the Algarve.
Aljezur calls for construction of secondary school
Aljezur Council has unanimously approved a proposal to begin petitioning for the construction of a secondary school in the municipality. The council reports a growing number of students having to
Portugal’s PM warns pandemic ‘serious’, urges citizens to stay home
Portugal’s prime minister called for most citizens to stay home this weekend and next, saying it was vital to fight the spread of COVID-19. “This weekend is going to be
Nobel Algarve ready for new school year
Preparations are now firmly in place for the start of the new academic year at Nobel International School Algarve – and will entail a few noticeable differences. Pre-school started this
Eupheus International School to offer world-class Cambridge Primary curriculum
Eupheus International School has been approved by Cambridge Assessment International Education to offer its world-class Cambridge Primary programme. Cambridge Primary is an international education programme taught in more than 1300
Schools’ return at risk as teachers threaten strike over “essential questions”
As over 1.6 million school children prepare for a return to school in Portugal next week, STOP – the syndicate of all teachers – is threatening strike action unless “essential
School janitors “won’t be enough to guarantee Covid-safety” warn syndicates
With schools throughout the world preparing to receive pupils for an extremely atypical year, janitor numbers in Portugal simply aren’t enough to guarantee compliance with all the new rules of
‘Phones ringing off hook’ as Barlavento International Primary School blasts back
For anyone who lives in the western Algarve and has small children news that the Barlavento Primary School is ‘back in business’ (albeit with the word ‘International’ in its official