Accreditation

As an American and Brazilian curriculum school, PACA holds accreditation with three organizations: Cognia, Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), and the Brazilian Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC). And to continue the professional development of our faculty and staff, the school is a member of Association of American Schools in Brazil (AASB), the American International Schools in the Americas (AMISA), and Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).

COGNIA

COGNIA (www.cognia.org) guarantees that schools will maintain a high level of standards in accordance with U.S. expectations. It also provides a structure to promote continuous school improvement. PACA has been accredited with ADVANCED/COGNIA
since 1985.

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ACSI

ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL - ACSI (www.acsi.org) is organized on an international level, serving Christian schools in over 100 countries throughout the world. It promotes the cause of Christian education by assisting schools to accomplish together what they could not do alone. PACA has been accredited by ACSI since 2003.
 

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MEC

MINISTÉRIO DE EDUCAÇÃO - MEC (www.mec.gov.br). Under the name Escola Cristã Pan Americana, students who enroll in the Brazilian curriculum receive an additional secondary school diploma. Students with Brazilian citizenship must enroll in the dual curriculum.

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Affiliation

AASB

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN SCHOOLS IN BRAZIL (AASB) - an association organized
to bring greater cooperation among the English-speaking schools of Brazil and to upgrade instruction in these schools.

AMISSA

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN THE AMERICAS (AMISSA) - started to
insure greater coordination of American curriculum throughout international schools in South America.

ACSI-Brazil

ASSOCIAÇÃO INTERNACIONAL DE ESCOLAS CRISTÃS-BRASIL - founded in 2003.  Several PACA staff members are founding members of this association, and voluntarily participate in many different areas of the association's program and services.