Student Life

Caption: Freshmen Lucas Steinberg and Arthur Lobato clean up trash by the beach at Represa Guaraipiranga for community service hours. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Nathanael Agcaoili Every semester, PACA provides community service tasks, for a designated day, so that high school students can serve at a local ministry. The opportunity is called “Outreach Day,”…

Caption: Middle School students focus intently on the buzzier as the coach, Mr. Lima, begins to read the question. One way to practice is knowing when to press the buzzer while a question is being read. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Annabelle Harper The Middle School students who attend weekly Knowledge Bowl practices, are preparing…

Caption: Sophomores lead “Reckless Love”, their first song chosen for Chapel. [By: Dr. Meier] By Aline Dobashi On Tuesday, November 11, the sophomore class at PACA hosted the eighth period chapel, a weekly meeting that happens every week for PACA high school students to help them focus on spiritual matters. The chapel was divided into…

Caption: Students and teachers from PACA lining up to purchase items at LeGusta in the Cafeteria. [Screenshot by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Rafael Oliveira Ever since October 8, when PACA announced that the LeGusta Snack Bar would be opening in the school’s cafeteria, students at PACA have been noticing major improvements in the food offerings…

Caption: Spirit Week gave students the opportunity to dress up and compete against each other. The senior class was dressed up as Toy Story characters on Wednesday’s class battle of Disney themes. [photo by Dr. Meier] by Valentina Porto [in collaboration with Aline Dobashi and Ana Luisa Helfer] The week of October 20 through 24,…

Caption: One of the things that Nana enjoys doing is talking and interacting with students while having fun in his job at PACA. [by Benjamin Oliveira] by Benjamin Oliveira São Paulo – Nana Agyei-Yeboah and his family came to PACA in the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year to begin working in whatever position he…

Caption: A special high school choir organized by Wesley Penteado performed during the assembly for the Festival. [by Annabelle Harper] On September 27, 2025, PACA hosted its annual International Festival in the hopes of bringing the PACA community together and also inviting families who are interested in sending their children to PACA in the future….

Caption: Senior Ligia Penteado leads her kinder buddy in a heartfelt prayer for one of the countries represented by the PACA community.[by Dr. Cristina Meier] Paula-Chloe Asare-Duah The annual See You At the Pole (SYATP) event, that brings students together worldwide for an international prayer movement at their schools, took place on PACA’s campus as…

Caption: Ben Bolanta shares his testimony during a weekly chapel. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Rafael Oliveira PACA’s weekly chapel on September 23 gave IT employee Ben Bolanta the opportunity to share his testimony and an inspiring message about walking faithfully with God and understanding the purpose He gives to each person. Bolanta was invited…

Caption: The hired photographer for school pictures also took some classphotos of PACA students hard at work. [Dr. Cristina Meier] by Paula-Chloe Asare-Duah On September 8-12th, PACA students and teachers left their second through eighth periods and gathered in the breeze-way to get ready for their annual school pictures for picture day. Students stood with…

Caption: Elementary kids represent the Brazilian flag in a beautiful presentation with music and singing.[by Benjamin Oliveira] by Benjamin Oliveira The students and teachers of PACA celebrated the Independence Day of Brazil on Friday, September 5th, in the school gym during eighth period, as part of their annual tradition to recognize this important date in…

Caption: Fresh lettuce and mixed salads are a staple offering at the PACA cafeteria on the lunch menu. [by David Kim] by Samuel Volkart As the 2025-2026 school year started, PACA hired a new cafeteria company to prepare the food for all the students, teachers and staff who work at the school. The new food…

Ben Bolanta’s Connections Group meets every Friday during 5th period to have a time of sharing and talking about life and God. [by Cristina Meier] by Nathanael Agcaoili Sao Paulo, Brazil – Pan American Christian School (PACA) started its middle and high school connections groups by the end of the second week of school showing…

This year’s High School STUCO includes Davi Magalhaes, Sean Cho, Ana Mestre, Priscila Fray, Sofia Saldaña, Lilah Denham and Jun Yoshikawa. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Aline Dobashi On Tuesday, 12th of August the PACA High School Student Council Election took place in the auditorium. It included presentations by the candidates that were running for…

The 10th grade students pray as the speaker begins a chapel during Spiritual Emphasis Week. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Ana Luisa Helfer The first week of the 2025-2026 school year, the Pan American Christian Academy (PACA) gave middle and high school students the opportunity to switch up their normal class schedule to attend a…

The PACA Open house brought students, teachers and families together to start the school year off on the right foot. [by Victor Silva, Grade 10] By Paula-Chloe Asare-Duah São Paulo – Students, teachers, parents and families came together on Saturday morning, the 9th of August, to kick off the new school year with an assembly,…

Open house was a fun event that filled us in on what is currently happening at PACA. By Annabelle Harper This photo shows the measurements and layout of the new PACA building. [by Kevin Flurry, Director of Advancement] The Open House event at PACA on Saturday, August 9, incorporated some of the traditional activities…

Caption: NHS inducts its new members into the PACA chapter during a special ceremony at Candlelight 2025. [by Stephen Meier] by Kevin Dai PACA’s National Honor Society recognizes students for their academic achievements and contributions as leadership figures both in and out of school. This year, the NHS sent out invitations in April, and eligible…

by Kevin Dai At the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, PACA leadership made the decision to switch to shorter 46-minute class periods, phasing out the original one hour 30 minute class periods and increasing the number of class periods in a school day to eight. This change aimed to adapt the school day to…

Caption: 9th grade students in front of the Hopi Hari entrance [by Nanin Kayayan] By Karina Lee On March 17th, the 9th grade class went on an exciting field trip to Hopi Hari, an amusement park known for its thrilling rides and educational opportunities. This trip was not only a fun time but also a unique…