Coming close on the heels of the announcement of plans to open a school in Panama, SABIS^® has also announced plans to enter the Brazilian market. The rapid growth of the Brazilian economy and an increasing demand for high-quality private education make Brazil a viable option for expansion plans in Latin America.

“Based on our market research, the SABIS^® Educational System, with its established curriculum, innovative teaching methods, and solid student academic performance, is well-suited to the private school market in Brazil,” explained a senior member of the SABIS^® Business Development Department.

In preparation for entry into the Brazilian market, SABIS^® is currently in the process of developing corporate as well as academic material in Portuguese, the national language spoken in Brazil. On the corporate level, SABIS^® will launch a Portuguese language version of its website in February 2014. “In a new market where we are building our image and our brand, it is imperative that we communicate with stakeholders in their native tongue,” explained Ms. Rita Sakr, Project Coordinator – Portuguese, Spanish, and Latin American Team. “The new website that we are building shares information about SABIS^®, our history, philosophy, mission, and core values in Portuguese,” she explained.

More than making the SABIS^® website available in Portuguese, the entire SABIS^® Book Series is also being translated into the language.  Central to the SABIS^® Educational System, the SABIS^® Book Series includes books for students in Kindergarten through high school in all subjects including math, social studies, the sciences, and art. All SABIS^® Books are designed to dovetail with the SABIS^® curriculum and follow the SABIS Point System^® of teaching. Every school in the global SABIS^® School Network uses SABIS^® Books to deliver the comprehensive and rigorous SABIS^® curriculum. The new SABIS^® Book Series in Portuguese will join the complete series of books already available in English, French, Spanish, Kurdish, and Arabic to meet the needs of SABIS^® member schools in North America, Central America, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. 

“The ability of SABIS^® to develop and adapt its curriculum and educational material to suit the needs of each new market it enters is what sets SABIS^® apart,” explained Mr. Ghassan Kansou, SABIS^® VP – Academic Development. “Wherever SABIS^® member schools operate in the world, the SABIS^® Educational System has proven its adaptability, transferability, and success. The bottom line is that everyone wants a top-quality education, and this is what we deliver.” 

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