Category Archives: Personalities

“It was old, an OLD barn, and we had classes there”  Reminisces Erika Bonet, the head of the Art Department and IB Coordinator “It was old, an OLD barn, and we had classes there,” reminisces Erika Bonet, the head of the Art Department and IB Coordinator.  With her always-gleaming eyes, Erika Bonet sits in herContinue reading “EAC’s Essential: Erika Bonet”

About Lucas Lobo Before starting working as a teacher at EAC, Lucas Lobo is an alumnus of EAC who graduated in 2011. He has been working at EAC since 2016. He has been spending 8 years of his life with EAC including his time from a substitute to a teacher.  Following his graduation from FACAMPContinue reading “Most Gorgeous Star: Lucas Lobo”

Looking at her path:  Melina Leite has been working at EAC since 2004, from the young age of 19. She’s currently 38, meaning that she dedicated her life to EAC for about 19 years. While she was taking a technician course and biochemistry, EAC hired her as a lab assistant intern. In 2005, she wasContinue reading “Decades of Dedication: Melina Leite’s Journey in EAC”

by: Susana Groot Mr. Kuczynski started working at EAC in 1994, almost 30 years ago, he worked primarily as an English literature teacher, although he also worked in the ELL section of the school. Cellphones were created and because of them many students from Scandinavia, with parents from companies such as Ericsson and Nokia, startedContinue reading “Getting to know Mr. Kuczynski”

The world we live in is fast changing due to the rise of Artificial Intelligence, and the art industry is no exception. Through a positive lens, the use of AI in the art world has created new opportunities for innovation and creativity; helping artists with ideas for their projects and even new art pieces. InContinue reading “AI and the Art World”

If you are familiar with feminist art groups, you are familiar with the Guerrilla Girls. The group consists of various anonymous female artists devoted to fighting sexism along with other social issues within the art world. Soon, it’ll be 40 years since the group has been around and making their impact in the art industry,Continue reading “Guerilla Girls: The Group that Changed the Art World”

Two people who have been at Escola Americana de Campinas almost their entire lives and been close family friends for 30 years have a conversation of their moments, memories and miscellaneous thoughts about our school over the years. From childhood friends, to hostages, to coworkers, the interesting story of EAC’s Leos.  Nowadays, Leonardo Spinola hasContinue reading “A Conversation with The Leos”

Recently, Gal Costa, an icon of Brazilian culture and music, passed away on November 9, 2022. The artist tragically passed after undergoing surgery to remove a lump in the right nasal cavity. Being so important to our local culture that she was elected the seventh biggest voice of Brazilian music by the Rolling Stone BrasilContinue reading “Gal Costa: A Icon of Brazilian Culture”

We all have had Leo fix our computer whenever there was any trouble with it, or had Luis Carlos walk into our classrooms mid lesson to fix the projector or a problem with the air conditioning, but very few people know these both have been part of the EAC community for generations and are noContinue reading “Goes Family: Generational Giants”