How Alex Rider Shaped My Childhood
Written by Gabriel Pedro When I was in the 5th grade, I remember that every day we went to the library I would look all over the shelves for the new issue of Alex Rider. In my opinion, Alex Rider Point Blanc is still to this day one of the best spy thriller novels I…
Book Memories From 6th Graders 2026
Written by Gabriel Pedro For sixth graders in 2026, books that most “clicked” for them were the books with action and exciting scenes, but also realistic and relatable characters. One of the most liked and reported Portuguese books in our surveys was the book “A Droga Da Obediencia”, written by Pedro Bandeira. Students describe the…
The Impact of Turma da Mônica
Written by Felipe Elias In 1959, a comic strip was published in the newspaper Folha da Manhã (later Folha de S. Paulo) by Maurício de Souza, which featured two characters: Bidu, a blue dog, and Franjinha, a very intelligent boy. These comic strip stories are called Turma da Mônica, a comic book series that shaped…
Weekly News – Sports
March 4th – March 12th This is a summary of the results from the games between the previous week. The EAC Giants played against two schools, PACA and St. Paul’s, even though the results varied from victories to losses, it was still a very productive start. Date Schools Level Score March 4th EAC x PACA…
The EAC Giants match up against the Chapel Trojans
Wrtten by Eduardo Fryszer EAC is coming in with a very impressive Basketball program this year, with great results and lots of new members to the team. At this point, there were a total of 6 games including male and female who have the JV and Varsity teams. The results go as following: Girls basketball:…
Updates From São Paulo High School League – Game Day 3
For the first time in many months, EAC hosted the SPHSL games. This Saturday, December 4th, our athletes played 4 games against the Chapel Trojans. Starting off the day, our girls’ soccer team played and won beautifully, with an amazing 7×0. While this game happened on the soccer field, the boys’ volleyball team had a…
SPHSL Procedures During the Pandemic
As the population is getting vaccinated and the situation of Covid-19 in the schools that take part in the São Paulo High School league (SPHSL) improves, the Athletic directors for these schools were able to make the league come back and the matches between them begin once again. This season, the sports that are taking…
Updates From São Paulo High School League – Game Day 2
Again, the Giants have traveled to São Paulo for another day full of games. This Saturday, November 6th, we went to St. Paul’s to play soccer and volleyball for both girls and boys varsity teams. The results couldn’t have been better for us. The first two games of the day were the Girl’s soccer team…
Return to Play
For the first time in nineteen months, the Giants have taken back to the courts, once again engaging in competitive athletic competitions with other schools. This Saturday, October 23rd, our athletes traveled to Graded to play four games in the following categories: girl’s soccer, boy’s soccer, girl’s volleyball, and boy’s volleyball. Out of the four…
Old Students, New Stars
Traditionally EAC has multiple sports available, such as soccer, volleyball, futsal, and basketball. Naturally, there are many athletes who fall in love with the sport from a young age and choose to pursue a professional career in that sport. Today the athlete featured is Jalen Peeples. Jalen Peeples is an EAC alumni who has been…
The Routine of a High Performance Athlete in EAC
Gabriel Cresta first got interested in swimming when he was 2 years old and started to swim with his mother in the pool. As he grew up he started to practice more and more, his early life was spent in ELO a swimming school where many learn how to swim. As he progressed his interest…
Then and Now: Giant Spirit
It’s not a surprise that EAC has had a successful past in terms of sports. We have tried hard to build up a community that encourages and cultivates a passion for sports like basketball, soccer, and volleyball. After talking to Helena Castilho, who was an alumni at EAC when she was a kid, and is…
Book Memories From 10th grade 25/26
Written by André Dantas The following year, interviewed was the 10th graders, class of 2028, were interviewed. This grade year is taught by Ms. H (Gabriela Hochberg) and Ms. Scriven as the English teachers, and Ms. Contarelli and Ms. Jaqueline as the Portuguese teachers. This year, many books were read by the 10th graders, serving…
Book Memories From 9th grade 25/26
Written by Felipe Elias As of this year, the 2029 class of EAC, our current 9th graders, are deep into the world of literature in both English and Portuguese classes. In Portuguese class, the absolute favorite among the 9th graders is Fabien Toulmé’s graphic novel, “Não Era Você Que Eu Esperava”, with its visual format…
Book Memories coming from 8th Graders 25/26
Written by Clara Bagaroli In the busy world of the 8th grade, where students are beginning to form stronger opinions and express their ideas more clearly, a new literary project has taken shape. This term, students haven’t just been reading books, but rather they’ve been reflecting on them and deciding which stories truly stood out…
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