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Nossa jornada come\u00e7ou em 1999 com a vis\u00e3o de proporcionar uma experi\u00eancia educacional rica e imersiva, inspirada nas melhores escolas americanas, com um curr\u00edculo baseado nos padr\u00f5es americanos e o ingl\u00eas como idioma de instru\u00e7\u00e3o. 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