Centro Educacional Primeiro Mundo, Vitória

A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.

What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: PYP (ages 3-12). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end.

A Brazilian education centre with a history of more than thirty years, working under a single domain. It brings together four unidades: Vitória and Vila Velha in the state of Espírito Santo, Ourilândia do Norte and Canaã dos Carajás in the state of Pará. The stages run from pre-school to upper school, and there is a full-day option. The site does not use the words "network" or "group" about itself, but it manages all the locations from one domain under a common name. Who owns the centre and when it was founded the site does not say.

What this means for this school. The network owns or operates the school. Its accreditation and programme authorisation the school obtains separately, in its own name.