Escola Villare, founded in 1989, has today joined the Cognita family of schools in Brazil. Based in São Caetano do Sul, state of São Paulo, Villare educates more than 1,200 students from 4 months old in its Nursery to 17 years old in its High School.  

Teaching the Brazilian National Curriculum, the school is one of the top three schools in the state of São Paulo and one of the top 13 in Brazil based on current ENEM rankings and has continually achieved impressive examination results since launching its High School in 2012.  

Ivone Vilardi, Founder of Escola Villare, said: “Becoming part of the Cognita group is, for us, a cause for much celebration. We will have enriching exchanges between our school and all schools in the group in different countries and regions of Brazil. Our students will greatly benefit from this expanding universe.”  

Josep Caubet, Cognita´s Chief Executive Officer for Latin America, said: “We are excited to welcome Escola Villare to Cognita. Villare is an outstanding school with an approach that is a wonderful match with Cognita’s vision for education around the world.”  

To learn more about the school, visit Escola Villare on the Cognita School Finder.