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If you're researching international schools in Portugal offering Reggio Emilia Approach, this page lists every school we know of and lets you sort, filter and compare them — without school marketing in the way. The most common curriculum is Reggio Emilia Approach, taught by 3 of the schools below. Annual tuition spans roughly 9,380–20,850 EUR, with the average sitting around 12,398. Schools range from new openings to long-established names like PaRK International School - Alfragide (opened 2003).
Compare 3 Reggio Emilia Approach international schools in Portugal. Filter by curriculum, fees (average EUR 12,398), location, and more to find the right international school now.
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PaRK International School’s Restelo campus serves children from age 1 to Grade 4 in Lisbon. The campus offers a bilingual English-Portuguese programme, with Early Learning based on Reggio Emilia-inspired project and play-based learning. In Junior School, students follow a bilingual programme combining elements of the Portuguese Primary Years Curriculum and Cambridge Curriculum. The campus is located at Av. das Descobertas, 21, Restelo, and includes classrooms, a gymnasium, a rooftop football field, an outdoor sports field and dedicated performing arts rooms. A distinctive feature is the campus’s regular outdoor learning in the nearby forest, where students take part in exploration, motor-skill and nature-based activities. The school also offers extracurricular options such as PaRK Music Academy, dance, gymnastics, yoga, martial arts, team sports, technology, mental arithmetic, lab, sewing and creative writing. Transport is available from Grade 1.
PaRK International School is an international school in Lisbon, Portugal, with campuses at Alfragide, Praça de Espanha, Restelo. It serves students aged 1 to 18 and delivers a bilingual English-Portuguese programme from Early Learning through Grade 4, followed by a Cambridge International pathway (IGCSE, AS/A Levels) and the IB Diploma Programme. The curriculum integrates technology and 21st-century skills across subjects, and the early years incorporate elements of the Reggio Emilia approach. The Alfragide campus is the largest, housing technology-enabled classrooms, an auditorium, music studios, an arts hub, labs and a MakerSpace, plus extensive sport facilities and outdoor spaces. Extracurriculars span sport, dance and performing arts, visual arts, STEM activities and a range of clubs. The school emphasises multilingual communication and international mindedness, with Portuguese and English used for daily life. In 2020 PaRK IS earned IB Diploma Programme certification, IB cohort graduated in 2022, and 2025 DP results remain strong.
PaRK International School’s Praça de Espanha campus opened in 2017 and serves children from age 1 to Grade 4 in central Lisbon. The campus offers a bilingual English-Portuguese programme. Early Learning students follow a project and play-based curriculum inspired by Reggio Emilia, while Junior School students follow a blend of the Portuguese curriculum and Cambridge International curriculum. The campus is housed in a historic townhouse at Av. Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, 52, and includes a sustainable playground with a tree house, climbing wall and mud kitchen, an Atelier for creative investigation, classrooms with technology tools, and a multi-purpose gym. A distinctive feature of this campus is the Atelier, where children explore materials, projections, light, shadow, music and clay. After-school options include PaRK Music Academy, visual arts, dance, martial arts, sports, creative writing, chess and technology.
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