Internacional News
July 2025 edition
NEO
Closing of the 1st Olympic Semester of 2025
With grateful hearts and high hopes for what lies ahead, we celebrate the closing of the 1st Olympic Semester of 2025 and the 3rd academic semester since the founding of the Núcleo de Estudos Olímpicos (NEO) at Escola Internacional de Alphaville.
In just this year alone, including both completed and ongoing competitions, our students have had the opportunity to challenge themselves in 24 science olympiads. For the upcoming semester, 19 additional competitions are scheduled, totaling 43 olympic opportunities throughout 2025.
The olympiads listed in our Catálogo Olímpico, offered to students from Juniors 3 through High School 3, as well as the Linha NEO+, designed exclusively for medalists and students with exceptional performance, are carefully selected by our pedagogical teams and the NEO staff, and validated by the school’s academic coordinators and leadership. Our goal is to enrich students’ academic journeys and, especially for High School students, to provide real opportunities for university admissions, both in Brazil and abroad through olympiad-based selection processes.
Each scientific olympiad represents a chance for deeper learning, new discoveries, and personal growth. To support our students on this journey, we offer extensive preparatory courses and workshops, ensuring solid preparation for every competition.
In keeping with our tradition, we will hold a major award ceremony in August to present the medals earned in the Concurso Internacional Canguru de Matemática, with all participating students. In the 3rd trimester, we will host another ceremony to honor the medalists of other olympiads for which we have already received the awards. Finally, in the 1st semester of 2026, we will officially close the 2nd Olympic Cycle of 2025 with a final ceremony for the remaining medals.
We invite all families of Teens and High School students to encourage their children to take advantage of the olympic opportunities offered by NEO. Information is shared monthly in student assemblies and posted in the dedicated Google Classroom groups titled “Núcleo de Estudos Olímpicos”, tailored to each academic segment.
Lastly, we are thrilled to share with our community the Updated Medal Count!
Warm regards,
Mr. Matheus Hisnauer
Head of NEO
Achievement of 21 Medals in the Olimpíada Brasileira de Astronomia e Astronáutica (OBA)
With great joy, we celebrate the achievement of 21 medals in the Olimpíada Brasileira de Astronomia e Astronáutica (OBA)!
Between the months of March and May, our students demonstrated dedication and enthusiasm as they prepared for the competition, tackling challenges involving fundamental concepts in Astronomy and Astronautics.
The outcome was outstanding: 21 students stood out by earning gold, silver, and bronze medals—an inspiring reflection of their commitment to academic excellence.
We congratulate all our medalists on this remarkable achievement and inform that the official award ceremony will take place in the 3rd trimester of this school year.
15 students advance to the 2nd phase of the Olimpíada Brasileira de Física (OBF)
After weeks of intense preparation and four hours dedicated to solving the exercises of the 1st phase, 15 students have been selected for the 2nd phase of the Olimpíada Brasileira de Física (OBF).
We congratulate our students on their excellent performance so far and wish them the best of luck and success in the next stage, which will take place in the first week of August.
7 teams will represent our school in the Olimpíada Brasileira de Geografia (OBG)
We are pleased to announce the 7 teams composed of High School students who will represent our school in the Olimpíada Brasileira de Geografia (OBG), organized by the Universidade Federal de Alfenas – MG (Unifal).
Our students will face three state-level phases of the competition, which explore current and challenging topics related to geographic space and its dynamics. If successful, the teams will advance to the in-person national-level phase, taking our school’s name even further.
We wish all participants an excellent journey of learning and achievement!
18 students advance to the 2nd phase of the Olimpíada Brasileira de Informática (OBI)
We are pleased to announce that 18 students have been selected for the 2nd phase of the Olimpíada Brasileira de Informática (OBI), organized by the Sociedade Brasileira de Computação (SBC) in partnership with the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP).
In this new stage, our students will represent the school among the competitors from the state of São Paulo. If they stand out, they will move on to the national phase of the competition.
We congratulate all the selected students on this achievement and wish them the best of luck and success in the upcoming stages of the competition.
Achievement of 6 Honorable Mention Medals in the Olimpíada TANGRAM de Educação Financeira
It is with great joy that we celebrate the achievement of Honorable Mention medals by six of our students in the school’s first participation in the Olimpíada Tangram de Educação Financeira!
Over the course of a week filled with daily challenges on a gamified platform, our students tackled topics related to Educação Financeira and Empreendedorismo, representing our school with excellence in a competition of national scope.
We warmly congratulate our medalists on their outstanding performance and inform that the official awards ceremony will be held in the third trimester of this academic year.
25 students are selected for the Online Selection Process of the International Astronomy Olympiads
We are delighted to announce that 25 of our students have been selected for the Online Selection Process of two of the most prestigious international competitions: IOAA (International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics) and OLAA (Olimpíada Latino-Americana de Astronomia e Astronáutica).
This achievement is the result of their outstanding performance, with scores above the cutoff marks in the Olimpíada Brasileira de Astronomia e Astronáutica (OBA), the gateway to international stages in this field.
We congratulate all the selected students on this remarkable accomplishment. After classes resume, we will begin an after-school preparatory course to support their continued journey.
6 students advance to the 2nd phase of the Torneio Virtual de Química (TVQ)
After 28 days of intense challenges in the 1st phase of the Torneio Virtual de Química (TVQ), organized by the Instituto de Química of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), six of our students have been selected to join the group of participants advancing to the next stage of the competition.
Throughout the month of August, they will continue to face weekly challenges. If successful, they will secure a spot in the final phase, which will take place in person at UNICAMP.
We congratulate our students on their outstanding performance so far and wish them the best of luck and continued success in the upcoming stages!
