The St. Paul’s Foundation recently closed the application window for the 2023 scholarship programme and reached an all-time high number of over 180 applicants aged between 10 and 14 that want to run for a chance to join the school as scholars in August 2023. The candidates are currently attending public or private schools in Grande São Paulo and many of them also participate in NGOs and charities that support children’s development and educational initiatives.
Now the foundation team is working through the applications, selecting which pupils will move on to the Assessment Day in a couple of weeks. On the occasion, they will sit literacy and cognitive tests, the very same tests any pupil that aims to join St. Paul’s through the regular Admissions process would take.
Candidates for the scholarship programme meet current pupils
The selection process for 2022 entrance is also underway and one of the steps of the selection process is a Prep Course at the school’s facilities. Recently, in two of their lessons, all 17 of our candidates got to know and talk to our current scholars and the school prefects.
The goal of these sessions was to have our current pupils share their own experiences from two perspectives:
- Current scholars who have gone through the selection process and adaptation a few months ago;
- Prefects who are student leaders and have been in the school for a while.
Prefects talked in detail about the school’s clubs and enrichment activities, opening a broader vision about this dynamic in an international school. As for our scholars, they got to share their stories as former candidates and what the adaptation process was and the differences between St. Paul’s and Brazilian schools.
These sessions serve as an example of how the Prep course isn’t only focused on academics but aims to give candidates various perspectives about life as a St. Paul’s pupil.