This Monday (26th) began differently for most Upper School students. During the first period, National Honor Society members gathered eagerly around the stairs of Bloco I looking forward to experiencing their new learning environment for the first time.  The inauguration of Bloco I's third floor kicked off as the Head of School spoke in gratitude to partners and board members who supported the project throughout the whole process. According to Mr. Kerry, “this is where innova

This Wednesday on December 4, EABH held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the inauguration of Bloco 2, an innovative space for students to grow and succeed. This event emphasized EABH’s future program, a fundraising program that inspires the community to support these transformations through the Annual Fund and other gift efforts, seeking the enrichment of the school's learning environment.  The Head of School, Mr. Kerry began by introducing Humberto Matos, a member of t

This holiday issue could not be complete without the mention of a beautiful event, celebrated by a variety of members of our EABH community: Hanukkah.  The word Hanukkah - sometimes spelled Chanukah - means “dedication” in Hebrew. According to the Hebrew calendar, Hanukkah is an eight-day festival celebrated by the Jewish community around November or December.  This holiday celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. During the second century BCE,  the Sele

In the world, many different cultures celebrate the festive season in unison. Different cultures, however, have their own ways of celebrating this holiday. Here are some countries that have unique customs during the holiday season.  In Japan, there is a unique yet fun tradition around the end of the year, and that is to eat fried chicken. This began when the American fast-food giant KFC launched a major campaign to enter the Japanese market during the holiday season. It was s

The unsettling silence of longing for someone isn't just the sound of their absence, but the weight of yearning for a nonexistent future together while shifting realities to one without them. People don't just leave memories behind; they replay them as storylines that will never happen–sentences that will never be spoken, jokes that will never be told, accomplishments that will never be shared–all while getting used to turning the present into the past tense. The voids left b