CLIP – The Oporto International School offers an international curriculum based on the National Curriculum for England, with certain modifications to suit both the school’s philosophical and pedagogical objectives, and the local context of CLIP, as an international school in Porto, Portugal. Curriculum standards that CLIP offers are considered as of international excellence and provide equivalency in many countries, including Portugal.
The vast majority of students who graduate from CLIP opt to continue their academic journey in Portuguese and other foreign universities, mainly in the United Kingdom. Their choice of degrees is quite varied, ranging from the Arts and Music to Sciences, Engineering, Business and Economics, Medicine, etc.
The curriculum at CLIP aims at providing a broad and balanced framework and sequence to promote access and progression in a variety of meaningful learning experiences, in line with CLIP’s guiding statements, guided by the definition of High-Quality Learning and strengthened by CLIP’s 21st Century Competencies framework.
CLIP is committed to the notion of ‘sport for all’, offering a wide range of sporting activities through the curriculum and through extra-curricular activities, including league teams. The Fine and Performing Arts are also integral to the programme of studies and essential to the development of our students as a whole. Other extra and co-curricular activities, such as The Model United Nations and Community Service are encouraged and play a major part in school life.