About US

Brickell International Academy is a home away from home for children 0-5 years and their families, that seeks to empower young learners with tools for life. To achieve this, BIA follows the VESS curriculum, a neuroscience-based, Reggio-Emilia inspired, and inquiry-focused bilingual model that sees each baby and child as a unique and valuable citizen of its community capable of adding tremendous value.

Through VESS and a solid family-school partnership, our school nurtures thinking skills, life-long love for learning, citizenship, worldliness, and strong socio-emotional bonds with the Brickell International Academy community that prepare children for life way beyond school. With its vision to be the Lighthouse of Education for the world, Brickell International Academy has acted as an educational center for families, educators and the surrounding Miami community for 13 years.

Brickell International Academy is owned and operated by Education First Inc. – an education company of 25 years and founder of the VESS educational model that owns and operates 11 preschools in Florida and serves more than 50 K-12th grade schools around the world that follow the VESS model.

Our Core Values

Deliver a
WOW
School Experience

We believe in exceeding expectations and creating unforgettable moments for you and your child. We commit to exceptional service, attention to detail, and going above and beyond in your entire school experience.

Integrity

The transparency of our actions with integrity, honesty, and kindness, is the foundation to build a trusting relationship with you.

Live
with passion

Our purpose drives our passion and inspires the way we live, when we share our passion, our happinness and satisfaction is multiplied

Life-long Learning

Our team pursues excellence and continuous learning towards ensuring up-to-date educational practices and personal growth. We are open and excited to learn from you and improve our experience every day.

Avant-Gard Education

We are at the brink of the latest findings in education, neuroscience and psychology. We are in constant search for new and better ways to nurture curiosity, empower fun, encourage creativity, inspire teachers, and better our service to you.

Fun

Enjoying what we do with a positive attitude is contagious. Its boosts productivity and brings happiness and fun to everything we do and everyone around us

Effective Communication
is key

Build open honest relationships by listening, considering perspectives, skeaking transparently, and making contributions to a common goal

We Are
One

We are team that support and trust each other. We have the back of the people around us and we work together to achieve great things and have fun in the process

Discover the VESS Model

For decades, neuroscience has studied how children’s brains work and learn. Based on these findings, Edu1st developed the VESS educational model – a cutting edge, eclectic and holistic model that integrates the best of diverse educational strategies. Some of these strategies include Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Waldorf, the British and Australian curriculums, PYP and the Visible Thinking approach. VESS utilizes Thinking as its main teaching strategy because VESS understands that learning is not taught, but built by each individual when they undergo a process of engagement with the topic explored, followed by the opportunity to make their learning visible and tangible through the right questions and thinking strategies. VESS’ ultimate goal is to develop individuals who lead balanced, meaningful and wise lives.

VESS is a Spanish acronym that stands for “Vida Equilibrada con Sentido y Sabiduria”, or “Meaningful Life with Balance and Wisdom.” It is a model utilized in preschool and K-12 education around the world that transforms societies through the consolidation of a culture of sustainable thinking.

Meet our
dedicated team

Our team are teachers and leaders with backgrounds in early childhood and elementary education, as well as additional training and certificates in Visible Thinking strategies, mathematical thinking in early childhood, emotional education strategies, bilingualism and many more fields and disciplines. Our team comes from an array of cultural backgrounds, enabling us to provide a worldly yet intimate school experience, tailored to the unique needs of each child.