At Maple Bear Estoril – Sigea, we combine the 70-year tradition and history of Colégio Sigea with the global innovation and bilingualism of Maple Bear. With a competent and dedicated team, we work daily to develop critical, creative, and world-ready students through practical, meaningful, and student-centred learning.
At Maple Bear School Estoril – Sigea, we combine academic excellence, humanist values, and bilingual education, providing a distinctive educational experience where each student feels integrated into a safe, welcoming, and stimulating educational community.
Currently, we offer a bilingual education from Pre-school up to Year 3 of the first cycle of Primary Education. Our objective is to gradually and sustainably extend the Maple Bear methodology to all school years, allowing one more year of schooling to be integrated into the bilingual model each academic year.
Our mission
At Maple Bear School Estoril – Sigea, students are at the centre of the entire educational process. We work in close partnership with families, promoting the integral development of each child, not only academically but also personally, socially, and emotionally. We aim to form independent, responsible, critical citizens prepared to face the challenges of a constantly changing world.
Our priorities include:
- To strengthen the relationship between School and Family, through a close, transparent and collaborative partnership;
- To form conscious, compassionate citizens with a global outlook;
- To promote a demanding and rigorous education, based on dynamic, interdisciplinary and meaningful learning;
- To encourage curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking through innovative and bilingual educational experiences.;
- To value respect, responsibility, autonomy and cooperation as fundamental pillars for personal and academic growth.
Over 70 years, Colégio Sigea has left its mark on generations of students, families, and educators. Today, as Colégio Maple Bear Estoril – Sigea, we continue this legacy with an even broader and more international educational vision.
A global approach with Canadian methodology and national curriculum
Maple Bear is a world leader in bilingual education, based on the best Canadian pedagogical practices and fully aligned with the curriculum and guidelines of the Portuguese Ministry of Education.
At our College, children learn much more than academic content. They develop essential skills for the 21st century, such as autonomy, communication skills, critical thinking, creativity, and a spirit of mutual support.
We aim to foster confident, responsible, respectful children and young people, prepared to contribute positively to society and the world around them.