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The Foundation

Providing St. Paul’s scholarships for talented children

Having provided outstanding English-based education in the heart of São Paulo for almost a century, St. Paul’s School has established a firm reputation as a place where strong tradition and innovation combine to allow its pupils to flourish on the global stage.

The foundation's mission is to transform our scholars’ lives with a world-class education giving them access to an excellent curriculum, and outstanding pastoral support, within a safe and nurturing environment. Whilst our scholars will receive all of the advantages that St. Paul’s has to offer, they will in turn enrich the school environment with their perspectives on life and achievements.

We aim to award full scholarships for talented children living in São Paulo, who have excellent academic records and the grit and determination to excel, to study at St. Paul’s School. We are also proud to define “talented" in the broadest manner, be it in academic subjects, sports, music or the arts. We also aim to support them to enter a university of excellence in Brazil or overseas, giving them the opportunity to make a significant contribution to their communities and the wider Brazil.

You can read our Articles of Organisation [in Portuguese] here.

You can read our Annual Report 2022-2023 by clicking here.

Ilustração

Who we are

Anthony Jezzi

Anthony Jezzi

Anthony Jezzi is the Chairman of Fundação St. Paul’s. He is a former pupil (Old Paulean) and the father of two former St. Paul’s pupils. He is the CEO of Keytrade Fertilizantes Brasil, with a career spanning close to 30 years in the agri-business sector, having worked previously at SANBRA, Santista Textil, Bunge Fertilizantes and Laferlins. Holds a Bachelor degree in business administration and international commerce from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.

Florian Bartunek

Florian Bartunek

Florian Bartunek is a member of the Board of St. Paul’s Foundation and the father of two St. Paul’s pupils. Founding partner and CIO of Constellation Asset Management, he is Vice-President of ProA, one of the largest NGOs for professional education in Brazil, and participates in the boards of Fundação Estudar, Laspau, Lemann Foundation, Museum of Art of São Paulo – MASP, B3 and Nova Escola magazine.

Philip Reade

Philip Reade

Philip Reade is the father of three St. Paul’s pupils. He was head of the Brazilian operations of Marathon Asset Management and a Partner and co-head of the investment team at Tarpon Investments. Currently, he is founder and co-managing partner of Helm Investment. Holds a MBA from Stanford University and a BS in economics from the University of São Paulo (USP).

Maria Amelia Sallum

Maria Amelia Sallum

Maria Amelia Sallum is a member of the Board of Fundação St. Paul’s. She’s worked for over ten years as the managing director of Ismart, a non-profit organization focused on providing education of excellence to low-income academic talents. Previously she has worked in human resources, financial planning and controlling for consumer goods companies such as Procter & Gamble, Gillette and Clorox. She holds a degree in business from FAAP.

Oliver Mizne

Oliver Mizne

Oliver Mizne is a parent of three St. Paul’s School pupils. He is the founder of Pravaler, a student loan program that has financed 130,000 Brazilian university students. He was a board member at Ibmec from 2001 to 2015 and is a graduate from the management and technology program of the University of Pennsylvania.

Marina Edge

Marina Edge

Marina Edge has a professional background in Corporate Communications. Over the last 24 years she has worked in leading companies and agencies, both in-house and as a freelance, taking up Consultancy and Management positions. Between 2013 and 2019 Marina lead Gordonstoun School´s communications, in Scotland. Before moving to Brazil, Marina managed a Charitable Foundation (The Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust) a family Foundation which gifts money to charities in the UK. Marina graduated from Aberdeen University with a degree in International Relations and Spanish in 1996.

Antônio Pereira

Antônio Pereira

Antônio Pereira is a St. Paul’s Foundation Board member and father of St. Paul’s School pupils. He is the CEO of Lazard Brazil Investment Banking. Before that, he worked at Goldman Sachs in various positions in the Brazil and New York offices, including Head of Investment Banking. Antonio graduated from Tuff University with a BA in Engineering.

Ana Paula Martinez

Ana Paula Martinez

Ana Paula Martinez is a St. Paul’s Foundation Board member and mother of two St. Paul’s School pupils. She is a partner at law firm Levy & Salomão Advogados and was Director of the Economic Protection and Defense Department of SDE / Ministry of Justice (2007-2010). Ana Paula is also a Board member of Insper, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard and MASP, among other institutions, in addition to being director of the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. She is a leader for Fundação Estudar, Instituto Ling and founder and Board member of the Sempre SanFran endowment fund. Ana Paula holds a Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate from USP, plus a Master’s degree in Law from Harvard University; she is an award-winner and published author of several books and articles on competition and anti-corruption fields.

Titus Edge

Titus Edge

Titus Edge took up the Headship of St Paul’s School in July 2020. He is a History graduate of Newcastle University and undertook his PGCE in Secondary Education at the University of Oxford. Before joining the school, Titus was the headmaster of Gordonstoun, one of the best-known independent Schools in the United Kingdom. He also has previous teaching and management experience at several other independent schools, such as City of London School and Dulwich College and remains a governor of a leading Prep School in Scotland.

Marco Perlman

Marco Perlman

Marco Perlman is the chairman of the Finance Committee for the St. Paul’s Foundation and father of one St. Paul’s Pupil. He is chairman of Digipix, member of the BigBets Fund Investment Committee and advisor to several startups. Before that, he worked at GP Investimentos and McKinsey. He has a Master’s in Industrial Engineering and a Bachelor’s in Economics, both from Stanford University.

Duncan Thomas

Duncan Thomas

Duncan Thomas is an Old Paulean and his three children currently study at St Paul’s today. He is the vice-chairman of the Fabec Board.  As well as being the owner of Redlands do Brasil, an equipment manufacturer for the petroleum and chemical markets, he also has a joint venture with Avail WSI, a specialist industrial asset refurbishing company. Graduated with a BS degree from Lafayette College.

Luciana D’Angelo

Luciana D’Angelo

Luciana D’Angelo is Chief Financial and Operations Officer for St. Paul’s School and she is a member of the Finance Committee for the St. Paul’s Foundation. She holds a degree in Business Administration with a graduate course in Accounting, a postgraduate degree in Controllership and an Executive MBA from Business School São Paulo. She holds more than 35 years of financial and operational experience in different sectors, with more than 20 years dedicated to the Education sector.

Nelson Sapsezian

Nelson Sapsezian

Nelson Sapsezian is the Superintendent of Fundação St. Paul’s. He is an Old Paulean and joined St. Paul’s in 1978. He worked as the school’s Senior Administrator and the Bursar & Clerk to the Board of Governors.

Carolina Righi

Carolina Righi

Carolina Righi is the General Manager for St. Paul’s Foundation. Working with diversity and inclusion, she helped people with disabilities to enter in the labour force. Before that, she worked for 8 years as Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at Camargo Correa. She holds a degree in Civil Engineer from USP and two MBAs – the firstin Project Management and another one in Management and Social Entrepreneurship.

Stephanie Sippli

Stephanie Sippli

Stephanie Sippli is a former pupil (Old Paulean). She has worked in marketing for over 7 years, going through various industries and specialising in the financial sector for the most part. She worked as a Marketing Specialist at Cartesia Capital and formerly as a Marketing Event Coordinator at EQI Investimentos. She holds an MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and a Bachelor’s degree in Media and Communications from the University of London – Goldsmith’s University.

Ana Paula Rosas

Ana Paula Rosas

Ana Paula Rosas is the Communications and Selection Process Coordinator for St. Paul’s Foundation. Working in International Education, she developed the Higher Education area in Brazil for the multinational study agency Information Planet. Before that, she worked for 10 years creating content and coordinating teams for national TV and Radio stations. She holds a Bachelor of Communication with an emphasis in Journalism from the Federal University of Bahia, and a specialization in Digital Media Communications Management from SENAC-SP.

Verena Ferreira

Verena Ferreira

Verena Ferreira is the Public Relations Manager at St. Paul’s School, and supports the foundation in the Marketing and Communications area. Public Relations with a degree in Corporate Communications, she has 12 years of experience in developing PR and communication strategies for national and international companies. Holds a degree in journalism from Universidade Estadual de Londrina.

Our history

Created in 2008, the St. Paul’s Foundation offered IB Diploma Programme scholarships for students with excellent grades.

The first foundation scholars joined the school between 2011 and 2014.

In 2018, the foundation’s board decided to create a more proactive selection process, and search for younger candidates, giving more students the chance to access a St. Paul’s education. The new process would not only select but also prepare the students to get to know the school and the curriculum and to enhance their English skills before the final scholar selection.

In December 2018,  the fundation opened its first proactive selection window and had its first 15 candidates. Five of them were selected to the Preparation Course.

In August 2019, the foundation offered places to its two new scholars in Form 5.

Also in 2019, a new selection window broke all the records and received around 200 new applicants, 80 of them being assessed at St. Paul’s School. This year marked also the partnership with Cultura Inglesa, that started offering a whole semester of English lessons for the foundation’s candidates in the Prep Course.

In August 2020, four new scholars were accepted. Three of them started in Form 4 and the other one in Form 5.

In 2020, we have also offered places in our preparatory course to four candidates who will potentially become scholars in 2021.

In February 2021 we started the recruiting process for the 2022 candidates.

In August 2021, four more new scholars were accepted, three in Form 4 and one in Form 3, further enriching the diversity and potential of the program. 

At the beginning of 2022, another selection process was opened with nearly 200 applicants for placements in 2023. Simultaneously, the previous process continued to advance, with 17 candidates in the Prep Course, heading toward the final selection in August. 

In July of the same year, with pride, we witnessed our scholar João Pedro, known as JP, graduate and embark on a new academic journey, this time in Germany, studying Business and Engineering. 

Still in 2022, more reasons to celebrate: the Foundation more than doubled the number of incoming scholars at St. Paul's School compared to previous years. The selection process concluded with 10 students selected to enroll in August, ranging from Form 2 to Form 4. 

In the second half of 2022, the selection for the following year continued with 20 candidates participating in the Prep Course. 

In the second half of 2022, the selection for the following year continued with 20 candidates participating in the Prep Course. 

In 2023, the Foundation continued to solidify its reputation and expand its selection process, attracting candidates from different regions of Greater São Paulo and a greater diversity of public and private schools. 

In July, another St. Paul's Foundation scholar celebrates her graduation. Ana Claudia Bido completes her successful journey at St. Paul's and receives a full scholarship to study at Macalester College in Minnesota, USA. 

In August 2023, we achieved new records with the expansion of the Prep Course, receiving 32 candidates for this stage. The selection process initiated the previous year culminated with 11 new students, bringing the number of beneficiaries of the scholarship program to 28. This achievement brings us even closer to the goal of 50 scholars set for the centenary of St. Paul's School in 2026. This selection also marks another significant milestone: for the first time in history, the Foundation has scholars enrolled in all years of the Senior School from Form 1 to Upper Sixth. 

St. Paul's School

St. Paul’s was the first British School to be established in São Paulo and continues to offer an Anglo-Brazilian curriculum, embracing the best of both cultures. As an all-through (ages 3-18) co-educational school, offering the IGCSE and IB courses to pupils, St. Paul's is affiliated to a global network of top UK Schools through its membership of HMC (Headmaster’s Conference) and COBIS (Council of British International Schools). Almost 100 years old, St. Paul's draws on its proud heritage as the first British school in Latin America to be recognised as a British School Overseas (BSO) by the UK government. 

The school's aim is to be positive agents of change and help its pupils be caring individuals ready to inspire and mobilise those around them to impact the world for the best. St. Paul's commitment to broad educational experiences opens many opportunities to pupils who go on to leading universities around the world.