St. Julian's School

St. Julian's School is a British international school, in Carcavelos, Cascais Municipality, on the Portuguese Riviera, in the Greater Lisbon region. It is housed at Quinta de Santo António, a historic Pombaline quinta (estate) near Carcavelos Beach.

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thumb|left|Courtyard of the [[Quinta de Santo António, seat of St. Julian's School]]

St. Julian's is a British international private school located in the parish of Carcavelos e Parede, in Cascais, close to Lisbon, Portugal. The school takes its name from São Julião da Barra Fortress, overlooking nearby Carcavelos beach, originally erected in the mid-16th century to keep the British, among other raiders, out of the Tagus estuary.

In the early 20th century, Carcavelos in Portugal had an Eastern Telegraph Company (ETC) station that used underwater wires to send communications internationally. A large group of specialized workers who helped maintain the facilities moved from the United Kingdom and settled in the region. In 1932, a Mrs Bucknall, who had connections with the Parents’ National Education Union (PNEU), began working towards creating an English-speaking school in the area. She organized meetings with the British community and contacted PNEU for assistance and advice. Mrs Franklin CBE, a PNEU committee member, came to Portugal on a short visit that year, and was influential on the pedagogy of the new school. who served as honorary chairman, and was present at the school's inaugural party on November 24, 1932. The school celebrates the event annually as Founders Day. The school is also an accredited member of the Council of British International Schools (COBIS).

Just under half the students at St. Julian's are Portuguese, with British the next largest nationality, and more than 40 other countries represented.

St. Julian's School

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