EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT — 2026
By this private instrument of Educational Services Agreement, on one side, the CONTRACTING PARTY, duly qualified in the Term of Adhesion, in the capacity of the student's responsible party, and, on the other side, ESCOLA CANADENSE DA GÁVEA PROFESSORA DILMA NASCIMENTO GRANEIRO LTDA, registered with the CNPJ under No. 36.671.129/0001-79, located at Rua Major Rubens Vaz, No. 441, Gávea, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, CEP: 22.470-070, hereinafter referred to as the CONTRACTED PARTY, or simply SCHOOL, enter into this Educational Services Contract for a fixed term of twelve months, non-extendable, regarding the 2026 academic year, governed by the following clauses and conditions:
**SECTION I — PROVIDING OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES**
**CLAUSE ONE:**
The CONTRACTED PARTY, complying with the legal determinations inherent to its educational activity, dedicates itself to education, committing to provide it through its faculty, via classes and other school activities, both in-person and non-in-person, specified in its curriculum, according to its school plan, as well as its own methodology and with the support of the pedagogical material of the MAPLE BEAR CANADIAN SCHOOL for the 2026 school year.
**1.1.** The contracting of services will be carried out through formal acceptance of the conditions provided in this instrument and based on the respective Term of Adhesion, through a digital environment, by selecting the "accept" / "agree" icon, and/or electronic, digital, or physical signature of the Parties. In the case of acceptance by physical signature, the Contractual Responsible Party must, at this moment, deliver the documents inherent to enrollment to the Educational Institution, under penalty of the enrollment not being completed.
**1.2.** The Contractual Responsible Party who enrolls the student in extracurricular, elective, complementary, and/or remedial activities beyond those offered in the regular plans of each course, and therefore not included and described in this instrument, authorizes that the additional charge for these services and activities may be incorporated into the annual tuition adjusted in this instrument, should the CONTRACTED PARTY wish so, and may be charged separately or jointly with the course installment. For these services and activities, no type of discount will be granted, as they refer to accessory agreements to this educational services contract, applying, in case of default on their installments, the penalties provided for in the respective accessory contract/amendment.
**CLAUSE TWO:**
The CONTRACTED PARTY, in order to implement the contracted services, shall observe articles: 1, item IV; 5, item II; 170, item IV; 206, items II, III, and 209, all of the Federal Constitution, as well as the ordinary legislation in force, notably: Law No. 9,394/96 (Guidelines and Bases of National Education Act - LDB); Law No. 9,870/99, which provides for the non-renewal of enrollment due to default; Law No. 8,078/90 (Consumer Defense Code), which regulates rights and duties in consumer relations, and Law No. 13,146/2015 (Statute of the Person with Disabilities), as well as other applicable legislation.
**2.1.** By this contractual instrument, the CONTRACTED PARTY guarantees the quality of the pedagogical work contracted by the CONTRACTING PARTY, as well as ensures a spot in its student body to be used according to the grade, stage, and shift specified in the enrollment form and in the Term of Adhesion by the designated student, further providing the necessary information for their budget forecasting.
**2.2.** The educational services contracted herein will be offered in the classroom, in locations designated by the CONTRACTED PARTY, as well as through non-in-person activities, all in accordance with the pedagogical and educational planning of the CONTRACTED PARTY and based on the pedagogical practices inherent to its Political-Pedagogical Proposal.
**2.3.** The CONTRACTING PARTY declares, at this act, to have visited the physical facilities of the establishment, as well as to have knowledge of the content of the following school documents: School Regulations; Political-Pedagogical Proposal; Parent Handbook; and Student Handbook, which are available on the SCHOOL website and at its administrative office.
**CLAUSE THREE:**
The provision of educational services covered by this contract includes the preparation of the school schedule, encompasses holiday and school recess periods, and will be executed throughout the 2026 academic year.
**3.1.** The initiation of service provision will occur during the pedagogical programming and planning phase, preferably in January, and its termination will occur, preferably, in the month of December, and may be extended in case of alterations and/or determinations issued by public authorities, always respecting the contents of the political-pedagogical project, school regulations, and school calendar.
**3.2.** Due to determinations and obligations issued by public administration bodies, the period of service provision may be altered to start and end at times other than January and December 2026, respectively.
**SECTION II — PEDAGOGICAL AND REGULATORY ASPECTS**
**CLAUSE FOUR:**
The CONTRACTING PARTY declares, at this act, to be aware and in agreement that school education influences family and social life with third parties and that, consequently, the SCHOOL's responsibility for the provision of educational services is limited to regular school education, under the terms established in the governing legislation, especially the Guidelines and Bases of Brazilian Education Act.
**CLAUSE FIVE:**
By signing the Term of Adhesion, the CONTRACTING PARTY expressly manifests its agreement regarding the: planning for the provision of the contracted educational services; preparation and availability of the hourly workload; didactic-pedagogical orientation; hiring and assignment of teachers and coordinators; political-pedagogical project; school regulations; and other items composing the set of activities inherent to the teaching ministry, which shall remain under the exclusive charge of the SCHOOL, without any interference from the FAMILY or third parties.
**CLAUSE SIX:**
The CONTRACTING PARTY is aware that this Contract is governed, in addition to the legislation applicable to the active education area, by the following provisions and regulations: School Regulations, filed at the School Secretariat; Political-Pedagogical Project; orientations and deliberations of the Direction and Coordination, and all other regulatory standards relevant to teaching and school administration, to which it binds itself to comply. Thereby, from now on, the CONTRACTING PARTY commits to complying with the said rules, under penalty of the application of regulatory and other necessary penalties.
**6.1.** The CONTRACTING PARTY is aware that the acts of students and their guardians that do not respect the provisions contained, respectively, in this Contract, in the School Regulations, and in the Coexistence Manual, as well as in other institutional regulations, will be considered contractual infractions and, therefore, may generate the following sanctions:
a) Cancellation of the student's enrollment or compulsory transfer;
b) Non-renewal of the student's enrollment for the next academic year.
**6.2.** Any and all contractual infractions that also transgress the legal framework, especially the Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA), may be forwarded to the competent bodies, including the Guardianship Council (Conselho Tutelar).
**6.3.** It is strictly prohibited to record and/or reproduce audiovisual footage of students and/or employees taken on the premises of the CONTRACTED PARTY without the prior consent of the School Administration, in order to protect, above all, the image of minors, as well as to respect the guidelines of the ECA and the General Data Protection Law (LGPD).
**CLAUSE SEVEN:**
The CONTRACTING PARTY is aware that the student must bring exclusively school materials to school activities, and must not carry or transport personal material or items foreign to the didactic materials, under penalty of the application of sanctions set out in the School Regulations.
**CLAUSE EIGHT:**
The CONTRACTED PARTY may implement the sanctions provided in the School Regulations, including the non-execution of enrollment and/or re-enrollment, or even their cancellation, in case the CONTRACTING PARTY fails to present the following documents or information necessary for the completion of enrollment/re-enrollment:
a) Updated vaccination booklet with all vaccines indicated by the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics;
b) Documents necessary for the implementation of practices in favor of the inclusion of persons with disabilities and/or special needs, in accordance with the governing legislation;
c) Any and all academic documents from the original school required by the CONTRACTED PARTY, in case of transfer;
d) Any and all documents necessary for the better understanding of clinical, psychological, psychiatric, or other specific areas not related to pedagogy;
e) Information related to treatments carried out outside the school with professionals in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, neuropedagogy, speech therapy, or other specific areas not related to pedagogy.
**CLAUSE NINE — ON THE ALTERATION OF CUSTODY:**
The SCHOOL must be formally notified by the CONTRACTING PARTY and/or by another legal guardian in the event of an alteration in the student's custody due to separation, dissolution of marital union, or other family dynamics, and the CONTRACTING PARTY is obliged to inform who will hold custody, the visitation regime, as well as the authorization for removing the student from the premises of the CONTRACTED PARTY, within up to 5 days counted from the respective alteration.
**9.1.** The CONTRACTING PARTY must communicate to the SCHOOL any change of address and/or any registration data provided at the time of the contract's celebration that undergoes changes during the school period, presenting an appropriate document to prove the new address.
**9.2.** The CONTRACTING PARTY must submit via email or via the electronic agenda, authorization for the student's departure during school hours, being aware and in agreement that the departure of the student during school hours will not be authorized by the SCHOOL when the request is made out of alignment with the conditions set out in the contract and in the other regulations of the SCHOOL.
**9.3.** Requests for declarations or information related to the financial matters of this Contract will be fulfilled solely and exclusively to the legitimate, duly proven CONTRACTING PARTIES, excluding any other non-participant of the CONTRACT, it being expressly clarified that financial information is not to be confused with pedagogical information, the latter of which can be made available to any guardian of the student, including those who are not the financially responsible party in this contract.
**SECTION III — FINANCIAL ASPECTS**
**CLAUSE TEN:**
Enrollment will be considered complete solely after the fulfillment of the following requirements combined:
a) Payment of the first installment of the 2026 annual tuition;
b) Certification that the CONTRACTING PARTY is clear of financial obligations arising from previous terms, when applicable;
c) Provision of any and all information requested by the school related to the student or their legal guardians;
d) Delivery of documents mentioned in this contract;
e) Acquisition of Maple Bear didactic material, specifically the Student Learning Material (SLM), pursuant to Clause 18 and its sub-items.
**CLAUSE ELEVEN:**
The CONTRACTED PARTY will proceed with the refund of the first school installment only in the event of formal withdrawal (communicated in writing) by the CONTRACTING PARTY before the start of classes, being permitted to retain, for expenses, taxes, and contributions incident on revenue, a percentage of 20% (twenty percent) of this value, such prerogative not possessing the nature of a penalty clause or indemnity.
**11.1.** In case the withdrawal request occurs after the start of classes, proportional amounts will be refunded, respecting the period of educational services provided and the prior notice period provided for in Clause Twenty-First, and values related to the contractual fine resulting from termination and others that may eventually be in default may be retained.
**CLAUSE TWELVE:**
For the educational services referred to in the preceding clauses, the CONTRACTING PARTY shall pay the SCHOOL the values described in the Term of Adhesion regarding the 2026 academic year.
**12.1.** The value of the SCHOOL TUITION refers exclusively to the provision of regular school education services.
**12.2.** The total or partial amount of the tuition may be freely negotiated by the SCHOOL, at its discretion.
**12.3.** The values of consideration for eventual activities not specified in this contract, including extracurricular ones, will be set individually by the SCHOOL.
**12.4.** Student school transport services are not included in this contract, as well as any others that are not part of regular schooling.
**12.5.** The payment of the tuition provided for in the clauses of this Contract must be made in the following manner:
a) Full payment at the act of enrollment;
b) Installment payment, with the tuition amount divided into monthly, equal, and successive installments, with the first installment due at enrollment, and the remaining installments on the 5th (fifth) day of each month, until full payment of the tuition is completed.
**12.6.** Services for activities of optional attendance for the student, any extracurricular activities that are not part of the compulsory curriculum, as well as the provision of uniforms, school lunch, and didactic materials, or the free replacement of school materials are not included in this contract.
**CLAUSE THIRTEEN:**
The failure to pay any installment regarding the provision of educational services object of this instrument, on its respective due date, will constitute the CONTRACTING PARTY in default (mora), pursuant to Article 397 of the Civil Code, making the debt automatically liquid and certain, and consequently enforceable against the CONTRACTING PARTY.
**CLAUSE FOURTEEN:**
The receipt of overdue installments will not be considered a contractual modification or novation, being regarded as mere tolerance by the SCHOOL. Any overdue amounts must be updated up to the date of effective payment by the adjustment index printed on the bank slip.
**14.1.** An installment due is understood to be that corresponding to the installment breakdown of the tuition value of the contracted service provided for in this contract, excluding any benefits granted by the SCHOOL.
**14.2.** Any benefits or acts of mere tolerance by the SCHOOL toward the student and the CONTRACTING PARTY do not generate acquired rights.
**14.3.** After 90 (ninety) days of default on any installment, the CONTRACTED PARTY may register the CONTRACTING PARTY's name in credit restriction registries, as well as utilize the applicable judicial measures, with the CONTRACTING PARTY losing any discounts, if granted, and binding itself to the full payment of the agreed quotas, increased by legal and contractual charges.
**CLAUSE FIFTEEN:**
The student's absence from classes, regardless of the motive, shall not give cause for reduction, reimbursement, or refund of any amounts by the SCHOOL, nor shall it exempt the CONTRACTING PARTY from paying the tuition installments, given the availability of the school education service placed at the full disposal of the student.
**CLAUSE SIXTEEN:**
The SCHOOL may grant, alter, or suppress any type of benefit related to discounts on monthly installments or annual tuition, as well as benefits of other natures, in cases of non-compliance with the respective rules contained in the School Regulations, such as, but not limited to, cases of: indiscipline, default, inappropriate behavior, poor academic performance, as well as if the minimum attendance frequency drops below 85% (eighty-five percent) in any discipline, and in cases of default for more than 90 (ninety) consecutive days or 3 (three) tuition installments.
**16.1.** Discounts regarding early payments will only be granted up to the respective date, it being certain that, after such limit, regular values will apply.
**SECTION IV — SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT (INCLUSION) AND/OR PERSON WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (PNE)**
**CLAUSE SEVENTEEN:**
The CONTRACTING PARTY shall remain responsible for the selection, hiring, and remuneration of external specialists (outside the SCHOOL environment), such as: neurologist, speech therapist, psychologist, therapeutic companion (AT), among others, in cases where the student requires differentiated educational support (inclusion), demands care based on practices in favor of the inclusion of persons with disabilities, or is a Person with Special Needs (PNE), even if such conditions are identified subsequent to entering into the CONTRACT.
**17.1.** The CONTRACTING PARTY must deliver to the School Secretariat the report(s) and/or medical certificate(s) with a validity period of 12 (twelve) months, and such documents must be updated every 3 (three) months, depending on the need of each case.
**17.2.** Pursuant to State Law No. 7,262, of 04/18/2016, there will be no additional fee charged for students with disabilities other than the common fee applicable to other students.
**17.3.** The CONTRACTING PARTY is aware and agrees that school mediation can only be implemented after the necessary evaluation by the school's specialized educational care team, and that such evaluation will depend on the due compliance with the obligations stipulated in this contract and in the other regulations of the SCHOOL and the governing legislation, under penalty of rendering the implementation of mediation unfeasible.
**17.4.** In the occurrence of crises of any nature, the SCHOOL reserves the right to implement restrictions on the student's progression, so as to safeguard their interests, not excluding, in these cases, the possibility of temporary suspension of the student, when it becomes necessary, in order to protect the physical integrity of everyone who integrates the school community, including that of the minor themselves.
**SECTION V — DIDACTIC MATERIAL — STUDENT LEARNING MATERIAL (SLM)**
**CLAUSE EIGHTEEN:**
Respecting the Pedagogical Proposal built solely and exclusively by the CONTRACTED PARTY, which will be supported by the Maple Bear Program and its specific educational material, as well as considering the necessary adjustments to the obligations arising from the governing legislation, the CONTRACTING PARTY must acquire from Maple Bear Canadian School the Maple Bear books corresponding to the student's grade, including, but not limited to, the Student Learning Material (SLM), up to 15 (fifteen) days before the start of the school year, subjecting this acquisition, consequently, to the terms of the stipulation in favor of third parties provided for in articles 436 to 438 of the Civil Code.
**18.1.** The CONTRACTING PARTY must acquire the Student Learning Material (SLM) through the website: www.maplebearstore.com.br, directly with Maple Bear Canadian School, which will issue the respective proof of payment for the educational material, not including in this value other textbooks or readers, as well as materials for individual use by the students.
**18.2.** Payment for the books must be made upon enrollment with Maple Bear Canadian School, whether in a lump sum or in installments. If the CONTRACTING PARTY chooses installment payments, the first installment must be paid at enrollment and the others on the same date of subsequent months.
**18.3.** Delivery of the books integrating the Maple Bear Program will be carried out exclusively by Maple Bear Canadian School at the start of the school year.
**18.4.** The books are indispensable for the execution of the Pedagogical Proposal and will be used daily in class by the students.
**18.5.** Requests for refunds of payments made for the acquisition of the SLM, in case of enrollment cancellation, must be made directly with Maple Bear Canadian School.
**18.6.** Failure to acquire the SLM will prevent enrollment completion, under the terms of Clause Ten, and the school may determine, therefore, that the child may not attend classes until the material is acquired.
**18.7.** The CONTRACTING PARTY may not, under any circumstance, reuse the didactic material of other students, even if the material was used by another member of the same family, such dynamic being considered as non-acquisition of didactic material and, consequently, a circumstance of failure to fulfill one of the enrollment requirements, under the terms of Clause Ten.
**SECTION VI — ENROLLMENT RENEWAL**
**CLAUSE NINETEEN:**
Preference is guaranteed to the student for enrollment renewal and the contracting of the school education service for the subsequent academic year, up to the deadline stipulated in the re-enrollment schedule, which will be informed at the appropriate time by the CONTRACTED PARTY, and the latter may refuse enrollment, at its discretion, in case the student, or their guardians, contracting parties or not of this contract, incur infractions of any nature regarding the procedures and standards of the CONTRACTED PARTY, or also in case of default, in accordance with the governing legislation.
**19.1.** The preference mentioned in the clause above will cease after the expiration of the preference period to be informed at the start of the re-enrollment process, which is why, even if the CONTRACTING PARTY is in good standing, they cannot avail themselves of such prerogative if they do not respect the respective deadline to adhere to re-enrollment.
**SECTION VII — CONTRACT TERMINATION**
**CLAUSE TWENTY:**
This contract may be terminated under the following hypotheses:
**20.1.** By the CONTRACTING PARTY:
I - At any time, by formal withdrawal, via a request made in an appropriate form and filed with the SCHOOL, observing the provisions of the other clauses of this contract, especially regarding financial obligations.
II - By transfer to another educational institution.
**20.2.** By the SCHOOL:
I - By the rejection of the application for enrollment or re-enrollment.
II - For any reasons provided for in the School Regulations or in the other regulations of the SCHOOL, including, but not limited to, acts of indiscipline, illicit acts contrary to the ECA (Child and Adolescent Statute) or other applicable laws, and/or that violate the rules of the "Coexistence Manual (Parent Handbook)".
III - When the guardians of the student do not adopt the respective measures in order to implement the Family Commitment Term, including its signature, in necessary cases.
IV - By judicial decision.
V - In case the Student, as well as their Contractual Guardian or legal representatives, compromise or threaten the physical and psychological integrity of the faculty, students, assistants, or administrators, or denigrate the image or reputation of the Educational Institution, inside or outside the physical space of the Educational Institution, including through the use of the Internet, social media, and the like.
VI - In case information or documents necessary for the better understanding of clinical, psychological, psychiatric, or other specific conditions not related to pedagogy are not delivered.
VII - In case the information or documents mentioned in Clause Ten are not delivered, since, in this case, the enrollment is not considered completed, given the absence of the fulfillment of one of its requirements.
**CLAUSE TWENTY-FIRST:**
After the start of the school year, termination of this contract by initiative of the CONTRACTING PARTY must be communicated in writing with a minimum advance notice of 30 (thirty) days, binding the CONTRACTING PARTY further to the payment of installments for the period of 30 (thirty) days counted from the request for termination, as well as a fine equivalent to 20% (twenty percent) of the remaining balance of the contract value.
**SECTION VIII — DATA PROTECTION (LGPD)**
**CLAUSE TWENTY-THIRD:**
Regarding the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD), Law No. 13,709/2018, the SCHOOL will collect, preserve, and treat the data of the Student and their Guardian for: (i) compliance with legal obligations; (ii) for the execution of this contract, and further (iii) by virtue of the full consent that the Contractual Guardian provides at this act.
**23.1.** Data collection will be carried out by the CONTRACTED PARTY directly and/or indirectly, provided it is in strict compliance with applicable legislation.
**23.2.** The treatment and processing of the data of the Student and the CONTRACTING PARTY will be internal, and the CONTRACTED PARTY is expressly authorized to perform this processing externally, taking full responsibility for the protection of all data in case of intent (dolo) or fault (culpa) on its part.
**23.3.** The SCHOOL will perform data treatment with the following purposes: (i) Accounting, fiscal, and administrative management, including economic management, client management, collection management, payments, and commercial relations history. (ii) Educational strategic management, aiming to identify and trace the best educational/pedagogical alternative based on the information provided.
**SECTION IX — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**
**CLAUSE TWENTY-FOURTH:**
The CONTRACTING PARTY, if they agree, may cede, through the image authorization term attached to this contract, the student's image rights, of which they are the legal guardian, to appear individually or collectively on the institutional website of the SCHOOL, both on the open page and in the restricted area, in institutional or advertising campaigns, for all legal effects, respecting morality and good customs.
**CLAUSE TWENTY-FIFTH:**
In case of an accident involving the student or an emergency situation, the SCHOOL is hereby authorized by the CONTRACTING PARTY and/or other guardians of the student to refer them to the nearest medical/ambulatory service, of its choice, to be attended to.
**CLAUSE TWENTY-SIXTH:**
This contract will come into force at the start of the academic year, provided that the enrollment is approved by the CONTRACTED PARTY, the requirements for its realization set out in Clause Ten are met, and provided that the following has occurred:
a) Delivery, signed by the CONTRACTING PARTY to the SCHOOL, of the Term of Adhesion;
b) Confirmed payment of the annual tuition or the first installment of the tuition.
**CLAUSE TWENTY-EIGHTH:**
The CONTRACTED PARTY will charge a fee to the CONTRACTING PARTY in case the latter fails to pick up the student(s) under their responsibility within the school dismissal hours, in order to compensate for the financial expenses arising from delays.
**28.1.** The value of the fee will be R$ 100.00 (one hundred reais) for each thirty-minute period exceeding the dismissal time, with the first 15 (fifteen) minutes of delay tolerated only once per month.
**28.2.** The amount of the fee will correspond to the sum of each delay period (thirty minutes), limited to the daily value of R$ 400.00 (four hundred reais) per day, and may be charged jointly with the school tuition of the month subsequent to the delay(s).
**28.3.** The non-collection of the fee in question will constitute mere liberality on the part of the CONTRACTED PARTY, not inducing any modification of the contract or cancellation of the charge.
**CLAUSE THIRTY-FIRST:**
Students are prohibited from using personal electronic devices inside the school environment without explicit educational permission, including, but not limited to: cell phones, smartphones, tablets, social applications, and/or profiles on social media.
**CLAUSE THIRTY-SECOND:**
This Contract is duly registered in the respective and competent Notary of Deeds and Documents (Cartório de Títulos e Documentos), being made available before the enrollment period on the website of the CONTRACTED PARTY, as well as at its Secretariat, therefore, prior to the signature of the Enrollment Application and the Term of Adhesion, documents that formalize this transaction, dispensing with the signature of this Instrument.
**CLAUSE THIRTY-THIRD:**
The Parties recognize electronic contracting as valid through completion and electronic/digital acceptance/signature, implying free, express, and full agreement, independent of a physical signature, with everything consigned and adjusted in this instrument, as well as the form of contracting by electronic, digital, and computer means as valid and fully effective for this or other instruments necessary for the continuation of the provision of educational services, including additions for extracurricular courses, which may be signed between the Parties and their witnesses.
**CLAUSE THIRTY-FOURTH — VENUE:**
The venue to resolve any controversies arising from this contract shall be that provided for in Art. 101 of the Consumer Defense Code.
Rio de Janeiro, \[Day\] of \[Month\] of \[Year\].
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CONTRACTED PARTY
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1st FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY
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2nd FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY
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