Press Release
From Brazil to Rwanda, mission-driven international schools are ditching manual spreadsheets for a centralized Student Information System. Discover how Amazon Valley Academy and Virunga Valley Academy are leveraging Sycamore to reduce administrative friction, support diverse grading models, and enhance parent engagement through real-time mobile access.
Amazon Valley Academy and Virunga Valley Academy move from spreadsheets to a unified SIS—supporting grades, attendance, communication, and family access across a platform serving schools in more than 40 countries.
Fremont, Nebraska — February 10, 2026 — Sycamore Leaf Solutions, LLC (“Sycamore”), a K–12 school management platform serving schools in more than 40 countries, today announced that Amazon Valley Academy (Pará, Brazil) and Virunga Valley Academy (Musanze, Rwanda) have selected Sycamore as their Student Information System (SIS). Both schools are transitioning from manual processes and spreadsheets to a centralized platform designed to reduce administrative friction, improve data consistency, and strengthen day-to-day execution.
These deployments reflect a growing international demand for practical, all-in-one school operations—supporting mission-driven schools with lean teams across diverse academic calendars.
Amazon Valley Academy (AVA) is a Brazilian Christian English-immersion school serving approximately 150 students in PreK–12, committed to academic excellence, character formation, and faith-centered education. As a Google school, AVA is implementing Sycamore as its first SIS, moving from manual and spreadsheet-based workflows to a unified platform that supports clear, consistent grading and academic reporting, strengthens family communication, and gives parents timely access to grades, attendance, and—where enabled—payments through the Sycamore Parent App.
“Sycamore and their team were helpful and willing to work within our budget constraints as a small, private school,” said Brent R.A. Wilson, President and Director of Amazon Valley Academy. “We enjoy the simplicity of an all-inclusive platform that helps us run the school with more clarity and consistency—and we’re confident this will strengthen communication, accountability, and the overall experience for our families and staff.”
Virunga Valley Academy (VVA) is a Rwandan American international school serving approximately 200 students in Nursery–Grade 11, and is adding 12th grade this year. VVA operates almost entirely in person and uses a hybrid grading approach: standards-based grading in K–3 and letter grades from 4th grade through upper school. Moving from manual and spreadsheet-based workflows (with limited prior tooling in middle school), VVA is adopting Sycamore as a single SIS foundation across divisions—centralizing student records, strengthening consistency in grading and reporting, and improving visibility for administrators and teachers. With mobile connections at roughly 92% of the population in Rwanda and smartphone adoption rising across East Africa (Kemp), VVA will use the Sycamore App to keep families informed in real time. Parents will have fast access to the two highest-frequency touchpoints—attendance and gradebook progress—without relying on manual updates.
With Sycamore, both schools are establishing a single operational system of record-supporting:
• Cleaner enrollment and student records (one source of truth vs. scattered spreadsheets)
• Consistent attendance tracking and reporting
• More reliable grading workflows across divisions (standards + letter-grade models)
• Streamlined family communication to reduce handoffs and confusion
• Better visibility for leadership through centralized data and standardized processes
“International schools often operate with highly committed teams and limited administrative bandwidth,” said Dr. Ryan Lowe, CEO of Sycamore. “Across the schools we support in more than 40 countries, we see a consistent pattern: when enrollment, records, grading, and communication live in one system, staff gain time back, leadership gets clearer visibility, and families get a more consistent experience.”
Sycamore Leaf Solutions, LLC (“Sycamore”) is a K–12 school management platform that connects admissions, student information workflows, communication, and payments in one system—built to help schools operate with less friction and more clarity. Learn more at sycamoreleaf.com/international/
Source: DataReportal (Simon Kemp), “Digital 2025: Rwanda,” March 3, 2025.
Media Contact
John Viscardo
jviscardo@sycamoreleaf.com
(813) 777-4489
Sycamore Leaf Solutions has launched Sycamore Academy, a new role-based training and enablement hub for administrators, teachers, and parents. The platform debuts with 37 courses, 417 lessons, 882 topics, and 27 quizzes—plus continual updates, expanded pathways by spring 2026, and planned future certifications to help schools onboard faster and build confident power users.
The Sycamore Parent App brings payments, attendance, and grades to your phone. Built for K–12 schools, with role-based access and smart notifications.
FREMONT, Neb. — Aug. 26, 2025 — Sycamore, a trusted school management platform serving hundreds of thousands of users worldwide, […]
