Blue Star Programs

About Blue Star Intercambios

Blue Star Intercambios was set up by David McKennariey to attend the growing demand for specialised study abroad programs. Blue Star provides custom-made education programs in six English speaking countries: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. Programs and courses range from short term General English right through to post-graduate university studies and tailor-made courses for professionals.

The majority of Blue Star’s clients choose us as a result of the expertise of our staff and our ability to provide custom fit programs. Corporate programs attract the attention of Brazil’s largest companies due to our close relationship with premier education providers who offer specialised and comprehensive programs.

It is your world, and it is your future, so let Blue Star take you there.

David McKennariey

David McKennariey is a permanent resident of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he arrived in 2004. Born in Brisbane, Australia, Mr McKennariey has travelled extensively in the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Scandinavia and the United States. He has worked for the Queensland Department of Education and before creating Blue Star Intercambios in Brazil, provided language consultation and translation services for Petrobras, the state run energy company. Mr McKennariey is a member of LOB Tennis Academy in Laranjeiras and maintains active contact with the Australian expatriate community in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. A dual Australian/British citizen, Mr McKennariey is supported in his Ipanema office by Brazilian university educated staff who also have travelled widely and studied in English speaking countries.