The English School (Colegio de Inglaterra)

Fundación Colegio de Inglaterra, The English School
Address
Calle 170 #15-68[1]
Bogotá
Colombia Colombia
Information
Type Private School
Established 1961
Founder Elisabeth Masson
Dean Charles Weston, OBE
Rector Luis Eduardo Rivas [1]
Headmaster Sarah Osborne
Teaching staff 185 .[2]
Grades Preschool - 11
Gender Mixed-sex education[2]
Enrollment 1690 [2]
Colour(s) Blue, Red and white               
Athletics Football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, Track and field,
Mascot Lion
Nickname English, TES
Accreditation EFQM Quality School Certification
ICFES average Muy Superior [2][1]
Yearbook Huts
Alumni Association AEXTES
Parents Association TESPAS
Website www.englishschool.edu.co

The English School (Fundación Colegio de Inglaterra) is a private[1] school in Bogotá, Colombia. It offers the full International Baccalaureate program:[3] the IB Primary Years Programme, IB Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme. It is one of Colombia's highest ranking and most exclusive private bilingual schools. The School was founded by Elisabeth Masson in 1961.

The school is divided into three levels: Preschool (ages 4–7), Primary education (ages 8–11) and Baccalaureate (ages 12–18). Baccalaureate is divided into Middle School (grades 5-8) and High School (grades 9-11).

The school belongs to the UNCOLI Organization.[1][4] The UNCOLI is an organization of international schools in Bogotá.[5] They are the governing body of all inter-school competitions and provide the organizational support for sporting, academic and artistic events among the schools.

TESMUN

TESMUN is the English School's Model United Nations.[6] TES students had been participating for years in MUN activities until in 2004, a group of students, under the leadership of humanities department,[6] created The English School Model of United Nations (TESMUN I), a small event inside school whose participants were only TES students. Since TESMUN I, the event has been repeated annually. Since 2006 TESMUN III, the event has included students from different schools as participants, and since 2007, the event has had so many participants that it has had to be organized outside the school in convention centers. Currently, TESMUN is organized annually in the Compensar Convention Center and includes participation of more than 800 students from schools all over the country, actually being the biggest MUN event in Colombia. Currently TESMUN IX hosts students from international organizations, these students come from countries such as: Ecuador and Chile

Sports

The school belongs to the UNCOLI (Union of International Schools in Bogotá) Association.[8] Students are encouraged to participate in athletics from a young age, especially in Football, basketball, volleyball and track and field competitions. Competitive tournaments with other UNCOLI schools are available in the following age categories:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Colegioscolombia.com, FUNDACION COLEGIO DE INGLATERRA - THE ENGLISH SCHOOL.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Guía para Padres, Los Mejores Colegios De Colombia.
  3. ↑ IBO, English School at the International Baccalaureate Organization page
  4. ↑ UNCOLI schools,.
  5. ↑ UNCOLI, Breve Historia de Uncoli.
  6. 1 2 La pequeña ONU sesionó en Bogotá, ElTiempo.com.

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