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Colegio Nueva Granada
Colegio Nueva Granada, is a bilingual private high school in Bogota, Colombia
History
Founded in 1938.
Academics
Colegio Nueva Granada teaches a US college-preparatory curriculum. Students study for both the US High School Diploma and the Colombian Bachillerato Diploma. The school teaches English at a high level and a varied curriculum including Foreign Languages, Sports, and Technology. The school's staff includes foreign as well as Colombian teachers.
Students from this school qualify to join prestigious universities abroad. Yearly over 50 universities visit the campus to recruit interested students in their fields, including such universities as Harvard. Education is taken very seriously at the school, and it has created programs to facilitate the learning of students.
Demographics
In 2004-5 it had 1,659 students at levels from pre-kindergarten to Grade 12. Of these 1,121 were Colombian nationals, 197 were dual citizens of Colombia and the USA, 176 were US nationals and 165 were of other nationalities.
Athletics
Sport in the school an important field. Colegio Nueva Granada has a variety of sports, including volleyball, soccer, baseball, hockey, basketball, and track and field. The school participates in known tournaments as the Uncoli, Asocoldep, and Binational Games, the latter held on campus this year, sheltering more than 200 national students from other cities.
Features
This school counts with 2 libraries used for any purpose needed, they are divided according to level of grades. The IMC library is used by primary and elementary students, as well for some middle schooolers. The Elisa Vargas Library is used by Middle School and High School students, and includes such resources as encyclopedias, newspapers, videos, and many books.
Facilities include a building for pre-kindergarten, 2 buildings for kindergarten through grade 5, separate buildings for middle and high school classrooms and laboratories, an elementary instructional materials center, a primary school library, a secondary school library, 5 computer laboratories, 2 gymnasiums, a theater, 2 soccer fields, playground areas, and a learning center for children with learning disabilities.
Tri-Association
The school was the host of the The Association of American Schools of Central America, Colombia, Caribbean and Mexico meeting in the week of October 13th of 2006. Around 1000 people from all over America came to the school.
Accreditation
The school is accredited by the Colombian Ministerio de Educacion Nacional and the US-based Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
External links
Official Site
U.S Department of State
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