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School details
| Number of students |
1630 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
Different Nationalities |
| Most common nationality |
Colombian |
| Native English and Spanish speaking teachers |
Some of them |
| Language support for students not fluent in English and Spanish |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Mandarin |
| Max. number of students per class |
25 Students per classroom |
| Average number of students per class |
22 Students |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
We use it accordingly to the class planning |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
Catholic lay formation |
| How does the school accommodate non-religious students or students of a different religion? |
Yes |
| External examinations or assessments available |
IB Diploma, Toefl HSK for Mandarin |
| Results in these examinations |
95 % of our students approve IB exam |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes, we have a table of hours that professors must follow and not exceed |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
It depends of the class they are in |
| Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
100% |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes |
| Learning support offered |
We have a differente areas in which we help out students. Aulas en Paz and also a Life Skills Program |
| The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
With the school program we offer different spaces to do the follow up |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes |
| Entry evaluation for students |
From Transition we do entry exams. |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Students take different exams according to each process. |
| Waiting list |
Yes |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
We are a year-round admissions process. We do not have to deadlines apply for our school. |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
| School start time |
8:00 a.m. |
| School finish time |
3:00 p.m, |
| Supervised care before/after school |
We have extracurricular activities before and after school. From 3:00-5:00pm |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Soccer, basketball, volleyball, athletics, gymnastics, cheerleading, table tennis, dance, music, theatre, chess, United Nations, Little scientists, robotics, Taekwondo, ultimate frisbee, yoga and mindfulness, visual arts, photography, astronomy, climbing. |
| Sports activities included |
Pre-Sports and Physical eduacation |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Facilities at the school |
Library. Planetarium, Astronomy Observatorium, STEAM PLUS classroom, art classrooms, music consevartory, dance classrooms, math lab, phisycs lab, biology lab, chemistry lab and biomolecular lab. |
| Sports facilities at the school |
4 soccer fields, basketball and volleyball field track and field climbing wall. |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Gimnasio Vermont promotes the formation of competent men and women in the ethical-moral and intellectual fields, to reach the level of critical thinking that allows them to face and respond to the complex challenges of contemporary society. It conceives its students as men and women with social responsibility and a spirit of service, respectful of individual and group differences typical of the diversity of the planet, compassionate and committed to building community as Colombians and citizens of the world. Human beings who consolidate their life project without limits for the fulfillment of their dreams, desires and goals. |
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