Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Portuguese |
| External examinations or assessments available |
IB Diploma, IGCSE
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| Entry evaluation for students |
Interview, test |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Washington School will contact the family to coordinate the following interviews with the head office of the corresponding level and the School counsellor. In the Primary and Secondary levels, applicants will be tested on Language, Mathematics and English. |
| School start time |
Kindergarten: 8:30
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| School finish time |
16:30 |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Artistic gymnastics, roller skating, drama games, fencing, Taekwondo, soccer, photography, guitar, piano, ballet, musicals, art, yoga, dancing. |
| Sports activities included |
Physical education |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Washington School was founded in 1950 by teacher Mercedes Mallo and since then, the motto that has guided the school is “El mejor niño, para el mejor hombre, para un mundo mejor” (The Best Child, for the Best Man, for a Better World). |
| Teaching approach of the school |
Washington School focuses its education on the person, to slowly but steadily help achieve a harmonious development of one’s physical, psychological and spiritual skills, towards maturity of personality. This aim defines our school community, privileged means to teaching tasks. WS considers education must be holistic, walking together with the students` growth in a close relationship with all the protagonists of the learning process: students, teachers and families. Through a responsible guidance, students elaborate their own and strong criteria which will let them develop their whole potential as a person. |