Yes

English as a Second Language

Spanish and English

20

Yes

Each classroom is equipped with a projection equipment, interactive whiteboards, audio and computer system for the teacher.

Yes

No

IB Diploma
US Diploma

Approximately 99%

The school has a learning support team

Yes they do

Assessment

For Nursery to First Grade, the candidate’s level of maturity is evaluated to know if the student is ready for school environment.

For grades 2nd through 6th, math skills, reading comprehension, and emotional maturity are assessed. The evaluation is done in English. Students are included in their Spanish level, when applicable.

For grades 7th through 12th, verbal, oral and written English proficiency, mathematical operations, problem solving and reading comprehension, as well as emotional maturity are evaluated. All candidates are evaluated in English. Students are included in their Spanish level, when applicable.

Yes

Nursery: 9:00
Pre-Kinder & Kinder: 9:00
Primary: 7:55
Secondary: 7:40

Nursery: 13:00
Pre-Kinder & Kinder: 13:50
Primary: 14:30
Secondary: 14:40

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

CAQ offers many clubs and activities.

Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Track and Field,

Yes

The school’s facilities are located on a 25-acre site to the north of the city in Carcelen. The facilities
include a centralized administration building; 145 classrooms; 3 cafeterias; 2 libraries; 12 science laboratories; 7
computer labs; playing fields for soccer, basketball, and volleyball; a regulation track; a large covered area seating
approximately l,300 students to be used for assemblies, theater productions, and other student activities; 2
covered regulation gyms; an auditorium, and a parking lot. It also includes a state-of-the-art facility that houses
our Nursery.

- 2 regulation basketball and volleyball courts
- gymnasium
- soccer field
- athletic track
- 12 tennis courts
- 5 soccer fields
- 7 basketball courts
- 7 volleyball courts

Colegio Americano de Quito is a mixed, private, secular and non-profit institution.

FCAQ's mission is to educate with excellence, in an environment of liberty, responsibility, and democracy, well-rounded human beings with integrity, committed to their well-being, that of society, and the environment.