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Argentina, Buenos Aires
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The school is a bilingual, secular institution offering integral education. Daily activities help students develop social and academic skills to become protagonists in the world they live in, within a framework of honesty, simplicity, and gentleness. The program emphasizes arts and sports as well as curricular and extracurricular activities to help students know themselves and develop their potential. In the early years, Montessori-inspired principles promote autonomy, curiosity, and creativity, and in the fifth year students undertake IGCSE Enterprise projects to identify opportunities, plan, budget, pitch, produce, and sell products and services.
Arts and creative expression are central to daily life at Aberdare College. The Play is an annual English-language musical in which students from all levels participate on stage, in the chorus, or behind the scenes, fostering collaboration, camaraderie, and enthusiasm. Visual arts are showcased through classroom work and events such as Art Intercastle, with students designing sculptures and sharing their stories. The school also celebrates literary and artistic achievement in competitions and inter-school events, including literacy contests and chess tournaments.
The school is bilingual, offering English and Spanish instruction; it is identified as a bilingual, secular Colegio Bilingüe. It began as an English-language school and expanded into a broader bilingual program serving a diverse student body. The educational philosophy emphasizes values such as honesty, generosity, and justice, and education in confidence guides the school's approach. The motto Gentil en el modo. Resuelto en el hacer emphasizes gentleness in manner and determination in action.
Students participate in a wide range of social and hobby activities. The Transition Project connects Kindergarten with future primary peers, fostering early friendships. Primary chess teams have achieved multiple championships at inter-school competitions, and students take part in cultural activities throughout the year, including plays and other events that build teamwork and creativity.
The school participates in community service and inter-institutional collaboration. Students engage in social-responsibility initiatives, including fundraising campaigns, and share in inter-institutional projects with partner schools such as Colegio de Santos Padres.
Students hold leadership roles, including the School Captain, Vice Captain, CAS Prefects, Events Prefect, and Sports Prefect. The school is organized into Castles with Castle Captains and Monitors (two 6th-year students) who coordinate activities and foster cross-age leadership.
Emotional education is central, with a program that includes mindfulness, weekly workshops, and involvement from families and staff. The approach emphasizes gentleness in conduct and decisive action, guided by the motto Gentil en el modo. Resuelto en el hacer. In the early years, Montessori-inspired practices promote autonomy, curiosity, and creativity to support wellbeing across the community.
Aberdare College is a bilingual, secular school in San Miguel offering Kindergarten, Primary, Secondary education. Cambridge IGCSE curriculum is used at Secondary level. Opened in 1997, Aberdare College provides a demanding education for a diverse student body, with arts, sports, and extracurricular activities helping students understand themselves and develop their potential within a framework of honesty, simplicity, and kindness. In the early years, Montessori-inspired practices promote autonomy, curiosity, and creativity, with prepared environments and materials that foster independence—physically, emotionally, and psychologically. The school supports bilingualism through English and Spanish instruction. Distinctive features include Castles leadership model, with Castle Captains and Monitors coordinating cross-age activities, and a fifth-year emphasis on IGCSE Enterprise projects to identify opportunities, plan, budget, pitch, produce, and sell products and services. The arts and sports program is central, highlighted by Play, Visual Arts through Art Intercastle, and participation in competitions such as chess tournaments and literary events.
