Argentina, Buenos Aires
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Located in the heart of the fashionable Belgrano area in Buenos Aires, Belgrano Day School holds a centennial tradition for academic excellence. It is bilingual and coeducational, offering a national and international curriculum for pupils aged 2 to 18 years old. Graduates obtain the University of Cambridge International Examination awards (IGCSE, AICE, AS and A levels) and the national Bilingual Baccalaureate. Throughout its history, the school has had a Catholic orientation and an ecumenical spirit of tolerance and integration. Participation in the monthly mass and catechesis sessions is optional.
The Belgrano Day School community draws pupils from a wide area of Buenos Aires, with the majority from Belgrano, Nuñez and Palermo. All pupils in primary, middle and senior levels belong to a house—North, South, East or West—and compete in internal events. The school employs over one hundred teachers and support staff from Argentina and abroad, many bilingual, with about fifty percent full time. Pupils of all religious beliefs are welcome; there is a Catholic orientation historically with optional Mass and catechesis; shared facilities include a library, dining-room, gymnasium, laboratories, auditorium, a music academy, a first aid centre, and a 20-hectare sports field in El Talar.
Belgrano Day School is a bilingual, coeducational day school in Belgrano district of Buenos Aires, serving pupils from 1 to 18. The curriculum blends Cambridge Primary, IGCSE, Cambridge International AS and A Levels, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and American Curriculum. The IB Diploma Programme is organized into six subject groups with three Higher Level and three Standard Level subjects, plus Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge and CAS, and is graded on a 45-point scale with 24 points as the pass mark. Cambridge CEY accreditation for Early Years and a bilingual English–Spanish immersion model underpin learning, complemented by an early immersion English Programme from age two. The campus features an early-years building, two playgrounds, ICT facilities, a music and drama suite, and a dining room, with ICT integrated into daily learning and a family portal. Extracurriculars include Robotics and Performing Arts; exchanges, BriDgeS service projects, and leadership programs enrich student experiences.