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Strengths Languages, Academic Enrichment, Performing Arts
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language
Stages Early Years, Primary School, Secondary School, Kindergarten
Introduction
Florence Nightingale School is a trio of campuses in Buenos Aires offering Kindergarten through Secondary education within a Cambridge IGCSE framework for students aged 4 to 18. The bilingual program integrates knowledge and skills with holistic development across artistic, scientific, and cultural fields, while cultivating values and practices that encourage active citizenship. The school operates three campuses: Nightingale Kindergarten (Bulnes 2571, CABA); Nightingale School (Vuelta de Obligado 514, Acassuso); and Nightingale Institute (Ugarteche 3057, CABA). With university partnerships, graduates can access benefits at partner universities. A distinctive aspect is a strong emphasis on language, culture, and global awareness, including cultural trips to the United Kingdom and France, and a radio and journalism workshop. The arts program features concerts and cultural fairs; mathematics and knowledge competitions promote academic inquiry. The motto Where there is a will, there is a way guides every stage of this personalized education for students worldwide.
Vuelta de Obligado 514, B1641 Acassuso, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Essentials
Florence Nightingale School has instruction in Spanish, English.
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Florence Nightingale group operates across three campuses: Nightingale Kindergarten at Bulnes 2571, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CABA); Nightingale School at Vuelta de Obligado 514, Acassuso, Buenos Aires Province; Nightingale Institute at Ugarteche 3057, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CABA).
Stages
Kindergarten; Primary; Secondary
School day structure
Morning: 8:10 to 12:30; Afternoon: 13:30 to 16:40; Double shift: 8:10 to 16:40.
Fees
Application fees
- No published application, registration, or enrollment fee amount is available for Florence Nightingale School for the current academic year.
Tuition fees by school year (per term / per year group)
- The school does not publish a fee schedule showing tuition amounts by year group, term, or annual totals. No per-term or per-year tuition figures for Kindergarten, Primary, or Secondary are publicly listed.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- There is no publicly available billing schedule (number of installments, due dates) or detailed payment terms (late fees, discounts for early payment, currency of billing) published for the current academic year.
Boarding fees (if applicable)
- Florence Nightingale School operates as a day school at listed campus addresses and does not publish any boarding program or boarding fee schedule; boarding is not applicable.
Other costs or fees (uniform, books, materials, transport, meals, extracurriculars)
- No published breakdown of additional compulsory or optional fees is available. This includes uniform costs, book or materials charges, transport or shuttle fees, canteen/meals, and fees for extracurricular activities or international trips.
Refund information
- There is no publicly posted refund, cancellation, or withdrawal policy tied to fees or deposits for the current academic year.
Fee payment options
- No specific payment methods (credit card, bank transfer, direct debit, cash, online payment portal) are published.
Brief summary of findings
- The school's public pages describing Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary programs and the main institutional pages do not include numeric fee schedules, payment plans, or policies for the current academic year. Evidence reviewed includes the institution's main and division pages.
Academics
Florence Nightingale School teaches Cambridge IGCSE for students aged 4 to 18.
Curriculum
The bilingual education program combines the acquisition of knowledge and skills with holistic, humane development across artistic, scientific, and cultural fields. The cultivation of values and practices that look to others helps students develop as active, engaged citizens.
Exam Results
International examinations provide an objective view of student performance and motivate learning; they also create opportunities for study and work in the near future.
Higher Education Progression
The school has university partnerships that offer graduates benefits at partner universities.
Wellbeing
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Develops students' social, ethical, aesthetic and intellectual competencies to enable them to integrate as productive members in the world in which they live. Promotes a solid values framework by educating them in freedom, goodness, truth, justice, peace, solidarity, respect and effort. Develops solid study habits and a 'learn to learn' mindset to approach study and work as an intelligent challenge.
English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The school emphasizes learning and strengthening the English language as part of the student journey.
Admissions
Scholarships
Discounts for children of alumni
FAQs
What type of school is Florence Nightingale School?
Florence Nightingale School is a bilingual school in Buenos Aires offering Kindergarten, Primary, and Secondary education within a Cambridge IGCSE framework for students aged 4 to 18.
Where is the school located?
The school operates across three campuses: Nightingale Kindergarten at Bulnes 2571, CABA; Nightingale School at Vuelta de Obligado 514, Acassuso; and Nightingale Institute at Ugarteche 3057, CABA.
What curriculum does the school follow?
The school follows a Cambridge IGCSE framework with a bilingual programme that integrates knowledge and skills across artistic, scientific, and cultural fields.
What are the school hours?
Morning sessions run 8:10 to 12:30, afternoon sessions 13:30 to 16:40, and the double shift runs 8:10 to 16:40.
Does the school offer any scholarships or discounts?
Yes, discounts are available for children of alumni.
What extracurricular activities are offered?
Activities include mathematics competitions, Knowledge Olympiads, Interhouse Knowledge Competition, concerts, cultural fairs, radio and journalism workshop, and educational outings and camps.
Is there a house system?
Yes, the school has an Interhouse Knowledge Competition that encourages teamwork and academic engagement across houses.
Does the school have university partnerships?
Yes, the school has partnerships with universities that offer graduates benefits at partner institutions.
When was the school founded?
Nightingale School was founded in 1983. It began in March 1984 as a kindergarten and English institute on Bulnes Street in Palermo. The name honours Florence Nightingale. A second campus opened in San Isidro in 1989.
What languages are taught?
English is a core focus of the school. The bilingual programme emphasizes learning and strengthening the English language throughout the student journey.
What values does the school promote?
The school promotes freedom, goodness, truth, justice, peace, solidarity, respect, and effort. It develops social, ethical, aesthetic, and intellectual competencies to enable students to integrate as productive members of society.
