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Argentina, Buenos Aires
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The school participates in national and international academic competitions. Students participate in the Ñandú Mathematics Olympiad, with 5th and 6th year Primary advancing to the provincial round in Mar del Plata. The school participates in THIMUN 2022 (The Hague International Model United Nations), with delegates selected for the team, and in COIMUN 2020. The chess team competes in ESSARP interschool events, and ESSARP activities include a Spelling Bee and a Science Fest.
Art is a dynamic and unifying activity that develops aesthetic expressive competence through time, patience, and systematic work across different artistic languages. The school runs an annual ArtFest with evolving themes, including La Mística (2004) and the Venice Carnival (2005), and ongoing explorations of historical and cultural topics. The Art Department is led by Marina Vibart.
The school is part of ESSARP, the English Speaking Scholastic Association of the River Plate, which unites the leading English-speaking schools in Argentina and Uruguay. It is an international partner of Cambridge Assessment International Education, responsible for providing international examinations and English language programs. ENVISION Global Young Leaders Conference and the ESU English Speaking Union are among the community language and leadership initiatives connected with the school.
After Hours offers diverse after-school activities for students, and in some cases for parents or friends. A highlight is cricket, with international presence and events such as the Sudamericano de Cricket held at St. George's College in Quilmes. The program also hosts other activities aligned with inter-house and inter-school sports.
ENVISION Global Young Leaders Conference is part of the school's leadership development program. The Old Philomathian Club – Club San Albano provides an alumni leadership network. The Cambridge Assessment International Education partnership supports international examinations and English language programs for students.
The Physical Education Department provides opportunities to develop physical abilities and learn values from team sports, including perseverance, sacrifice, team spirit, and self-control. The sports program runs in three seasons: rugby, athletics, and cricket for boys; hockey, athletics, and cricket for girls, with additional options such as football and artistic gymnastics. Outdoor trips and educational tours strengthen wellbeing, including ecological camps at Carihué in Bariloche and Los Molles in Mendoza, with activities such as rappelling, climbing, trekking, mountain biking, rafting, zip-lining, pendulum, canoeing, and horseback riding. St. Alban's has a long tradition of sport with more than 70 international tours since 1960, including rugby tours to the United Kingdom and cricket tours to Australasia.
St. Alban's College in Argentina is a private educational institute serving ages 1 to 18, with a bilingual, Spanish–English approach from early years through to the Cambridge examinations. Kindergarten San Albano promotes joyful learning within a supportive pedagogical and emotional framework, using a bilingual model and a Bilingual Project that enables fluid use of Spanish and English. The secondary program integrates Cambridge IGCSE, AS Levels, and A Levels, with a bilingual Bachillerato that prepares students for Cambridge assessments while earning the national certificate. The campus structure comprises Middle School (years 7–9) and Senior School (years 10–12), each with dedicated laboratories, a computer lab, and a library, plus interactive whiteboards and wifi for student devices. Facilities feature a science laboratory with fifteen stations and a courtyard garden for Form VI biology, while nearby field trips and ecological camps (e.g., Carihué in Bariloche and Los Molles in Mendoza) support outdoor learning. The school emphasizes international experiences, including EMUN/THIMUN/COIMUN, ArtFest, and extensive sport tours dating back to 1960, alongside exchanges and global leadership programs.
