Argentina, Buenos Aires
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The campus includes open spaces and green areas for exploration and learning. The kindergarten provides education from age 2 with English immersion and bilingual units in Spanish and English, plus art, physical education, and music. The primary and secondary levels use a bilingual curriculum with approximately 60% of subjects taught in English. More than 90% of students dine at the school, with two options: bring lunch or dine in the cafeteria, where Cook's offers daily menu choices. The arts program offers instrumental study from an early age and opportunities to participate in choir and orchestra, as well as theatre productions in English and Spanish, including annual plays.
Cambridge Assessment is an integral part of the secondary curriculum, with the Cambridge path followed from Year 9 to Year 12. In Years 9 and 10 students study the IGCSE; in Years 11 and 12, the AS and A Level courses are offered, with the option to pursue the AICE Diploma. Cambridge exams are recognized by universities in Argentina and around the world. Cambridge qualifications are accepted by more than 600 universities internationally, including Brown, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and Yale. The program complements the national curriculum in Spanish, aligning exam choices with student interests and strengths.
In addition to academics, students participate in a wide range of extracurricular activities, including competitive events in Oratory, Writing, Mathematics and Singing, as well as Choir and Art Festivals and EMUN (Model ESSARP United Nations). The Arts program enables early instruction in a musical instrument with opportunities to perform in the Primary Choir and Orchestra and to take part in theatre productions in English and Spanish, including annual plays. Theatre includes two annual productions, one in English and one in Spanish, with participation by students and opportunities for alumni. The sports program runs parallel to academics, with after-school activities such as dance, football, gymnastics, and swimming. The school also hosts dance and music events, inter-school competitions, and international exchanges as part of its holistic approach to education.
St. Hilda's College is a bilingual day school in Argentina for ages 2–18. It follows a British Cambridge curriculum with a bilingual delivery from Kindergarten through Secondary. Kindergarten emphasizes English language development through bilingual units in Spanish and English, with supplementary art, physical education and music. Primary runs an integrated bilingual program aligned to official standards and supports bilingual literacy from an early age. Secondary provides about 60% of subjects in English; Cambridge International Examinations guide assessment, offering IGCSE in Years 9–10 and AS/A Levels in Years 11–12, with the option of the AICE Diploma. Cambridge exams are recognized by universities locally and internationally. The campus has open spaces, and the arts program offers instrumental study, choir and orchestra, plus theatre productions in English and Spanish. Extracurriculars include oratory, writing, mathematics and singing competitions, EMUN, dance and sports, and inter-school exchanges. Founded in 1912, the school emphasizes Christian values.