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Chile, Vina Del Mar
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The school focuses on teaching the German language and culture. It follows Chile's Ministry of Education curricula, the standards of the German Central Office for German Schools Abroad (ZfA), and the International Baccalaureate requirements. The language of instruction centers on German and Spanish, with some subjects taught in German and the IB Diploma Programme delivered in bilingual Spanish-German.
German and Spanish are used across the curriculum. Since 2018, Early Childhood and Primary cycles implement immersion: each class has two teachers, one speaking German and one speaking Spanish. In 1st grade the immersion continues, and from 2nd grade onward some subjects are taught in German. The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in a bilingual Spanish-German format (GIB).
Immersion is implemented in the Initial and Elementary cycles. Since 2018, each class has two educators, one German-speaking and one Spanish-speaking. In 1st grade the immersion continues, and from 2nd grade some subjects are taught in German.
Colégio Alemán de Valparaíso is a nonprofit private school in Valparaíso, Chile, founded in 1857 with strong ties to Germany. It offers the German-language International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (GIB) for Grades 10–12, including Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay (4,000 words) and CAS, within five subject groups: Spanish Language and Literature; German and English as foreign languages; History in German; Biology in German; Mathematics. The school promotes biculturalism through Immersion education from early years and a Humanities program (PH). Since 2015 it has implemented a Competency-Based Curriculum from early childhood through IV Básico, focusing on biopsychosocial development, collaboration, autonomy and meaningful learning. Facilities include a stadium with natural grass and a tartan track, a 25-meter indoor heated pool, a gym, STEM labs, a robotics lab, a FabLab and a library. It is part of the DAS network, renewed the Colegio Alemán de Excelencia seal in 2018, and offers exchange programs and immersion.
