Instituto Alemán Carlos Anwandter

The Instituto Alemán Carlos Anwandter was founded in 1858 by German immigrants to serve Valdivia's German community. In its early years, the classrooms blended games, songs, and laughter with education, uniting the best of two cultures. Over time, the Instituto Alemán became a symbol of tradition and a bastion of progress and modernity introduced by the settlers in southern Chile. Today it is one of the country's most prestigious schools, aligning the Chilean curriculum with the German government's guidelines for German schools abroad, supported by expert German teachers and funding from Germany. Students may pursue the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme from II Medio to IV Medio, study German and English, and take the Deutsches Sprachdiplom I and II (levels B1 and C1) as well as English exams PET, First Certificate, and CAE. Beginning in II Medio, students have the opportunity to participate in a three-month school exchange with German peers and undertake a two-week joint educational trip.

The educational community is pluralistic and rooted in the Chilean-German tradition, preparing students for higher education in Chile and Germany. The school supports bilingual education in German and English and offers the IB Diploma Programme from II to IV Medio, together with German language diplomas and English exams. Students have the opportunity to participate in a three-month exchange with Germany in II Medio and to join a two-week educational itinerary in Germany. The CGPA (Centre General de Padres y Apoderados) was created in 1967 to collaborate with the school in educating our children within the educational and social framework of the institution; it also runs Escuela para Padres to train parents and support family development. Each course is represented by a delegate and a sub-delegate who form the Council of Delegates, and elections are held by the CGPA's Electoral Tribunal to appoint a seven-member board (five titular and two substitutes) whose two-year terms are set; the General Assembly formed by all CGPA member families is the supreme body. The school maintains a Student Center and an Alumni Center to support the wider community.

The Centre General de Padres y Apoderados (CGPA) of Instituto Alemán Carlos Anwandter was created in 1967 to collaborate with the school in educating our children, reaching common accords for their welfare within the educational and social framework of the institution. In addition to fundraising activities, internal activities for parent education are held through the Escuela para Padres to improve the service to the educational community and to support family development. Each course is represented by a Delegate and a Sub-Delegate forming the Council of Delegates; through the CGPA Electoral Tribunal, elections select a seven-member board (five titular and two substitutes) serving two years. The Council's superior body is the General Assembly, formed by all member families of the CGPA. The current board comprises: President: Alexia Wolodarsky; Vice President: Lesly Leal; Secretary: Alejandro Aichele; Treasurer: Iris Neira; Director: Karina Vial.