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Chile, Concepcion
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The International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum is offered across Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP). The English department teaches the MYP and Diploma, embedding IB philosophy to develop global thinking. In 2024, 20 Diploma candidates achieved an average of 31 points, and 56 seniors earned the Cambridge First Certificate in English at levels B1, B2, or C1. The program also uses visible thinking routines from Project Zero to strengthen autonomous and collaborative learning.
Clubs include arts (music, theatre, radio) as well as robotics, chess, and debate. In Middle and Senior, clubs run after school, and Junior School offers three clubs per year within the regular timetable, developed quarterly. Clubs are led by internal and external teachers who plan with students to present their work to the school community.
The English department teaches the MYP and Diploma Programme. Students explore texts from diverse cultures—India, Africa, the United States, England, Denmark, Norway, Afghanistan, and more—to develop intercultural understanding. IB attributes are developed through autonomous and collaborative study and the use of visible thinking routines from Project Zero. In 2024, 56 students earned the Cambridge First Certificate in English at levels B1-B2-C1, and 20 Diploma candidates earned an average of 31 points.
Clubs include arts (music, theatre, radio) and also robotics, chess, and debate. Junior School offers three clubs per year, developed quarterly within the school timetable. Giras provide local, national, and international trips, including a international focus on the United Kingdom and Ireland for 8th grades and thematic trips in Senior School for sports and art/history.
Solidaridad reflects the school's commitment to helping others, guided by empathy, sensitivity, and respect. The CAS (Creativity, Activity and Service) program connects service with learning and community involvement. In Middle School, many students participate in social work and lead Navidad Compartida, and in Third Year Upper School, students participate in TECHO community construction projects.
The school uses a House system with four Houses named Darwin, Drake, Cochrane and Shackleton; each House is supervised by House Masters, and every House has two Captains and a Vice-Captain across Junior, Middle, and Senior School. This structure supports leadership development and teamwork within the school community. House activities foster leadership, collaboration and service.
Sport is central to Saint John's education and is a fundamental vehicle for forming a healthy, active lifestyle and a sense of belonging. The school provides first-class sports infrastructure and a trained staff to support multiple disciplines and promote broad participation. Giras and clubs promote social interaction, wellbeing and a sense of belonging to the school community.
Saint John's School in Concepción, Chile, is an International Baccalaureate World School delivering a full IB continuum—PYP, MYP, and DP—alongside Chile's national requirements. English is the principal language of instruction through grade 5, with a dedicated bilingual program from grade 6 to 12, fostering global communication skills. The campus spans four levels—Infant, Junior, Middle, and Senior—each with tailored facilities, including three libraries split by level and a Middle & Senior Library with over 10,000 titles, a print press, photography labs, and a Mediatrack catalog. An arts-focused complex houses three visual arts studios, a print press, a sculpture courtyard, a theatre, a radio studio, and a recording booth. First-rate sports facilities and trained staff support a broad sports program. The school emphasizes service and community through CAS, Navidad Compartida, and TECHO projects, alongside a sociable House system and trips to local, national, and international destinations, including the UK and Ireland globally.
