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The Mackay School established Welfare in 2019 to unify the school's values formation with convivencia escolar (school life). It follows the mission and aligns with the Ministry of Education indicators for Personal and Social Development, including convivencia escolar, motivation and self-esteem, healthy living, and citizen participation. The Learning Support unit comprises psychologists, psychopedagogues, and a vocational guidance counselor who accompany students and families when concerns arise, providing advice, support, tutoring and follow-up. The Guidance unit brings together the school's inspectors dedicated to care, protection and safety, and today also serves as guides and counselors for children and young people who require support. The Welfare area also runs the School Convivencia Committee, which includes teachers, psychologists, psychopedagogues, inspectors, and a parent representative, and works to promote, prevent and resolve School Life issues.
Learning Support exists to support the needs of students for appropriate personal, social, emotional and academic development. It is formed by specialists in Psychology, Psychopedagogy, and Vocational Guidance and covers all levels from Play Group to Cuarto Año Medio. The team implements and coordinates the formative programs that drive the school's development. The formative programs include Affectivity and Sexuality; Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drugs; School Motivation; School Life; Citizenship Formation; and Vocational Guidance.
The Mackay School teaches in English. The school offers all three International Baccalaureate programmes and uses English as the language of instruction. Early English immersion enables students to adopt English as a second language naturally, ensuring comprehension and expression in both spoken and written forms. The PYP includes a strong English immersion component supporting bilingualism across the IB continuum.
The Welfare area unites moral education with convivencia escolar, supporting students' emotional and social development. It aligns with the Education Ministry's Personal and Social Development indicators, which include convivencia escolar, motivation and self-esteem, healthy living and citizen participation. The Learning Support team coordinates programs that foster emotional development and wellbeing across all grade levels. The Head of Welfare and the Welfare team oversee a comprehensive approach to student wellbeing and resilience.
Guidance is the unit that brings together the school's inspectors dedicated to care, protection and safety of the school community, and now serves as guides and counselors for students who need support. The Welfare area administers the School Life Committee, established to promote, prevent and resolve School Life issues, in accordance with the norms that promote healthy convivencia. The committee, named annually by the Rector, includes teachers, psychologists, psychopedagogues, inspectors and administrators, and counts a representative from the Parents' Association. These structures support safeguarding and create a safe environment for learning.
Situated in Reñaca, Viña del Mar, The Mackay School is a long-established bilingual school with a British educational heritage dating back to 1857. It delivers the full International Baccalaureate continuum: Primary Years Programme in the Junior School, Middle Years Programme, and the Diploma Programme across II Medio to IV Medio. Cambridge Examinations are offered in the Junior School. English is the language of instruction, and the Junior School maintains an English immersion programme from Play Group through Fifth Grade to foster bilingualism. The Mackay School is the only IB World School in the Valparaíso Region authorized to offer all three IB programmes, with university partnerships supporting admission via the IB Diploma or IB certificates. The Mantagua campus extends sport facilities with rugby pitches, and the school operates language-training centres for English and other languages for the wider community. 100% of IV Medio IB candidates earned IB certificates in 2023 successfully.
