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Colombia, Bogota
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Founded in 1869 by Presbyterian missionary Kate MacFarren, the Colegio Americano de Bogotá began by teaching English to 18 girls. In 1885, Reverend Thomas H. Candor and his wife Margarita established the Colegio Americano for boys. The school now offers a trilingual education in English, Portuguese, and Spanish and has more than 150 years of history, with a deep academic tradition, an international outlook, and a commitment to Christian values and the holistic development of each student. Notable alumni include the daughter of General Rafael Uribe, Dr. Enrique Olaya Herrera, Drs. Luis and Agustín Nieto Caballero (who later founded Gimnasio Moderno), Dr. Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento, and Dr. Orlando Fals Borda, founder of the Sociology Department at the National University, among others.
Technology, tradition, and sport define the campus. Located in Teusaquillo, the school blends tradition with innovation and offers digital classrooms with connectivity, iPads, and interactive learning resources. Student projects include Panal CAB, a student-led school news program, and Sound CAB, the student-run radio, both designed to inform, inspire, and connect the school community. International leaders in implementing the Virtuous Leadership System shape the Americanista community with character, virtue, and purpose.
The Colegio Americano de Bogotá is a co‑educational, multilingual school in Bogotá offering a bespoke, trilingual program for students aged 3–18 in English, Portuguese and Spanish. The curriculum covers Spanish Language, Arts, Social Sciences, Technology and Computing, Natural Sciences, Environmental Education, Mathematics, Christian Education, Physical Education, Foreign Languages, Robotics and a wide range of Extracurricular Activities. The learning model emphasizes autonomous learning and the development of declarative, procedural and attitudinal knowledge. The campus spans 16,531 square meters in central Bogotá and provides eight-a-side and five-a-side football pitches, basketball courts, a coliseum, a paraninfo (auditorium) and school shops, alongside digital classrooms with iPads and interactive technology. Virtual modules are provided through a Santillana Internacional partnership; teaching is supported by BEAM, ARUKAY, UNOi and Scholastic Learning Zone. Notable programs include ARUKAY computational thinking, IBEC (Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship) and the Yale RULER emotional‑intelligence program, coupled with the Virtuous Leadership System and international alliances with institutions in the United States, Brazil and Europe for a holistic, globally oriented education.
