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Colombia, Bogota
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The school offers enrichment through a range of activities beyond the classroom, including sports, arts, science, technology, and more. These extracurricular experiences are designed to be creative, fun, and meaningful, and they support personal development across social, emotional, and cognitive domains. The school renews and expands the offering each semester to respond to student interests and passions. They cultivate autonomous, confident students who collaborate and think critically, preparing them for challenges in the modern world.
Arts are a core component of extracurricular life. Noche de Artistas is a flagship annual music event featuring performances by students across all levels, guided by music and art staff. The event celebrates diversity, teamwork, autonomy, and openness to the world, and music serves as a universal language connecting families, teachers, and students. The school fosters artistic expression through ongoing performances and collaboration throughout the year.
Estadía Lingüística provides a language-immersion experience during the first semester of 10th grade, where a student stays with a host family and attends a school where the immersion language is used, in Switzerland, France, or Germany. SUISSEMUN expands multilingual competence by simulating UN deliberations; students in 7th through 12th grade participate in committees in several languages, with roles in organization and communication. As a multilingual school in Bogotá, the program strengthens global competencies and intercultural understanding.
Students can freely choose among multiple extracurricular options to discover new talents or deepen existing passions. The program includes the Grupo de Juegos and activities for different grade cycles (Kindergarten–Second; Third–Sixth; Seventh–Twelfth), with after-school options and events throughout the year. These experiences foster social interaction, collaboration, and personal growth outside the classroom.
Semana Verde connects students with environments beyond the classroom through field experiences, broadening their worldviews and building collaboration, autonomy, intercultural openness, and critical thinking. The experiences emphasize respect for the environment, social responsibility, and community engagement. Bienestar Escolar supports convivencia and well-being with an interdisciplinary team guiding students, families, and staff toward a safe, positive school climate.
The student government is elected for the 2025–2026 school year and includes the Personería and Consejo Estudiantil. The Personería ensures students' rights and duties, receives concerns, and mediates with the Rector. The President and Vice President of the Consejo Estudiantil act as student ambassadors, preside meetings, lead initiatives, and coordinate with the Secretaria General. They serve as the voice of students in the governance structure and help drive student-led projects.
Learning to live together is as important as mathematics, languages, and sciences. A comprehensive wellbeing program includes an interdisciplinary team, SOE+ guidance services, and support for inclusion to promote a safe, pro-social, and happy school environment. The school attends to emotional health and academic development with counseling, psychology, speech therapy, and occupational therapy services. Protocols, mediators, and parent programs reinforce positive interactions and a healthy school climate.
Colegio Helvetia is a private, co‑educational, non‑denominational school in Bogotá that follows a Swiss model within a Colombian context. Serving ages 3 to 18, it operates on a Calendar B and has no uniform policy, with classes taught primarily in English and Spanish and dedicated sections in German and French. The school offers language immersion programs with certification in German or French, and a four‑cycle curriculum: Playgroup (3–4), Cycle I (4–8), Cycle II (multilingual immersion focus), and Cycle III (7–12) with options to select priority and complementary subjects. It awards dual certification: the Swiss Matura, supervised by the Canton of Bern, and the Colombian high school diploma, while Saber 11 preparation is integrated into the program. The Research Center Library houses resources in four languages, and the Casita de los libros supports early immersion learning. Signature initiatives include a language‑rich environment, a modern Master Plan, and a community‑funded Coliseum‑Theater project today.
