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Colombia, Bogota
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Gimnasio El Hontanar's main branch is located in the countryside of Carrera Séptima, 300 meters before the toll booth going north, on the west side. It serves preschool, primary, and high school since 2015. The campus is surrounded by nature and offers modern, spacious, open, and naturally lit classrooms, sport fields for soccer, basketball, and volleyball, playgrounds, and green zones. It also features physics, chemistry, and biology laboratories that follow international standards, a spacious library, a computer lab, and multipurpose rooms, along with other bright spaces that support academic and ethical activities.
The campus includes sport fields for soccer, basketball, and volleyball, with spacious, open areas designed for athletic activity. There are playgrounds and green zones to complement physical education. Gimnasio El Hontanar collaborates with nearby sports clubs to provide additional opportunities and larger spaces. Beyond clubs, students participate in a wide range of activities during school hours, including swimming, horseback riding, taekwondo, tennis, ballet, figure skating, hockey, golf, squash, bowling, ultimate Frisbee, fitness, Pilates, spinning, and more.
Modern, spacious, open, and naturally lit classrooms. Physics, chemistry, and biology laboratories that follow international standards. A spacious library and a computer lab. Multipurpose rooms and other bright spaces that enable a wide range of academic and ethical activities.
Sport activities are offered through collaboration with nearby clubs, promoting motor development, time-use habits, and teamwork. Clubs provide large and comfortable fields for disciplines such as soccer, basketball, volleyball, cheerleading, and gymnastics. During school hours and with nearby clubs, students participate in additional activities such as swimming, horseback riding, taekwondo, tennis, ballet, figure skating, hockey, golf, squash, bowling, ultimate Frisbee, fitness, Pilates, spinning, and more. Artistic activities include music (choir, guitar, keyboards, violin), art, dance, and marching band, with performances at project fairs, talent shows, Christmas shows, inter-school activities, and festivals. The school also offers extracurricular programs across sports and arts to develop self-esteem and expressive abilities.
Gimnasio El Hontanar is a Colombian, co-educational day school serving ages 3 to 18. It offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in the final two grades (10th and 11th) alongside a bilingual English-Spanish model with a French program in middle and high school, supported by an International Learning framework, immersion programs, and a dedicated International Teaching Team. Cambridge language development is integrated, with a Cambridge Certification Ceremony in 2025 recognizing Movers, KET, PET, and IELTS. Preschool to primary classes are capped at 25 students. The campus, set in a green, natural setting, features modern, well-lit classrooms, science laboratories, a spacious library, a computer lab, and multipurpose spaces. A wide range of sports and arts, including soccer fields, music, dance, and marching band, complements a rich extracurricular program. The school follows the CHARACTER COUNTS! ethos for community service and offers student well-being support, open-campus higher-education events, and international exchanges for students.
