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Colombia, Medellin
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The Columbus School sits on a 21-hectare campus in Alto de Las Palmas, Envigado, 2,520 meters above sea level. The campus is set in a natural environment that supports a balanced education. It offers spacious, modern facilities with technology to support students' interests and learning across the three schools. The campus is about 30 minutes from the city of Medellín, and the climate ranges from 13°C to 24°C.
Three gyms; two soccer fields; an athletic track; and a baseball field. Separate fields and hard tracks are provided for elementary students.
Over 70 spacious classrooms; eight science labs; four computer halls with laptops for students in the three schools; two libraries; three gyms; two soccer fields; an athletic track; a baseball field; separate fields and hard tracks for elementary students; an outdoor theater for 400 spectators; a Fine Arts Center with eight music halls and art classrooms; an auditorium for 270 spectators; an art gallery; a Professional Development and Curriculum Center; teacher lounges and work areas.
Outdoor theater for 400 spectators; Fine Arts Center with eight music halls and art classrooms; and an art gallery support arts-related extracurricular activities.
The Columbus School is a nonprofit, multicultural international bilingual school in Envigado, Colombia, serving students from ages 4 to 18. It blends the IB Primary Years Programme with an American curriculum, with English as the primary language of instruction in most classrooms and daily Spanish. The school organizes learning across four phases: Preschool (K4 to 1st grade), Elementary (K5 to 5th), Intermediate (6th to 8th), and Senior High (9th to 12th). In Elementary, learning follows Common Core language and mathematics standards, while science aligns with NGSS and social studies with AERO standards; grades 6–12 have aligned documents outlining term-by-term learning. The campus spans 21 hectares with facilities including 70 classrooms, eight science labs, two libraries, gyms, fields for soccer and baseball, and outdoor theater. Notable programs include COSMUN, Columbus Life extracurriculars, and student governance through StuCo and National Honor Society. The school is pursuing IB authorization as a candidate school.
