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Colombia, Medellin
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The curriculum includes English and Spanish language units across middle and high school: MS English and HS English; MS Español and HS Español. The program also provides bilingual instruction across core subjects, evidenced by bilingual course listings such as MS Sociales and HS Sociales.
The Columbus School is an international bilingual school in Medellín. It describes itself as a bilingual and inclusive community. English immersion begins in K5, the second year of school, and 80% of subjects are taught in English by native English speakers. In the middle and high school levels, the curriculum includes English language units (MS English, HS English) and Spanish language units (MS Español, HS Español).
English immersion begins in K5, the second year of school. 80% of subjects are taught in English by native English speakers. The level of English depends on the grade and can only be determined by the school through an academic diagnosis. For MS and HS applications an advanced level of English is required, and for ES English knowledge is required since K5.
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.
