Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
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The school is a bilingual program that promotes Dominican and North American cultures through its curriculum. The curriculum combines the Dominican competency-based framework with the United States' Common Core Standards, enriched by 21st Century Skills.
The school provides bilingual education. The school admits children from age 1 (preschool) to 12th grade of high school. The curriculum blends the Dominican competency-based curriculum with the United States' Common Core Standards, enriched by 21st Century Skills. The school's vision emphasizes leadership in languages, science, and technology.
Brilliant Minds School is a bilingual educational institution in the Dominican Republic serving learners aged 1 to 18. It combines the American Curriculum with a bespoke program designed for bilingual development. In early years all content is taught in English, with one hour daily of Spanish for pre-literacy. In Primary, English-language subjects are taught in English, while Spanish-language subjects such as Spanish Language, Social Sciences and Technology are taught in Spanish. In Secondary, courses are offered in both English and Spanish, with French as a subject and ESL support. The school uses Google for Education, Saava Realize and Santillana Compartir to support digital learning and Code.org to integrate coding into the curriculum. There is an enclosed swimming pool for swimming training. From second grade, students participate in basketball, soccer and volleyball, with competitive teams such as BLUE MARLINS (Swimming) and LYNX (Basketball and Soccer). The motto is Developing Leaders in Languages, Science and Technology, and the Music Program includes the BMS Music Band and Choir.