Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
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The school has a Counseling Department within Student Support Services to support students' social and emotional well-being. The Optimal Learning Center (OLC) is a resource within Student Support Services that provides the level of services needed for CMS students school-wide. The Learning Support program (grades 2-12) emphasizes literacy (reading and writing), math, and study skills/executive functioning to support learning and social development. The English Language Learner (ELL) program serves grades K-8 in an English immersion environment, with ELL specialists and classroom/content area teachers working together to reinforce listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English to promote academic growth. The Early Intervention program monitors early-grade students (K-1) and provides intervention in academic readiness, skill reinforcement, and social development.
The Optimal Learning Center (OLC) is a resource within Student Support Services to support identified students school-wide. The Learning Support program (grades 2-12) emphasizes the cognitive and academic skill intervention necessary for learning and social development, with a strong focus on literacy (reading and writing), math, and study skills/executive functioning. The Early Intervention program (K-1) monitors students in the early grades and provides intervention in academic readiness, skill reinforcement, and social development. ELL specialists are part of the Learning Support Department, collaborating with classroom and content-area teachers. The Student Support Services team includes Academic Leadership, Teachers and Instructional Assistants, Counseling Department, Librarians, Instructional Coaches, and the Optimal Learning Support Department (including Learning Support and ELL Specialists).
The English Language Learner (ELL) program serves grades K-8 in an English immersion environment. ELL specialists and classroom/content area teachers work together to reinforce listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English to promote students' academic growth as they acquire the language.
The Counseling Department provides social-emotional support to CMS students. The Optimal Learning Center supports identified students through Student Support Services. The Early Intervention program includes social development as a focus for early grades, and the Learning Support program emphasizes literacy, math, and study skills to support students' wellbeing and academic growth.
Carol Morgan School (CMS) is an international school in Santo Domingo offering the IB Diploma Programme alongside an American curriculum for students aged 4 to 18. The English-language program is immersive, developing bilingual English and Spanish skills while engaging with Dominican culture. CMS is pursuing IB World School authorization, and its Elementary program from pre-kindergarten to grade 5 provides core subjects—math, reading, writing, science, and social studies—plus art, music, technology, Spanish, and physical education; 4th and 5th graders may study math, science, or social studies with a different homeroom teacher. The 15-acre campus in Mirador Sur includes 98 classrooms, 13 multi-purpose spaces, 3 Makerspaces, 7 technology labs, 8 art spaces, and 9 music rooms. The Shark Center is a 1,400-square-meter gym with a 350-square-meter stage. The field features a size-11 soccer turf and a 9,000 m² grass field. On-campus libraries include an Elementary Library with over 20,000 titles and an MS/HS Library with a quiet area and terrace. CMS emphasizes robotics, service-learning, and language development through programs and clubs.