Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
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Cathedral Community School uses CPALMS (State of Florida, USA) common core standards and NGSS. It provides formal education from Elementary to High School. The school applies student-centered methodologies and fosters ethical and moral values. The academic program is developmentally appropriate, yet challenging and creative.
The school has a performing arts program. Extracurricular activities include Art Club, Drama Club, and School Choir. Dance Class and Cooking are among after-school arts-related activities.
Co-Curricular Program Offerings include a Multi-Cultural Fair, Earth Day Fair, STEAM Fair, and NYMUNLAC (New York Model United Nations Latin America Conference). Mandarin Class is offered.
After School Programs include Soccer Club, Robotics, Art Club, Drama Club, School Choir, Mandarin Class, Chess Club, Taekwondo, Dance Class, Cooking, Catechism, and Tennis.
Color of Hope is the community service program that supports low-income organizations and charitable groups in the community. Cathedral Community School currently supports Fundación Avanzare, Fundación de Blanck, Fundacion Manos Arrugadas (FUNDAMA), and ADOSID. The program develops social responsibility and provides opportunities to apply academic learning to real-life events.
NYMUNLAC (New York Model United Nations Latin America Conference) is part of the co-curricular program, fostering leadership and collaboration. The High School Elective System includes course selection and a variety of elective courses, including a Performing Arts program. The program emphasizes project-based learning and the use of high-order thinking skills.
Sports and recreation are integrated into CCMS life, with activities such as Soccer Club, Taekwondo, and Tennis as part of after-school offerings.
Cathedral Community School is a private, pre-kindergarten through high school in the Dominican Republic serving students aged 3 to 18. It follows the American curriculum, applying CPALMS State of Florida Common Core standards and NGSS from Elementary to High School, with a student-centered approach that fosters collaboration, social-emotional development, critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving in an appropriately designed learning environment. The school emphasizes ethical and moral values and aims to be developmentally appropriate yet challenging. Founded in 2016 and named Cathedral Community School in August 2017 by the Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic, it is accredited as an international school by NEASC through the ACE evaluation protocol. The program supports extracurricular activities, including sports, arts, and leadership, with after-school programs spanning academics, arts, and recreation. The High School Elective System offers college-style course selection, a performing arts program, a no-homework policy, project-based learning, and a variety of electives and activities.