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Ecuador, Quito
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Social-emotional Wellbeing is a focus in the Strategic Plan. It ensures all students have a trusted adult and a social connection with their peers to promote wellbeing and social integration, and it uses data collection, analysis, and related interventions to support student wellbeing and develop school values.
Special Education Needs is addressed through a collaborative best-practice approach with a dedicated Student Support Team focused on academic and social outcomes. Services include Learning Support (LS), Speech and Language Therapy (SLT), and English Language Learner (ELL) - International Section; Learning Support uses a Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework to provide universal, small-group, and intensive interventions to meet diverse learning needs.
English Language Learner (ELL) Support (International Section): The ELL teacher works within MTSS to support students with specific English Language Learning needs. Accommodations may reinforce reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and collaboration with classroom teachers provides appropriate scaffolding to ensure equal access to the curriculum.
Mental wellbeing is integrated into the Strategic Plan under Social-emotional Wellbeing, which aims to promote wellbeing and social integration by ensuring every student has a trusted adult and social connections with peers; the school collects data and implements interventions to support wellbeing and reinforce school values.
Safeguarding is supported by the Personal Data Protection Policy, which outlines how the school protects personal data in accordance with the Organic Law on Personal Data Protection (LOPDP). It designates a Data Protection Officer and provides contact details, explains the purposes of data processing (e.g., tuition contracts, communications, and service delivery), and defines data subject rights.
Colégio Americano de Quito is a day school for ages 3–18, offering the International Baccalaureate (PYP, MYP, DP) alongside U.S. college-preparatory standards. It operates two sections: National Section (50% English, 50% Spanish) and International Section (90% English, 10% Spanish). Graduates earn a U.S. high school diploma and an Ecuadorian Bachillerato; the IB Diploma is optional and noted on the transcript. Recognized by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Education, the IBO, and Cognia, the school was founded in 1939 and opened in 1940, moving to Carcelén in 1983; a new campus is planned. Facilities include a School Stadium, Secondary and Primary Coliseums, multiple soccer fields, indoor courts, outdoor track, and a weight room. The campus supports robotics and computer laboratories, BYOD from grade 6, a secure Wi‑Fi network, and libraries with print and digital resources. Extracurriculars include coding/robotics, book club, diversity club, and extensive arts and music offerings.
