Ecuador, Cuenca
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The school has an institutional uniform consisting of two institutional T-shirts, a polo shirt, a two-piece sports uniform, a sports T-shirt, a uniform jacket, and dark blue jeans. Prices vary by size and are provided as reference for the uniform components.
The canteen provides a snack service and lunch. Lunch costs about $2.80 per day, and a snack service is priced around $55 per month.
The school is a private, secular, coeducational institution. It has no affiliation with or dependence on any political, philosophical, or religious organization and does not receive subsidies from public or private entities. It is funded by tuition and parental contributions.
Unidad Educativa Santana in Cuenca, Ecuador, offers an IB continuum that includes the Diploma Programme (DP) and a preparatory path toward the Middle Years Programme (MYP) as a candidate from October 2024, alongside a Bespoke Curriculum. The Diploma Programme has been authorized since 2011 for the final three years of Bachillerato. The school delivers a trilingual program with English at a city-leading level (Cambridge English Language Assessment) and French taught by native speakers in partnership with the Alliance Française de Cuenca. Santana operates two campuses about 2 km apart: Ciudad de los Niños (nursery through seventh grade) and Matriz Campus (eighth grade to Bachillerato), with a Main Campus for secondary students. The program emphasizes Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) and includes extensive Visual Arts, Music and Choir, Theater and Dance. It runs from early years to high school with sports facilities, Integration and Sports Days, international exchanges, and holistic student development.