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Peru, Lima
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The International Baccalaureate (IB) programme is offered, including the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma, for students from age 3 to 18. Cambridge English Qualifications are provided through an alliance with Cambridge to support progressive English language learning. The school collaborates with ORT and Yael Fund to strengthen leadership development and Jewish heritage education, including TALAM and iTalAm Hebrew curricula.
The school offers arts-related extracurriculars including a choir and Israeli dances (Rikudim). These activities are led by teachers or external experts.
The school is a trilingual institution delivering Spanish, English, and Hebrew. Hebrew is taught as a heritage language from early years, with TALAM/iTalAm curricula supporting communication, reading and writing, while English is taught as a second official language.
Chess, athletics, basketball, football, gymnastics, table tennis, and volleyball are offered as extracurricular activities. The school has an alliance with Club Hebraica to run several sports after the school day.
Tikún Olam (repairing the world) guides the school community, shaping identity and social responsibility within a Jewish-Peruvian context.
The Student Council (Consejo Estudiantil) is the student governance body, with representatives from each secondary grade; members are elected annually to promote convivencia, serve as role models, and voice student suggestions.
The Wellbeing Program provides specialists through the Wellbeing and Student Support Team (EBAA) to support students and foster a safe, inclusive environment. Positive Discipline is practiced with five criteria: connection, mutual respect with gentle firmness, long-term effectiveness, life skills development, and empowering students.
Colegio León Pinelo is a private basic-education school of the Jewish Association of Peru in San Isidro, Lima. Founded in 1946, it serves around 300 students from pre-nursery to upper secondary and offers the International Baccalaureate continuum (PYP, MYP, DP) for ages 2–18. The program blends IB with Judaic studies and Hebrew, with English as a second official language and Hebrew as a heritage language. The Primary Years Programme uses Units of Inquiry in a bilingual setting, with most content taught in English in Primary. The Middle Years Programme comprises eight subject groups and culminates in the Personal Project; the Diploma Programme includes a monograph, Theory of Knowledge and CAS, with IB assessments. The campus spans over 14,000 square meters and includes four science laboratories, a library, two Makerspaces, dedicated Visual Arts and Music spaces, the Dynamic Classroom and Perelman Auditorium, plus a sports field. Extracurriculars include a choir, Israeli dances, chess, and a Student Council.
