Peru, Huaraz
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System of Houses with Griffin, Phoenix, Pegasus and Minotaur. All students, teachers, staff and maintenance, and even parents and siblings, belong to the same House for life. Each House is led by a teacher and two students (Captain and Vice-Captain) and competes in various disciplines for points, with Merits adding to the total; at year-end, the Interhouse shield is awarded to the winning House.
El Pinar College is an international school in Peru offering a continuum from Early Years through Senior School. The curriculum combines IEYC and IPC in the early years with Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma Programme in the upper school, anchored in International Baccalaureate framework. IB educators are IB-certified, and the program emphasizes developing global, critical, and engaged citizens. Instruction is multilingual: students study in their home language and learn Spanish as a second language; English is taught as a foreign language, with Cambridge KET, PET, and IGCSE available and IB French possible. The campus supports modern learning with technology-equipped classrooms, science and computing laboratories, libraries, auditorium, a creative arts room, and sports facilities including soccer, basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts. The school runs a four-house system (Griffin, Phoenix, Pegasus, Minotaur) with Interhouse competitions and parent involvement. Volunteering through VolunTeach Peru and Center of Investigation bolster inquiry, leadership, and service.