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Peru, Huaraz
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El Pinar College established the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme by inaugurating a Center of Investigation designed to meet its requirements. The Center provides a research-focused environment that supports student initiatives and a global perspective within the IB framework. The IB program develops critical thinking, stimulates curiosity and enhances problem-solving abilities to prepare students as future leaders. We are now a World School.
English-speaking BSP activities with other BSP schools in Lima and Peru include drama and short-story writing. English language instruction emphasizes creativity through reading, writing and expressive speaking. Students engage in creative language tasks across primary and secondary, supporting expressive arts within language learning.
English and French are taught at El Pinar College. The English program follows the English national curriculum and offers Cambridge KET, PET and IGCSE, in addition to the IB Diploma. French is taught from grade 5 to 7 and is offered as an option through grade 9, with IB French possible. Alliance Française supports high-quality French teaching and international exams (CAF1, DELF Prim A1, DELF Junior A2), while IB language courses expose students to world literature.
El Pinar College uses a Houses system to organize student activities. Interhouses 2024 brought together the entire school community on June 22 for a day of sporting and recreational competitions. The red house Snake won the event.
Volunteering at El Pinar College is provided through VolunTeach Peru, which coordinates volunteers for 27 schools across Peru and places British university students with host families to practice English. Since 2015 the school coordinates English-language volunteer visits, with host families offering lodging and cultural exchange. Coordination for volunteer visits is managed by the English Department and school leadership; All parents can become host families by registering with the organization.
Houses system provides leadership opportunities and student involvement across levels. Interhouses events require planning, teamwork and leadership from student delegates. These experiences complement academic study and foster skills in collaboration, communication and project management.
Psychology is integrated into tutor sessions; Our psychologists participate in tutor classes with various counseling topics useful for students. Psychologists build strong bonds of trust with students, enabling them to access counseling when needed. The psychology area is dedicated to holistic development and to monitoring students' personal and social development.
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.
