Peru, Lima
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The school has fully equipped classrooms with state-of-the-art furniture imported from Germany. Almost all classrooms have air-conditioning. In the secondary section there are four fully equipped science laboratories, one each for Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Environmental Systems. In Primary there is a multi-purpose room. Each section has its own large library.
The sporting facilities include three outside covered courts, a coliseum with a basketball court (which can also be used as two volleyball courts), a full-sized swimming pool (and a pool for learners), a small gymnasium, two ping pong tables and two football pitches with artificial grass. Neither football pitch is a full-size one, but the school rents a pitch next door to the campus whenever a full-size pitch is needed.
The school has classrooms furnished with state-of-the-art furniture imported from Germany, and almost all classrooms have air-conditioning. In the secondary section there are four fully equipped science laboratories for Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Environmental Systems. In Primary there is a multi-purpose room. Each section has its own large library.
The school has two art rooms, one with a pottery kiln; a dance room with mirrors, two music rooms and two drama rooms, plus a fully equipped theatre which can seat 278 spectators downstairs and 80 upstairs. Arts and sports facilities support a range of after-school activities in the arts and performance areas.
Hiram Bingham is an international school in Peru offering the International Baccalaureate continuum (PYP, MYP, DP) for ages 3 to 16. Founded in 1980, it is Peru's first school authorised for all three IB programmes (2003) and in 2022 underwent a continuum evaluation by IB. The campus in Santiago de Surco features classrooms with German furniture and air‑conditioning, four secondary science laboratories, a Primary multi‑purpose room, and libraries for each section. Students benefit from extensive arts and performance facilities, including two art rooms, a pottery kiln, a dance room, music and drama spaces, and a theatre seating 358. The school offers a broad extracurricular program across sport, arts and service, with facilities for basketball, swimming, football and more. With 700 students and cohort limits of 50, Hiram Bingham emphasizes personalised education in a close community. English, Spanish and French are taught, with Cambridge and Alliance Française examinations and IB university access.