Colegio Los Nogales
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Colegio Los Nogales is a private school located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was founded on June 14, 1982.
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School Profile
Founded in 1982, Colegio Los Nogales, a bilingual Colombian private, Catholic, non-profit, coeducational, day school teaches students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Student body
There are ~875 students enrolled in the school: 365 in secondary, ~300 in elementary and ~220 in primary. The school celebrated the graduation of its first senior class in June 1992; Los Nogales graduated its fourteenth class in June 2005.
Curriculum
The elementary and middle school curriculum is taught in English and Spanish. English, Math, Science, and some Social Studies courses are taught in English, while other Social Studies and Spanish courses are taught in Spanish.
The high school curriculum meets rigorous requirements: four years each of mathematics, English, Spanish, social studies, physical education, religion, art; three years of French or Portuguese, depending on the student's choice; two semesters of physics, biology and chemistry. Electives are offered where students specialize in one or more areas, and choose from music (orchestra, marching band, and choir) drama, dance, and fine art (photography, sculpture, and oil painting). Most math and science classes are taught in English, while some social studies, Latin American and Spanish literature classes are taught in Spanish. As of this year, the school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in calculus, physics, English literature and composition, Biology, microeconomics and macroeconomics, world history, chemistry, Statistics, music theory, studio art, computer science,and Spanish language.
Faculty and class size
All 117 faculty members hold university degrees in education and/or their field of specialty. The teaching staff is mainly Colombian. This year the school has more than 22 native English-speaking teachers, the majority of whom the school has recruited from North American universities. The average class size is 22 and the faculty/student ratio is 1:9.
Community Service Program
Each junior and senior student participates in the school’s community service program and must spend 50 hours per semester coordinating extra-curricular activities. Likewise, the school advises the overall administration of five low-income public schools in Bogotá.
Accreditation
The school was recently accepted as a member of the NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges)
Grading
Colegio Los Nogales uses an unweighted marking system. Letter grades are required for all courses: an AH (90-100) indicates excellent achievement, an H (80-89) indicates above average achievement, an S (70-79) indicates satisfactory achievement, an A (60-69) indicates a passing grade, while an I (59 and less) indicates insufficient understanding or performance, and need for remediation.
House system
All students and faculties are assigned to one of three houses or clans. Each of the names of the houses have an essential meaning in Greek. Eudikia=Honesty Politeia=Responsibility Filia=Respect Students do many things in the houses once a year, like a competition, which lasts all day. The success of the teams depend on the points which one scores.
Sports
Colegio Los Nogales has various sports facilities, which include basketball and volleyball courts, a hockey rink, and six playing fields. The school is a member of UNCOLI - International School Association in Bogotá, and competes in several sports: soccer, basketball, volleyball, track and field, and chess.
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