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Located in Alto La Paloma, Valle Volcanes, Puerto Montt (Alto La Paloma sector). The campus moved to Alto La Paloma in 1997 and was built to high standards of comfort, acoustics, lighting, ventilation, and energy efficiency.

PlayGroup through IV Medio (Preschool to 12th grade).

Private, co-educational Catholic school.

Catholic

PlayGroup dismissal at 12:30; PreKinder and Kinder dismissal at 13:00. After-school program runs Monday to Friday from 13:00 to 17:30 during the school term.

The school has a cafeteria where students eat and take breaks. There is no on-site lunch service; students bring their lunches from home. With prior permission, students may go home to eat lunch.

The school is privately owned by Fernando Orellana Fernández and Claudia García de Orellana. The educational society was transferred to its current owners in 1993.

The American School is a private, co‑educational Catholic school founded in 1960 and serves students from PlayGroup through IV Medio. It emphasizes mastery of the English language. Formacion Espiritual and Formacion Humana are core components of the Área de Formación. A Virtues program recognizes student progress with a Merit Slip and focuses on virtues such as order, obedience, responsibility, friendship, generosity, respect, honesty, and effort. Cambridge English Qualifications are part of the school's partnerships, and the disciplinary philosophy is formative with penalties only for internal-rule breaches.

Play Group has up to 20 students, Pre Kinder up to 25, Kinder up to 25, and 1st through 4th Básico up to 32, with 5th Básico to 4th Medio up to 32 students and exceptional cases up to 35.

SIMCE and PDT results place The American School among the top schools in the commune. About 90% of graduates from 4th year of high school enter university in their first or second choice. Of those, approximately 74% attend traditional universities and 20% attend private universities.

Approximately 90% of 4th year graduates enter university in their first or second choice. Of those, about 74% attend traditional universities and 20% attend private universities.

Formación Humana supports character, affectivity, and sexuality within the school's educational project. PASOS is a structured program for students from Kindergarten through IV Medio with weekly sessions in Orientation. PASOS teachers receive training from Universidad Los Andes, and teachers participate in Cambridge and Oxford training and the Red VESS network. PASOS parents have voluntary counseling and workshops at parent meetings. CEIS psychopedagogical batteries monitor development and guide vocational orientation. Bull's test, IPCS, and autoreporte identify aggression, socio-emotional issues, and self-perception.

CEIS psychopedagogical batteries monitor development and guide vocational orientation. Bull's test screens aggression and bullying dynamics from 2nd grade to II Medio. IPCS screens behavioral and socioemotional issues for children aged 3-5. Autorreporte is an instrument applied to 1st-grade students to understand their self-perception. A psychologist conducts K-1 transitions and supports PASOS.

The school is private, co-educational, English-intensive, and Catholic. The school offers English language instruction and provides a pathway to Cambridge English Qualifications through the Chileno-Británico Institute. English is presented as a vital global language in the school's mission. Through partnerships with Cambridge and Oxford, teachers access training in foreign-language instruction. The school emphasizes English mastery as a central part of the curriculum.

Formación Humana supports mental well-being through character formation. PASOS includes weekly orientation sessions focusing on affectivity. A psychologist conducts transition talks for Kindergarten to 1st grade and provides parental guidance. CEIS, IPCS, and autoreporte monitor behavioral and socioemotional development. The school provides ongoing professional development including training on abuse prevention and autism (TEA) and safety.

Staff receive training in abuse prevention and TEA compliance. The environment is described as safe and family-like. A psychologist conducts transitions and supports safeguarding within PASOS.

Welcome to our TAS community! We are a private, co-educational Catholic school founded in 1960, with students from PlayGroup through 12th grade. We are distinguished by the development of strong values, English language proficiency, and academic excellence delivered through personalized attention to students in a safe and family-like environment. The following documents are available for download for the Admissions process and the corresponding application form: Admission Form; General Rules of the Admissions Process 2026 and Vacancies; Circular 2026; Regulations and administrative payment processes of The American School of Puerto Montt; Learn about our Institutional Educational Project here.