Colegio Británico de Cartagena

Location: Two campuses in Cartagena, Colombia: Castillogrande Campus on Av Piñango, and Anillo Vial Campus at KM 12. The campuses are accessible within the city via major roads. Castillogrande contact: (+57) 300 815 4026; Anillo Vial contact: (+57) 300 811 7729.

Little Skills CBC; Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School.

Private day school with international curricula (IB Diploma; Cognia) and bilingual programs.

Colombia

The school offers international and bilingual curricula. It pioneered the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) in Cartagena and provides a U.S. Diploma through Cognia, forming a triple qualification: Colombian bilingual, Cognia US Diploma and IB Diploma. The RULER program supports emotional intelligence in partnership with Yale University. A Highscope-inspired preschool program supports development in a bilingual environment. Language learning starts with English in preschool, with French introduced from 4th grade through 12th grade and English proficiency certified with the TOEFL exam in high school. The academic levels span Little Skills, Preschool, Elementary (Active Learning), Middle School (multilingualism) and High School (Triple qualification: national bilingual, Cognia and IB diploma).

The school's triple qualification enables access to universities around the world, through Colombian bilingual, Cognia American and IB Diploma credentials.

1. General requirements: The College admits students from Kindergarten 1 through 9th grade. For grades 10 and 11, each case must be evaluated with prior authorization of the Rectorate; there are no admissions to Grade 12. Parents interested must register some initial data with the Admissions Department and authorize the processing of their personal data. Kinder 3 applicants have a Play Day scheduled on an internal day (Day 5), which is the day the Psychology Department has designated for admissions processes. Applicants to primary and secondary grades must undergo an interview with Psychology and knowledge tests (including an English test). The interview also applies to the parents. 2. Description of the admissions process: Families express their interest in starting the admissions process and send initial information. The school receives the information and invites them to an informational talk. The school offers an informational talk, a presentation of the educational project, a tour of the school, and the purchase of the application form. Families submit the required documentation for the admissions process. Valuation activity: for Kinder 1, after receipt of the applicants' documents, the valuation activity and parent interview are scheduled; for other grades, knowledge tests and interviews with the applicant and with the parents are conducted. The Admissions Committee reviews the documentation and the results of the valuation and interviews to make the final decision. The admissions outcome is: Admitted (continues to enrollment); Not admitted (the reasons are communicated to the family); Partially admitted (the possibility of admission is reviewed by the committee). 3. Diploma Programme entrance: All CBC students may access the Diploma Programme and the IB does not exclude them. All students enrolled at CBC will study the Diploma Programme subjects during the last two years of schooling (Grade 11 and 12). At the end, all students may sit the official IB examinations to obtain the IB Diploma. Depending on the results obtained during the first year and the student's specific conditions, the possibility of awarding certifications instead of the Diploma may be considered. Applicants to Grade 11 from other schools must have outstanding academic results in the majority of the assessments administered, and the Admissions Committee will consider these along with the other required criteria. Grade 11 admissions are at the discretion of the Rector, the Head of the Diploma Programme, and the Diploma Programme Coordinator once it is verified that the student has met in another institution the same subject requirements that will be offered by the College. The Diploma Coordinator informs students of the Diploma Programme elective subjects and teachers present their subjects so that students can make informed decisions about the subjects they will study during the two-year programme. The Coordinator organizes the student groups for each subject area according to the offering for the school year. 4. Responsibilities: The Diploma Programme Coordinator organizes, counsels, and follows up with students through the different admission stages. The Coordinator organizes and conducts informational talks for families interested in the school and for 10th-grade students, and administers student enrollment. Teachers, in addition to knowing and complying with the established guidelines, actively present their subjects to students and support them in choosing what is best for each individual, and provide important information to the Diploma Programme Coordinator for subject planning. Parents and administration know and comply with the guidelines. 5. Updates: 20/10/17 Creation (Version 01). 15/08/24 Introduction and diploma requirements (Version 02). Includes the possibility of suggesting certifications in place of the diploma.