Anglo Colombian School
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| Anglo Colombian School Colegio Anglo Colombiano |
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| Bogota, Colombia |
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| Type | Private School |
| Established | 1956 |
| Headmaster | Alan Shanks |
| Enrollment | 1,820 |
| Website | www.anglocolombiano.edu.co |
The Anglo Colombian School (Colegio Anglo-Colombiano in Spanish) is an elite private school in Bogota, Colombia and is one of Colombia's highest ranking and most exclusive private bilingual schools. The Colegio Anglo-Colombiano has been an IB World School since February 1980. It offers the full International Baccalaureate Organization programmes: the IB Primary Years Programme, IB Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme. The School was established by a renowned group of Colombian and British private citizens (including four previous ambassadors) inspired by the principles of traditional British education, including the time-honoured house system.
The school also belongs to the Uncoli Organization. The Uncoli is a union of international schools in Bogota. They are the governing body of all inter-school competitions and provide the organizational support for sporting, academic and artistic events among the schools.
[edit] House system
These are the corresponding naval officers and colours for each of the houses:
| House | Admiral | Colour |
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| Rodney | George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, Admiral (1718-1792) | Blue |
| Hood | Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, British Admiral.(1724-1816) | Green |
| Nelson | Horatio Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, Vice-Admiral (1758-1805) | Red |
| Beatty | David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, Admiral (1881-1936) | Yellow |
Additionally, there's a fifth house, Drake (after Sir Francis Drake), reserved for alumni. Drake members will usually not vie directly with actual students in competition events.
[edit] Alumni
The Anglo has a broad group of alumni that have succeeded in various disciplines domestically and overseas.
Simon Gaviria- Youngest congressman in the Colombian lower chamber.
Carlos Granes (92´)-- recent winner of the Isabel Polanco Literary Prize.
Harry Sasson (89´)- Respected and world renowned chef.
Juan Manuel Santos - Current President of Colombia
[edit] External links
- Anglo Colombian School official website
- International Baccalaureate Organization official website
- Anglo Alumni Portal
