Asociación Escuelas Lincoln

Asociación Escuelas Lincoln
Location
Buenos Aires Argentina
Coordinates	34°29′31.11″S 58°28′55.28″W
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Fiat Lux ("Let there be light")
Established	1936
Faculty	105 full-time faculty members.
Grades	PK-12
Enrollment	884
Campus size	9 hectare
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and yellow
Athletics	Soccer, basketball, swimming, softball and volleyball
Athletics conference	Southern Cone Athletic Conference, Agrupacion Deportiva Escuelas del Norte, The Friendship Games
Affiliation	None
Website	http://www.lincoln.edu.ar/

Asociación Escuelas Lincoln is an international school located in La Lucila, a residential neighborhood just north of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The school has class sizes of 15-22 students and is the only US accredited school in Argentina.

Curriculum

The curriculum is based on American and International School systems and offers the International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement, as well as the Argentine 'Polimodal' High School certification.

Sports

The school's mascot is the Condor. The school is a member and the creator of SAAC (South American Athletic Conference), in which it takes part in football (soccer), basketball, and volleyball.

Lincoln clubs and organizations

The school is bounded by the red line. The bridge connects the main campus on the left with the field on the right.

The high school hosts the following clubs.

GAN (Environmental): Promotes awareness of environmental issues such as recycling and water use. The club sells re-usable Nalgene waterbottles.

Student Council*: Focuses on student-body related issues such as the cafeteria line and library policies. This club holds the annual Welcome-Back Luau, Unity Day, Talent Show and "Mr. Lincoln" Beauty Pageant.

GAN (Human Rights): Focuses on humanitarian issues related to human rights violations. Organizes high-school wide letter writing campaigns each semester.

SCAC Athletic Conference: Competes with other International schools in South America.

Model United Nations*: Focuses on international concerns, and discusses possible solutions in the style of the UN. Attends a conference in Brazil each year.

National Honor Society*: Focuses on community service both within and outside the school. This club sponsors MTV Night, the Christmas Toy Drive, and other service-related projects each year. The money goes to schools and hospitals. The members range from tenth to twelfth grade.

Community Service: Focuses on Lincoln's community service in the province of Chaco. Hosts the Valentine's Dance and Bowl-a-thon in addition to packing sessions.

Lincoln Student Fine Arts*: LSFA is one of the only student founded and student run organizations at Lincoln. It focuses on organizing a variety of artistic events throughout the school year, through which it raises money to support those in need. Lincoln Student Fine Arts staged the musical School Times in April 2009 and Lincoln's 1st Annual Comedy Festival. * Denotes organizations run by students

External links

• School website

LSFA: Lincoln Students Fine Arts

• lincolnstudentfinearts.webs.com