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Corporación Educativa American School, one of the top-ranking educational institutions in Colombia,〔http://w3.icfes.gov.co:8080/planteles/inc_list_mun.asp?dpto=08&mun=08573&periodo=2008&ref=1&button=Encontrar〕〔http://www.dinero.com/noticias-caratula/mejores-colegios/54048.aspx〕 is a private, non-denominational bilingual school located in the city of Barranquilla. The American School, as it is usually referred to by its students and the school community, is fully accredited by the Colombian Ministry of Education.〔http://www.educacion.atlantico.gov.co/servicios/directorio/detalles.php?id=435〕 The school's success is owing to its pedagogical approach, which allows the adaptation of the school programs to suit its students' individual learning needs, without disregarding the highest national and international educational benchmarks. Most of American School alumni have enrolled in the country's most prestigious higher learning centers, while some have gone to colleges in South America or Europe. The American School offers formal education for infants through 11th grade, which is the senior grade in Colombia.〔http://www.mineducacion.gov.co/1621/articles-85906_archivo_pdf.pdf〕 Classes are taught in both English and Spanish. From preschool up to 9th grade, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, Literature, and Language Arts are taught in English. That is why the American School students have fluent command of both Spanish and English. In 10th and 11th grades students work hard in their preparation for the ICFES test,〔http://web2.icfes.gov.co/〕 SAT and TOEFL. Besides the bilingual program, the school offers its students plastic arts, dance, scenic arts, ballet, and sports courses. American School students participate in science fairs, musical contests, artistic, and sportive events inside and outside the school.〔http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/P/pelaltamira/pelaltamira.asp〕〔http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/V/vsdaltamira/vsdaltamira.asp〕〔http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/C/cuagenda260308/cuagenda260308.asp〕〔http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/A/aintercolegial/aintercolegial.asp〕 == History == The American School was founded by two young educators,Sara Melamed in 1988.〔http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/R/rgamericanschool/rgamericanschool.asp〕 Mrs Márquez's intention was to offer an alternative to the same-for-everybody education, which ruled in South American schools. Mrs. Márquez decided that her new school's classes would be small and the school's teaching and learning processes would be mediated by constructivist pedagogical approaches, including the socratic questioning. Mrs. Márquez also decided to establish school programs to instill self-efficacy beliefs in her students. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Corporación Educativa American School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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