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Gimnasio Los Caobos is a prestigious private preparatory school in Bogota, Colombia. It is associated with the Society of Jesus and prepares students from grades K1 through 12.〔()〕 It is ranked as "Very Superior" by the Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education - ICFES. Located in the Municipality of Chía, Cundinamarca, within the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá, Colombia, the school was founded in 1991 by Rev. Gabriel Giraldo, S.J. and a group of notable lawyers from the Pontifical Xavierian University.〔()〕 It also is a founding member of the UCB (Unión de Colegios Bilingues), the second biggest bilingual school association in Colombia. == History == In 1989 under the decision of Rev. Father Gabriel Giraldo Zuluaga, S.J. -then Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Pontifical Xavierian University-, Felipe Diago Jabois and a group of notable lawyers, former alumni from the same university, decided to found a preparatory school under the basis of Catholic principles and quality, bilingual, socially-responsible, and environmentally-friendly education, promoting investigation, technology and aim to serve the nation.〔 During May, 1991 Giraldo Zuluaga along with Rodrigo Noguera Laborde, Gabriel Melo Guevara, Roberto Camacho Weberberg, Eduardo Vergara Wiesner, Jaime Alberto Guzmán Vargas, Gladys Salazar de Hidalgo, Felipe Diago Jabois, Isabel Cristina Bettin and Alicia Martínez de Suárez, gave birth to "Gimnasio Los Caobos" establishing the school at the Locality of Suba (Bogotá).〔 In 1995 Gimnasio Los Caobos moved to its present 53.600 m2 Campus located at the Vereda La Balsa, in the Municipality of Chia. Since 1996, is one of the top Bilingüal preparatory schools in the country, due to the fact that courses in the English language were thought by Canadian staff.〔 In 2011 on the occasion of its 20th Anniversary, Gimnasio Los Caobos was awarded the "Order of Policarpa Salavarrieta - Great Cross" by the Assembly of Cundinamarca. In 2003, the school had already received the "Order of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia" and in 2001, the "Simon Bolivar Medal" was conferred by the Ministry of National Education. 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「Gimnasio Los Caobos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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