Colegio Helvetia
| Colegio Helvetia | |
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| type of school | Playgroup , kindergarten , primary school , high school |
| founding | 1948 |
| address |
Calle 128 # 71A-91, Bogotá |
| place | Bogotá |
| Federal District | Bogotá |
| Country | Colombia |
| Coordinates | 4 ° 42 '53 " N , 74 ° 4' 34" W |
| student | 769 |
| Teachers | 72 |
| management | Cédric Schuppisser |
| Website | www.helvetia.edu.co |
The Colegio Helvetia , abbreviated to CHB for Colegio Helvetia de Bogotá , is a private multilingual Swiss school in Bogotá , the capital of Colombia . The co-educational and non-denominational school teaches in a German-speaking and a French-speaking section. In addition to these official national languages of Switzerland also is English taught. The language of instruction at the school is Spanish .
history
The school was founded by a group of Swiss citizens in Bogotá with the aim of giving their children an education that would allow them to return to Switzerland and complete university studies there. Classes began in 1948 in a house at the intersection of Carrera 7 and Calle 48 on the outskirts of Bogotá. At the beginning there were 48 pupils who were spread over the kindergarten and four primary school classes and were taught by five Swiss teachers. In 1953 the school was able to move into the new building designed by a Swiss architect at the intersection of Calle 128 and Carrera 71A. 1981 was the first senior year of a class taught in German, previously only French lessons were offered.
concept
The educational program is regulated by Educationsuisse and sponsored by the cantons of Bern and Valais . 72 teachers from Switzerland, Colombia and France teach around 770 students at the school. The school's highest qualification corresponds to the Matura in Switzerland and the Colombian Bachillerato .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b BAK (ed.): Development of the network of Swiss schools abroad . June 28, 2016, p. 17 .
- ↑ Cédric Schuppisser. In: Linkedin. Retrieved February 14, 2020 .
- ^ A co-founder was Paul Etter. COLEGIO HELVETIA LAMENTA FALLECIMIENTO DE PAUL ETTER. In: www.helvetia.edu.co. Retrieved April 10, 2020 (Spanish).
- ↑ Historia. In: Colegio Helvetia. Retrieved February 14, 2020 (Spanish).
- ↑ educationsuisse - organs. In: www.educationsuisse.ch. Retrieved February 14, 2020 .
- ^ Profesores. Colegio Helvetia, accessed on February 14, 2020 (Spanish).