Admissions open
from 18 months
and older
Upcoming
Open
Houses
Saturday July 27
Saturday August 24
Saturday October 19
Saturday November 30
Saturday December 14
Application
Process
Thank you for wanting to be part of this community that wants to transform education! Avante Global School has admissions from Tots grade (18 months old) to 6th grade.
We are a Calendar B School, that means that our academic year begins in August but we have open admissions throughout the year, according to the places available in each course.
Required documents
for the admission process:
- Civil registration
- Students 7 years old and older, attach a photocopy of the Identity Card.
- A passport size photo, in color, on a white background. family picture
- Copies of parents' ID cards.
- Copies of the parents' affiliation to an EPS.
- Employment certificates of both parents.
- Employment certificates of both parents.
- Bank references of both parents.
- General medical certificate that includes vaccination schedule, health examination, audiometry and optometry.
- For foreign students, visa valid on the first day of classes.
- Two letters of recommendation for personal reference, preferably from families in Avante or Cartagena. If you do not have one, present references from the company where you work.
- A letter of recommendation from teachers.
- Latest school report (for applicants to grades 1 to 4). Therapeutic monitoring report (if applicable).
Additional documents for complete the process (if applicable)
- Study certificates from the previous school.
- Proof or certificate of good conduct from the previous school.
- Proof of peace and safety from the previous school.
- Certificado de baja SIMAT del colegio anterior
FAQs
We have the academic cycles of Little, Preschool, Primary and the first grade of Baccalaureate. Our school advances one grade each year. We currently receive children from 18 months of age, turning in August (the month in which our academic year begins)
We are calendar B, we start the school year in August and end the year during the first week of June. National recess week, Christmas and Easter holidays are taken as normal.
Depending on the academic year to which the student belongs, our schedules are:
- Little Avante (Tots, Walkers and Explorers)
Regular hours (Monday to Friday): 8am to 12noon
Extended hours (optional, Monday to Thursday): from 8am to 2:45pm
Every Friday students leave at 12:00 - Preschool (Pk to First)
Regular hours (Monday to Thursday): 7:45am to 2:45pm
Every Friday students leave at 12:00 - Primary (Second to Fifth)
Regular hours (Monday to Thursday): 7:30am to 2:45pm
Every Friday students leave at 12:00
Our court date is August 31st. The ages for each course are:
- Tots: 18 months
- Walkers: 2 years
- Explorers: 3 years
- Prekindergarten: 4 years
- Kindergarten: 5 years
- First: 6 years
- Second: 7 years
- Third: 8 years
- Fourth: 9 years
- Fifth: 10 years
English is the main language of instruction at Avante, taking into account that we follow an international curriculum and the American common core. In the Little and Preschool cycles there is flexibility with the Spanish language, taking into account that we must work on the children's mother tongue. Signature classes programs such as art, sports,
music, etc. They are taught in Spanish.
All of our students will graduate with a double degree: a US diploma and a Colombian diploma.
We are currently in phase 2 of 3, for NEASC (New England Association of Colleges and Schools, formerly Commission on American and International Schools Abroad (CAISA)) accreditation.
This is a highly recognized standard of excellence worldwide, NEASC accreditation is only held by few schools in Colombia and attests to the high quality and integrity of an educational institution.
Our methodology is based on PBL, Project Based Learning. Project-based learning is a teaching method in which students learn by doing, actively participating in real-world, personally meaningful projects. Our approach encourages commitment, entrepreneurship and promotes the development of modern learning skills.
We promote a culture of healthy eating, through understanding the eating and nutritional process of students of all ages with our Support Department.
We offer lunch service with an external supplier that provides us with balanced menus, designed to meet the nutritional needs of the different stages of development. Students can choose between 3 protein and legume options, vegetarian menu, 2 carbohydrate options, fruit and vegetable accompaniment, water and/or natural fruit juice.
We also give the possibility to families who prefer it,
to bring lunch to students from home. Snacks are brought from home by each student.
At Avante we have a "Learning Support Department", an interdisciplinary team of psychology, speech therapy, psychopedagogy, occupational therapy, among others, pending to accompany the comprehensive process (academic and emotional) of each student and promote a healthy coexistence at school. through conscious discipline.
We are a non-denominational secular school. This means that at Avante we respect freedom of worship, accepting families of different religions as long as they share our same values.Promovemos una educación altamente estructurada en valores desde el perfil de nuestro estudiante y creemos que cada estudiante debe vivir permanentemente experiencias de transformación social a través de proyectos que les generan sensibilidad humana, social y comunitaria.
Sin embargo, no podemos ignorar que la mayoría de la población colombiana es católica, es por eso por lo que ofrecemos la oportunidad a los estudiantes cuyas familias elijan prepararse para la 1ra comunión y confirmación a través de las clases de Religión Católica.
We are part of Golden Circle Schools, a community of schools founded by Dr. Frank Locker and the founders of Gimnasio los Caobos. We are a community of schools that share the same mission, vision and methodology. At this time, the Los Caobos Gym, located in Bogotá, is also part of the community.
The intention is to have an increasingly broader community, having more schools in different cities in Colombia.
