Colegio Bolívar
An Educational Community
¡Creating the Future!
2014-2022
By its very nature, Colegio Bolivar is an institution at the forefront in education. One of our main premises is to act focused on the future. We have designed our Strategic Plan that will lead us through the year 2022. This plan requires everyone’s commitment and participation. It is a key process to finding new and innovative ways to consolidate as an exemplary Educational Community.
All Students, Parents, Teachers, Employees and Management Team, Board of Directors, Founding Members, and Alumni, and are critical to our success in accomplishing our goals.
We want to reach a future that we can visualize together, a future that we will create!
Our Mission
What do we want?
Colegio Bolivar is an educational community whose mission is to educate its students in a bilingual, democratic environment to be autonomous, to demonstrate a spirit of inquiry and collaboration, to uphold a commitment to excellence, and to maintain the highest aspirations for the welfare of both the individual and society.
Vision Statement
Where do we want to go?
By 2022, Colegio Bolivar will be an exemplary learning community in Latin America, with individuals highly prepared to positively impact society.
Our Strategic Goals
What do we want to achieve?
High Quality Teachers
Committed to the Colegio Bolivar teacher profile, exhibiting excellent results and continuous improvement in performance standards: Planning, Instruction, Assessment of/for Learning, Management of the Educational Environment, Professionalism, and Student Progress.
Dynamic and Student-Centered Curriculum and Pedagogy
Systematically monitoring and adjusting programs of study and methodology based on the analysis of student learning outcomes and the evaluation of classroom experiences, while considering cutting-edge educational research and best practices in high-quality schools worldwide.
Parental Commitment and Support
Exemplifying the Bolivar family profile, proactively getting involved in relevant campus activities, and working collaboratively with the school in favor of our educational community.
Responsible Students
Living out the Bolivar student profile, taking ownership of obligation to themselves and their environment, committed to their personal learning process.
Availability of Resources and Sound Governance
Managing responsibly and effectively in light of the mission and vision outlined in Colegio Bolivar’s Strategic Plan.
Our Value Proposition
What makes us different!
A Sense of Community
which our seven stakeholder groups build permanently:
- fostering relationships based on respect, care and trust
- Strengthening bonds and a sense of belonging
- Supporting one another
- Developing a collective identity based on solidarity and appreciation for diversity
- Fully assuming individual and group responsibilities for the welfare of both the Bolivar Community and society.
Differentiated Education
That attends to the needs and supports the talents of each student, both in the academic and the socio-emotional areas:
- Led and facilitated by an interdisciplinary group of teachers, specialists and educational administrators
- Implemented through programs, strategies and interventions in the classroom and beyond.
Bilingualism and Biculturalism
Consolidated within our educational community, constituted by Colombians and a significant proportion of foreigners, where students
- Develop skills to communicate properly, orally and in writing, in both English and Spanish (see profile of Colegio Bolivar graduate)
- Build a deep understanding and appreciation of the cultures that are associated with these two languages
Personal Excellence in Diversity
Understood in our community as the development of the potential of each student, giving the best of themselves, considering their talents, interests, rhythms, learning profiles, and contexts
Methodologies that are at the vanguard
As we are committed to using research-based instructional models and reflective practices so that students are engaged emotionally, behaviorally, and cognitively. This is achieved by:
- Building healthy relationships in which staff and students have a voice
- Establishing clarity in what, why & how students are learning and what success looks like
- Creating high-functioning and challenging learning environments
- Providing professional learning and emotional support to teachers
Strategic Projects
How will we accomplish it?
A Professional Learning Community (PLC)
An Educational Community with highly prepared professionals to provide students with the best possible learning in a joint effort with parents.
Bolivar Inter-Connected
Technological Platform which assures the integration of programs and state-of-the-art technology tools, in both the academic and student services context.
Bolivar Diverse
Differentiated and individualized instruction promoting excellent student performance in school, university, and professional levels.
We Believe in Bolivar
Commitment and joint responsibility of all stakeholders in our Bolivar Community with a shared vision.
Bolivar Makes a Difference
Service Leadership of the Bolivar Community with a social commitment for the individual’s and society’s well-being.