{"id":41015,"date":"2025-09-30T16:44:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/?page_id=41015"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:23:19","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41015\" class=\"elementor elementor-41015\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac93d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fac93d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1c8b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d1c8b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a543e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5a543e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cb00e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26cb00e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606493a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"606493a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebc8e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ebc8e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78de9a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78de9a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1944<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54dc19e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54dc19e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mrs. Gladys Bryson, a foreign resident in Cali and an educator by profession, turned a room in her home in the San Fernando neighborhood into a classroom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd794d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bd794d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef2065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ef2065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1944_Jim-Bryson-y-Gladys-Holt-Bryson-e1769613695148.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33510\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1944_Jim-Bryson-y-Gladys-Holt-Bryson-e1769613695148.webp 546w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1944_Jim-Bryson-y-Gladys-Holt-Bryson-e1769613695148-300x266.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a755acf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a755acf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab7192 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eab7192\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9555a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da9555a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/40_bw.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/40_bw.webp 533w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/40_bw-300x116.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9ba59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d9ba59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-638a84e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"638a84e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1947<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56cdfbe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56cdfbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The school already offered classes up to 8th grade. Tuition fees were $20 pesos for Grades 1\u20138 and $15 pesos for Kindergarten. Principal: Elizabeth Cooper.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-255b173 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"255b173\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5072f50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5072f50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35136ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35136ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1950<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c0d84 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96c0d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The school\u2019s name was officially changed to Colegio Bolivar because the previous name, Colegio Anglo-Americano de Cali, was too similar to Colegio Americano. In September 1952, the school obtained its legal status. Principal: Donald R. Thomas (1951\u20131954).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522ad73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"522ad73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766658a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"766658a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/building3-e1770301031735.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/building3-e1770301031735.webp 880w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/building3-e1770301031735-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/building3-e1770301031735-768x579.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0c1fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da0c1fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574dad5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"574dad5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb26660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb26660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1970_kioskos_bc.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33555\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1970_kioskos_bc.webp 587w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1970_kioskos_bc-300x176.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94e914 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e94e914\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793e147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"793e147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1955<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc88eb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cc88eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each student brought their own desk. A kiosk was built for students to use during recess and lunch. Principal: George P. Young (1954\u20131958).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9665628 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9665628\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14328e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a14328e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c27e9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c27e9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1960<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e7beb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86e7beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a donation from the United States, an 18-acre piece of land was acquired for the construction of new school buildings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1e2f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b1e2f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bcb80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36bcb80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VISTA-AEREA-1964-1024x699.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33577\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VISTA-AEREA-1964-1024x699.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VISTA-AEREA-1964-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VISTA-AEREA-1964-768x525.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VISTA-AEREA-1964-1536x1049.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VISTA-AEREA-1964-2048x1399.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b10c25 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b10c25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a80e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26a80e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ab91f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2ab91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Colegio-Bolivar-memories-Primera-Promocion-1961-2-e1770300579143.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37076\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Colegio-Bolivar-memories-Primera-Promocion-1961-2-e1770300579143.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Colegio-Bolivar-memories-Primera-Promocion-1961-2-e1770300579143-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Colegio-Bolivar-memories-Primera-Promocion-1961-2-e1770300579143-768x586.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddfc3f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddfc3f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18875b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18875b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1961<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e09ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64e09ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The school received international accreditation from SACS\/CASI, now known as Cognia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4cafff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4cafff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09207a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e09207a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b01881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b01881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1963<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00668a elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b00668a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under the leadership of Mr. Dale Swall (1958\u20131970), six classroom and service buildings were constructed, and the school relocated to Pance, its current campus. At that time, enrollment reached 600 students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d68f55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d68f55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d9b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15d9b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1963-Sede-Pance-Rectoria.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33592\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1963-Sede-Pance-Rectoria.webp 531w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1963-Sede-Pance-Rectoria-300x228.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f466766 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f466766\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c71ec9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c71ec9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f77e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f77e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/40_bw.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/40_bw.webp 533w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/40_bw-300x116.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae4a5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bae4a5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1ab47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f1ab47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1967<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf7dedf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf7dedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Summer School program began for elementary students whose families did not speak English at home. The goal was to help them maintain their English language skills during the summer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579c58f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"579c58f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b59de0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b59de0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c723bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c723bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1969<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1131795 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1131795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Swall Auditorium was built. Mr. Gengenbach began selling donuts and sandwiches from his food truck.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f1a98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3f1a98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb7a939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb7a939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1990_Swall-Auditorium.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37103\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1990_Swall-Auditorium.jpg 944w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1990_Swall-Auditorium-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1990_Swall-Auditorium-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a39387 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a39387\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e091d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02e091d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c60d5b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c60d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/building009-e1770384449920.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37111\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/building009-e1770384449920.jpg 905w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/building009-e1770384449920-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/building009-e1770384449920-768x760.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8599b9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8599b9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2e9a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c2e9a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1970<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0cc25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d0cc25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Summer Course was launched for employees\u2019 children, where volunteer teachers provided English literacy lessons free of charge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f5732 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90f5732\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d020f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d020f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941c152 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"941c152\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a37b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69a37b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1972<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8238bbb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8238bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The John P. Lee Gymnasium was built, initially serving as the cafeteria. Sports such as golf and tennis were practiced, and student government was established for both Middle and High School. Other activities like the Chess Club, Scouts, and a music band gained popularity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d4934 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35d4934\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a821dac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a821dac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b86724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b86724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1974<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90449b9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90449b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Colombian Education Ministry approved Colegio Bolivar\u2019s Colombian Study Plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43063f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43063f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c110cc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c110cc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1979-Escudo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1979-Escudo.jpg 494w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1979-Escudo-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c642fa2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c642fa2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4053f62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4053f62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c413e26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c413e26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710dbd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"710dbd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1979<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d1fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70d1fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The swimming pool was inaugurated. A soccer field was built, and the Library opened in Block G that same year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4e4ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c4e4ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6519777 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6519777\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af1f9b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4af1f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1984<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ec915 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8ec915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The current cafeteria facilities were inaugurated. Dr. Martin A. Felton became the new Head of School.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea53941 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea53941\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4b003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b4b003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2002_cafeteria-e1769618691602.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-large size-large wp-image-38863\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2002_cafeteria-e1769618691602.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2002_cafeteria-e1769618691602-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcbe547 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fcbe547\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2bc43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd2bc43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d29e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d29e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/28.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38868\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/28.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/28-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359f774 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"359f774\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35a309 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c35a309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1992<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f90f3e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f90f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The current parking area was built, and the Martin Felton Library was inaugurated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4e373 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f4e373\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f3b53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20f3b53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b301985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b301985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1994<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e7164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77e7164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Science Building was inaugurated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1831f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be1831f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8438dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8438dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1999_science-building_bw.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38873\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1999_science-building_bw.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1999_science-building_bw-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dbb34a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4dbb34a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ed76f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06ed76f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e83d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e83d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1999_musica-e1769619349304.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38881\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1999_musica-e1769619349304.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1999_musica-e1769619349304-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1843d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1843d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d665a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4d665a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1995<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f06952 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f06952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Preschool music room was remodeled, and improvements were made to the main soccer field. A slide and locker rooms were built in the ecological park (soccer field area).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a33451d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a33451d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f52a60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f52a60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce483e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fce483e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1996<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8b335 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a8b335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cafeteria dining area was reconstructed, replacing the old kiosks. Students presented various artistic performances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d71e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2d71e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce7fcb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce7fcb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/12-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/12-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/12-1-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0665b2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0665b2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027521f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"027521f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4478776 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4478776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1986-Office-Building-1024x772.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38883\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1986-Office-Building-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1986-Office-Building-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1986-Office-Building-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1986-Office-Building-1536x1158.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1986-Office-Building.jpg 1556w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c2028b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c2028b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1598f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1598f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1997<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f90e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f90e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New subjects and computer labs were introduced. All administrative offices were equipped with computers and internet access.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fee8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69fee8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b84fd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b84fd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9fbe1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c9fbe1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23101a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23101a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2003<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-febfecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"febfecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Joseph Nagy was appointed Head of School.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad59eb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad59eb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88bddb4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88bddb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e3b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20e3b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2007<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a8023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94a8023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Opening of the Early Childhood Center \u201cEl Nido.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a914e31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a914e31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d5ca6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59d5ca6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349fe19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"349fe19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b56bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1b56bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1980_bloque-J-e1770123437114.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1980_bloque-J-e1770123437114.jpg 422w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1980_bloque-J-e1770123437114-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939bef7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"939bef7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c24a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15c24a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22a1f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d22a1f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Inauguration of Block J, expanding classroom capacity for the secondary program and electives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd323f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebd323f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed04fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ed04fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e8d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74e8d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2010<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b2eb36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b2eb36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The falcon was adopted as the school\u2019s official mascot following a participatory process in which the Bol\u00edvar community voted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3032e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e3032e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b5883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4b5883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39494\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.colegiobolivar.edu.co\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-2-300x269.jpg 300w, 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