Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The American School of Lima
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| Established | 1946 |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Affiliation | SCAC, ADCA, NHS, Peruvian Debate Association, Tri-M, TSA |
| Headmaster | Carol Kluznik |
| Faculty | approx 200 |
| Students | approx 1,300 |
| Grades | Pre-kindergarten, Primary 1-5, Secondary 6-8, high 9-12 |
| Location | Apartado 18-0977, Lima, Peru |
| Mascot | Condor |
| Yearbook | 'El chasqui' |
| Newspaper | 'The New Deal' |
| mission statement | Our mission is to empower our students to pursue their passion for learning, lead lives of integrity and create socially responsible solutions. |
| Primary language | English |
| Website | www.amersol.edu.pe |
Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The American School of Lima is a K–12 school in Lima, Peru, founded by a group of American families in the mid-1940s, with the intent of providing an American Education. Its first campus was located in the San Isidro District; it was eventually moved to the current location in Camacho, La Molina. Its students, faculty, and staff is comprised by nationalities from all over the world. The student body is made up of about 1,300 students.
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[edit] History
F.D.Roosevelt was founded in 1946 by American residents in Peru. It is a non-sectarian, non-profit, private day school supported by tuition and fees. The program is co-educational, non-residential and extends from early childhood (age 3) through twelfth grade. The school is governed by a 12-member Board of Directors representing the Instituto Educacional Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The American School of Lima is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Peruvian Ministry of Education.
[edit] Enrollment
Total Pre-K - 12 enrollment is 1239 students including United States citizens (24%), Peruvian citizens (54%),Korean Citizens (5%), and nationals representing 42 other countries (17%).
[edit] School facilities
The Elementary, Middle School and High School programs are housed in facilities distributed throughout the campus. The Dr. Anne S. Johnson Media Center, known as the Media Center, constructed in 1984 has over 40,000 volumes and a wide range of audio-visual resources. The school has more than 500 computers installed in 3 labs, many classrooms, and most offices. Most are networked and Internet accessible. We used to have well-equipped science labs and 2 large gymnasiums also support the instructional and extracurricular programs. Also recently the school had finally built a in door swimming pool in 2007, which had taken about 20 years.
[edit] Academics
The educational program is that of a United States college preparatory school. Education is bilingual featuring obligatory courses in both English and Spanish, The Pre-K through grade 5 Elementary School is organized in heterogeneous classroom units. The grade 6 through grade 8 Middle School has adopted a typical US Middle School philosophy based on a recognition of developmental needs and preparation for a demanding high school college preparatory program.
Emphasis in the High School (grades 9-12) is on preparation for entrance into colleges or universities in the US, Peru, or other countries. The curriculum is designed to meet both United States and Peruvian standards. All students follow the U.S. program of studies. Those Peruvian or international students who also wish to obtain a Peruvian certificate will take some additional courses in order to meet the Peruvian Ministry of Education's requirements. Classes which vary in length meet for a minimum of 240 minutes per week the high school has a 7 period schedule with classes meeting 4 periods a week. On top of the Peruvian and US Diplomas, Roosevelt offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and Honors Diploma (less IB courses than the IB Diploma) for its more gifted students. Students may choose to obtain an International Baccalaureate Diploma, an Honors Diploma, a Peruvian Certificate, a United States diploma. If they obtain the Peruvian, then they automatically obtain the US. They can decide either to have the IB Diploma, or the Honors Diploma, which requires only 4 IB Courses, one at higher level, TOK, and the Service portion of CAS.
The School also offers a range of programs for students with special needs, including mild learning disabilities, remedial, and English-as-a-Second-Language. The American School of Lima is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Peruvian Ministry of Education.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Clubs & Societies
There are several student run clubs such as Model United Nations, Debate Club, Ecology Club, Operation Smile, Knowledge Bowl, Peruvian Social Studies Club, Theater Arts Club, Climbing Club, etc. Students engage in club activities, as well as community service, to enhance knowledge outside the classroom. There are also honor societies such as the National Honor Society, Tri-M, TSA and the Varsity Club.
[edit] Peruvian Debate Association
Sixto Ramos, a teacher in Colegio Roosevelt, founded the Peruvian Debate Association in 1995. Consequently, Peru has attended the debate championships at an international level.
[edit] TSA
The Technology Student Association (TSA) chapter in Peru was founded on October, 2004 by Alvaro Proaño, Alfredo Chuquihuara, Dannel Jurado, Vicente Santivañez, Ernie Ji and Joshua Barton. The birth of the TSA chapter in Peru was possible by the inconditional help of current sponsor Vicky Quiroz. The TSA chapter in Peru has taken various projects like the Garage Sale and the monthly Game Nights.
[edit] The New Deal
The high school's newspaper was named The New Deal and was handled by the Journalism class. However, as the aforementioned class has ceased to exist, the New Deal has gone completely online but is currently not being published.
[edit] El Chasqui
The High School's official annual yearbook. The word "chasqui" or "chaski" is from an indigenous Peruvian language of the quechua (or kechwa) people. It means "messenger."
[edit] Sports
There are several sports teams of all levels: soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, softball, and swimming to name a few.
This year, the basketball team traveled to Santiago, Chile to participate in the SCAC basketball tournament. The team members included
Andres "Wiwi" Aleson,
Yaroslav "Sparky" Rovanov,
Cody "Pittsburgh" Steffick,
Justin "Snowflake" Lindstrom,
Sebastian "Kool Aid" Arrarte,
Daniel "Hoops" Hoffmann,
Sebastian Carrillo,
Eric "The Doctor" Degler
[edit] ICC
ICC is also known as "In Class Competition." It is an activity in which 9th~12th grade will compete with each other in academics and athletics. Each grade has to choose two colors, create a motto, and a cheer for the opening ceremony. It is divided into several blocks such as athletic, English, Math, Science, Humanities, and others. ICC will last about five days during one entire week, and the winners will get a trophy with the representing team's color.
