Colegio Internacional de Caracas
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The Colegio Internacional de Caracas (International School of Caracas)is an international school located in Caracas, Venezuela. It was founded in 1896 as the Colegio Americano, and assumed its present name in 1971 when it merged with the Academia La Castellana.
The school provides courses from the pre-nursery level up through 12th grade and offers the International Baccalaureate Middle Years (MYP) and Diploma (DP) programs.
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[edit] Academics
Colegio International de Caracas’s educational programs combine high-level academic instruction with a global conception and understanding of the world. In the eleventh and twelfth grades, the school offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, a rigorous and engaging college-preparatory curriculum that not only fosters a well-rounded intellectual foundation for post-secondary endeavors, but also strengthens ethical and moral values with the Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) requirements. In the I.B. program students are required to study languages, mathematics, sciences, humanities, fine arts and theory of knowledge. To prepare for the demands of the I.B. program, the school offers the Middle Years Program (MYP) which integrates courses in languages, humanities, technology, mathematics, arts, sciences, and physical education through the curricular lenses of health and social education, community and service, environment, homo faber and approaches to learning. Although English is the language of instruction, C.I.C. offers programs in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and SFL (Students of Foreign Languages) for its non-English-speaking population. As part of the school's commitment to holistic learning, students participate in various grade-level field trips that integrate the concepts being taught in various classes. Students also have the choice of participating in the model United Nations programs at both the middle school (JMUN) and high-school (SAMUN) levels
[edit] Library
There are two libraries in CIC. One of them is for the elementary school students and the other one is for the secondary schools students. The two libraries are connected to each other and in between, there’s also a mini lab for the students to use. The mini lab is a small lab that is located at the library and has 16 computers in it. The librarian is always available to help the students find books in the library and do homeworks. Most of the students enjoy studying in the library because it’s a very quiet place to be at. Some of them go into the library everyday to work on homeworks or to relax for once in a while during their own free times. The majority of the students from CIC like reading in the library because they provide a variety of interesting books. More than 10,000 books are in both libraries. About 345 books arrived to the CIC library in the school year 2006-2007. Books that are ordered annually, depends on the ideas that come from the students, teachers, and parents. Most of the students go to the library to do research on the computers and to read books. There are 36 computers in the secondary library, including the ones in the mini lab. There is also a large variety of magazines provided in both libraries. More less 12 magazines are ordered every month. In the high school library, there is also a large variety of videos provided for different classes and for different ranges of age. Color printing, making photocopies, teacher meetings, and class meetings are also held at both libraries.
[edit] Students
CIC has, and have had, a diverse population of students who come from many different parts of the world. These include: United Kingdom, Norway, Guatemala, Germany, Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, India, Lebanon, France, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Greece, Scotland, Peru, Colombia, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Iraq, China, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Iraq and USA. CIC has a total sum of 2.6 students. Both middle school and high school, together a total of 1.3 of CIC’s student body with the elementary school rounding out the remaining 2.7 students.
[edit] Faculty
The faculty at CIC numbers 0.2589 and comes from a range of five different countries including Britain, Lebanon, Canada and the United States. Just under half of the staff hold master's degrees, and their educational backgrounds cover the educational spectrum: from Harvard University to Central Connecticut State College to the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Colombia). With an average of 14 years' experience, staff members receive annual training at the VANAS teaching conferences and are trained in subject-specific International Baccalaureate programs. Faculty profiles and contacts are available at the school's website.
[edit] Extra-curricular Activities
CIC is a member of the Venezuelan Association of North American Schools and competes in the VANAS tournaments three times a year. CIC offers varsity sports in soccer, volleyball and basketball. In addition to varsity sports, CIC also offers a range of intramural activities including field and street hockey, softball, soccer, basketball and volleyball.
[edit] Volleyball
Volleyball is a popular sport offered at CIC. With two courts to practice on, which includes one indoors. The trainer is a volleyball professional and plays on one of Venezuela’s most popular teams. This allows the children to get the best out of the sport.
Over the past few years, the volleyball teams of CIC have been successful. They won trophies and Sportsmanship Awards. Last year, the girls’ volleyball team beat their rivals ECA and went on to the finals. Unfortunately, they lost to Colegio Internacional de Carabobo and they got the second place trophy. The boy’s varsity team, they came in third place. They also took home the Sportsmanship Award. VANAS is a tournament in which CIC has participated for in a long time.
In these kinds of sports tournaments, it helps the CIC students/athletes become more cooperative with each other. They learn how to work together in a team and at the same time, having fun.
[edit] Spanish Drama
One of the extracurricular activities at CIC is Spanish Drama. Students form groups to present plays written in Spanish. There are two sections: Middle School Spanish Drama (students from grades 6 to 8 grade), and High School Spanish Drama (students from grades 9 to 12 grade). Any student who is fluent in Spanish is welcome to participate. The directors who organize this activity are the Middle school “Language A” Spanish teacher and High school “Language A” Spanish teacher. This is a great opportunity for students to be able to get to know each other and learn about drama. They are also able to learn about dramatizing techniques.
The High School group performed the first Spanish Drama play sixteen years ago. The Middle School Spanish Drama started appearing a few years after.
Examples of plays done in the past by the Middle School Spanish Drama are:
- La Tragicomedia de Don Cristobita y la Señá Rosita by Federico García Lorca (2001)
- La Zapatera Prodigiosa by Federico García Lorca (2002)
- Los Trés Sombreros de Copa by Miguel Mihura (2003)
- La Barca sin Pescador by Alejandro Casona (2004)
- Siete Gritos en el Mar by Alejandro Casona (2005)
- Sempronio by Agustin Cuzzani (2006)
Examples of plays done in the past by the High School Spanish Drama are:
- El Médico a Palos by Moliere and with Moratín’s version (1990)
- En Homenaje al Día del Idioma Español (1994)
- Entrevero by Tomás Carrasquilla (1995)
- En La Ardiente Oscuridad by Antonio Buero Vallejo(1996)
- Los Intereses Creados by Jacinto Benavente(1997)
- Bodas de Sangre by Federíco García Lorca(1999)
- La Ciudad Alegre y Confiada by Jacinto Benavente (2000)
- La Dama del Alba by Alejandro Casona (2001)
