Colegio San Carlos

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San Carlos
Colegio San Carlos
Location
Calle 192 No. 9 – 45

Bogotá, D.C.
COL
Coordinates 4°46′6″N 74°2′7″W / 4.76833, -74.03528Coordinates: 4°46′6″N 74°2′7″W / 4.76833, -74.03528
Information
Affiliation(s) Roman Catholic / Benedictine
Principal Father Francis Wehri O.S.B.
Enrollment

1.400
Type Private
Grades Transition through 11th
Campus Urban
Motto Ora et Labora - Prayer and Work
Mascot Bulldog
Color(s) Green and Yellow
Established 1961
Newspaper Sancarlista
Homepage http://www.sancarlos.edu.co

San Carlos is a private bilingual school in Bogotá, Colombia. The school has been recognized as the source of many national leaders[1]. Since the 1960s the school has been educating future scientists, doctors, lawyers, engineers, and many others to be leaders in their professions and their communities. The school works under the auspice of the Benedictine Monasterio de Tibati. It enrolls 1,400 students in grades Transition through 11th grade.

The school's motto, Ora et Labora (Prayer and Work), is based on the teachings of Saint Benedict. Colegio San Carlos is a private bilingual school in Bogotá, Colombia. The school has been recognized as the source of many national leaders[2]. Since the 1960s the school has been educating future scientists, doctors, lawyers, engineers, and many others to be leaders in their professions and their communities. The school works under the auspice of the Benedictine Monasterio de Tibati. It enrolls 1,400 students in grades Transition through 11th grade.


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[edit] History

In April 1960, Abbot Ignatius Hunkler received an invitation from Archbishop Luis Concha Córdoba to establish a boys school in Bogotá, Colombia. The Abbot invited him to the Abbey in order to present this proposal to the monastic community. He went there, and the monks speedily agreed to accept the task. The monks Lawrence Wagner, Frederic Mundt, Anselm Ruelle and Adrian Mundt were sent to Puerto Rico in June to learn Spanish. They arrived to Bogotá on August 6, 1960, the same day the city was celebrating its date of foundation (it was founded in 1538). Immediately the monks began preparations to start a school. The school opened its doors in February 1961. Since the 1960s the school has been educating future scientists, doctors, lawyers, engineers, and many others to be leaders in their professions and their communities. The school works under the auspice of the Benedictine Monasterio de Tibati. It enrolls 1,400 students in grades Transition through 11th grade.

[edit] Directors

  • Principal: Father Francis Wehri O.S.B.
  • Academic Vice-principal: Jorge Celis
  • Administrative Vice-principal: Juan Fernando Corral
  • Primary School Director: Daniel Sarmiento

[edit] Notable Teachers

  • Ms. Alice de Cuervo, primary school director until 2003 (expired july 3rd, 2007)
  • Mr. Julio Morales
  • Ms. Teresa Herrera
  • Ms. Martha Restrepo
  • Mr. German Fagindo
  • Ms. Elizabeth Masson, founder of The English School
  • Dr. Bernardo Recamán
  • Ms. Keila Patricia Cuadros
  • Mr. Aldo Iván Paila
  • Dr. Pablo Navas Sanz de Santamaría
  • Mr. Martin Duffy
  • Mr. Carlos Valencia
  • Mr. Hans Jacobsohn
  • Ms. Marylin de Malpica
  • Ms. Marguerite Kelly Gould from 1965 to 1968
  • Mr. Hector Carranza
  • Mr. Ervin Hernando Garzón
  • Mr. Santiago Matallana
  • Mr. Rodrigo Gomez
  • Mr. Fabio Rodriguez

[edit] Notable alumni

Alumni from San Carlos include:

[edit] Students Abroad

San Carlos School is highly recognized in Colombia for being one of the school which sends the greatest number of students to do college level studies around the world. On average 15% of each class studies abroad. Some of the prestigious schools that SanCarlistas have attended include: MIT, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, University of Notre Dame, Harvard University, Princeton University among others.

Even though San Carlos School does not manage any international teaching systems such as AP or IB, the schools profile makes sure to make every single student take the hardest course in each and every single subject. Most students do no take exams such as the SAT or the ACT, but the ones who do, do extremely well, showing that the school's system is a very efficient one who prepares its students for colleges in the U.S and around the world.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "El Alma del San Carlos", Revista Semana, 2006-28-10. 
  2. ^ "El Alma del San Carlos", Revista Semana, 2006-28-10. 

[edit] External links

[edit] Principals

  • Father Sebastian Schmidt (1961 - 1965)
  • Father Francis Wehri (1965 - Present); in August 2007 Father Francis was awarded with the Cruz de Boyacá (Cross of Boyacá), the highest honor given by the Colombian government.[1]