Colegio San Bartolomé La Merced

San Bartolomé La Merced School
Address
Kr.5 No. 33-80
Bogotá
Colombia
Coordinates 4°37′12″N 74°03′51″W / 4.619887°N 74.064245°W / 4.619887; -74.064245
Information
Type Private, Catholic, Jesuit
Motto "If there is a Bartolino, there will be a Gentleman"
Established 1604
Founder Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero
Rector Carlos Eduardo Correa, S.J.
Number of students 1,724
Campus size 11  acres
Colour(s) Black and Red
Slogan "Be more to better serve"
Mascot Magpie
Information (+571) 343 63 00
Website http://www.sanbartolo.edu.co

Colegio San Bartolomé La Merced is a private, jesuit, bilingual and co-educational school. The school is affiliated with the Society of Jesus of the Roman Catholic Church and is often known as "San Bartolo". The school campus, founded in 1604 by Jesuits, is located in the traditional neighborhood of "La Merced" in downtown Bogotá.

The school is considered one of the most traditional and prestigious schools in the country. The education has been recognized for taking a humanistics and social approach. Since its foundation, the school has been ranked among the top high schools in the nation. San Bartolo Alumni has reached high job positions in Colombian politics, including former presidents, senators, ministers and ambassadors of the Country. Others have become scientists, journalists, academics, artists and entrepreneurs.

History

In the 1930s the Society of Jesus was facing serious financial problems because of political pressure from the government, about their existing contract with it for the management of the National School of San Bartolomé, currently called "Mayor de San Bartolomé". The Society of Jesus started the construction of the building for the school at the farm La Merced in 1941.

Until 1997 the school was an all-boys boarding school, later the school entered into a modernization process, turning into a co-educational and bilingual school. The school operates under the guidelines and directions of ACODESI (Association of Jesuit Colleges in Colombia) and the school is run according to the General Education Colombian Act 115 of 1994. The school is an active member of UNCOLI(an organization of international schools in Bogotá).

Academics

The school offers pre-school, preparatory, secondary, and high school education within the same campus. All-year programs provide basic liberal arts education and electives. In addition, the school partner with other institutions to offer English as a second language (ESL) programs overseas. Previous destinations have included the United States, Canada, England and New Zealand.

Some Prominent Alumni

Page in Spanish

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