The Columbus School has two libraries: The Early Years and Elementary School Library and the Middle and High
School Library. These are more than just libraries, they are media centers that seek to enrich the school
community with its literature and encourage our students to be ethical producers of new knowledge and become
independent life-long learners.
Click here to visit them Early Years and Elementary School Library
Click here to visit them Middle and High School Library
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The Columbus School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all who apply to work at our school to share in this commitment. The School has a Code of Conduct, a Child Protection Policy, and a high standard of effective recruiting practices, which support this commitment to ensure the safety of each student. Employment offers will be subject to an enhanced background and criminal record check.
EDUCATIONAL FOCUS ON TCS
Columbus School students participate in a variety of meaninful student-centered learning experiences, in a multicultural environment that prepares them to succeed in the path of their choice.
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
Our institution is characterized by a more personalized education by having classrooms with 20 to 25 students.
CURRICULUM
The School is accredited by the Ministry of National Education and by Cognia, an international organization with high quality standards that allows us to grant double degrees to our students. All of our students receive bilingual instruction in English and Spanish.
STUDENT POPULATION
We have more than 1800 students divided into 4 sections, where 87% are Colombian and the remaining 13% are from other nationalities.
The Columbus School is located on a 21-hectare lot in Alto de Las Palmas at an altitude of 2,520 meters (8,267 feet) above sea level, on the outskirts of Medellín. This privileged location provides a country and natural environment, ideal for all kinds of academic, sports and artistic activities.
The School was designed according to the educational needs of the 21st century, offering our students the opportunity to live in harmony with nature, while being trained with all the benefits of state-of-the-art technology.
The Columbus School has two libraries, one for Early Years and Elementary students and one for Middle and High School students. These spaces are designed to foster 21st century skills such as creativity, collaboration, innovation, communication and to promote a love for reading.
We are a calendar B school, the SY goes from August to June. There is a 1 week break in October, 2 days off for Thanksgiving, Christmas holidays from around the 15th of Dec to 10th of Jan, 1 week off for Holy Week in March or April and Summer vacations from around the 15th of June to the 10th of August.
At TCS we believe in ongoing job-embedded professional learning through the support of coaches and Professional Learning Communities. Lasting impact results when educators engage in practices that focus on collective educator efficacy and learning in collaborative communities. To foster this learning we commit to structures that support collaboration and organize learning opportunities at school to ensure lasting impact. Individuals in leadership roles will attend conferences as needed to further their knowledge to support and train the rest of the staff.
At TCS, we believe that everyone deserves a coach. Therefore, we have Instructional Coaches that support staff in the areas of instruction, literacy, classroom environment, and technology. The coaches support teachers through individual coaching cycles, team coaching cycles, curriculum development and staff development sessions.
All teachers participate in weekly PLC (Professional Learning Communities) with their team focused on student learning and strategies to support students.
Each year we host different workshops offered by outside organizations that are open to staff to apply to attend. Some examples of workshops we have hosted are: Cognitive Coaching, WIDA International Institute , Child Protection Level I training, and Restorative Justice Level 1 Training.
Each year we have 8-9 days dedicated to professional learning on campus. On these days, we learn as a staff through workshops aligned to our Strategic Plan, host “Teachers-Teaching-Teachers” workshops and workshops offered by outside organizations.
Staff at TCS can choose to enroll in a Master’s Degree program offered on campus. The program is A Masters of Science in Multidisciplinary Studies Degree from SUNY Buffalo completed over 3 school years. This program is heavily subsidized by TCS and currently costs $250 per course for a total of $2,500 for a Master’s degree (the cost is reviewed on a yearly basis and subject to change).
We encourage staff to pursue learning through webinars and virtual courses. We often have several staff members participate in the same webinar/course and form a learning community to discuss how to apply what they have learned.