HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE 2023/2024 Director: Dr. Joseph Nagy High School Principal: Timothy Shirk High School Dean: Dr. Richard Martin College Placement Counselor: Andrea Peisker
SCHOOL MISSION: “Colegio Bolivar is a bilingual community of creative learners which inspires its members to live our school values as catalysts of change who incorporate multiple perspectives and commit to the highest aspirations for the welfare of the individual, society, and Earth.”
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY Colegio Bolivar, founded in 1947, is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory school governed by an appointed board of trustees. Classes are taught in a bilingual (North American Englishbased) environment. The school is divided into pre-primary (Kindergarten 4, Kindergarten 5, grade 1), primary (grades 2-5), middle (grades 6-8), and high school (grades 9-12), with a total of 1,324 students. There
are currently 380 students enrolled in High School. Colegio Bolivar is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/ COGNIA and the Colombian Ministry of Education. Seniors graduate with both the US High School Diploma and the Colombian Bachillerato. The school is located on a 35-acre campus in Pance, a residential suburb of Cali.
University Attendance 2019-2023
Advanced Placement (AP) Results
Other 27% Colombia 43%
USA 30%
=5 36% =4 13%
<=2 23% =3 28%
Colegio Bolivar 2023
HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY AND STUDENT BODY There are 56 High School staff members, 44 of which are teaching faculty. All faculty members hold university degrees and 30 hold advanced degrees. The average number of years teaching experience is 19. There are 4 counselors, 1 psychometrist, 2 academic coaches, and 6 P.E. coaches on the High School campus. Breaking down the nationalities of the High School staff, there are 10 individuals
from the United States, 44 from Colombia, 1 from Canada, and 1 from the United Kingdom. The student/teacher ratio is currently 8:1. Members of the student body are from upper socioeconomic levels and are all bilingual. Their breakdown by nationality is as follows: 82% Colombian, 1% North American, 1% South American and 16% dual-citizen.
Calle 5 No. 122-21 Vía Pance Cali - Colombia • PBX: +572 485 5050 EXT. 258 & 310 • A.A. 26300 Email: apeisker@colegiobolivar.edu.co CEEB Code: 925680 Accredited by: the Colombian Ministry of Education & Cognia, a global nonprofit working in over 80 countries, serving 36,000 institutions, 25 million students, and five million educators every day. Associated with: Cognia - The Tri-Association - International ACAC - ACCAS Association