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Founded in 1953 by the Religious
of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Marymount is a private
Catholic school and is located in a beautiful
residential section of the city. Originally a
school for girls, Marymount, opened a section
for boys in 1981. Boys now form approximately
one third to one half of each academic group throughout
the school.
Marymount has an average enrollment
of 1300 students served by a faculty and staff
numbering over 180. The main campus houses the
administration and library building, the primary
school, the elementary school, junior and senior
high school, limited sports facilities, and a
modern chapel and auditorium building. The Preschool
facilities (Nursery, Pre-Kinder, Kinder and Transition),
and a free tuition school ("Escuelita")
are located across the street. Marymount has extended
sports facilities on a 44-hectare piece of land
approximately 20 minutes from the main campus,
called the "Promised Land"; this is
where the whole school will move at a future date.
Colegio Marymount is a Colombian
school, subject to the directives and frequent
supervision of the Colombian Ministry of Education
at each level. Since 99% of our students speak
Spanish at home, the preschool has adopted a total
English immersion program for the first years
of school. Approximately 99% of the primary and
elementary school curriculum is taught in English
using textbooks printed in the States. Each grade
level has three to four class divisions with 19
to 27 students per group.
Through extra class hours and
intensified college preparation programs, our
completely bilingual graduates receive the Colombian
Bachillerato Diploma, the Marymount High School
diploma, the Marymount Principles of Office Management
Diploma, the University of Michigan English Proficiency
Certificate, and the French Alliance Certificate.
Students in the upper grades take standarized
tests including the PSAT, SAT, TOEFL, ELPT, and
ICFES (Colombia's version of the SAT). All of
Marymount's graduates enter colleges and universities
in Colombia, USA, and Europe. Many go on for their
graduate degrees.
If you are interested in seeking
employment at Marymount, please complete the online
registration form. In addition please send three
letters of recommendation from supervisors who
have observed you work in the classroom.
COME JOIN US AT MARYMOUNT!
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