Academia Cotopaxi

Academia Cotopaxi (Academia Cotopaxi American International School) is an English-based, independent, non-profit, international school in Quito, Ecuador.

Academia Cotopaxi American International School
Location
Quito

Ecuador
Information
TypePrivate Non for Profit
Established1959
FoundersFounding Director Alice Conger
Growth Director Donald Fournier
AuthorityMinistry of Education of Ecuador
OversightU.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Schools
GradesK-12
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)   White and Blue
AccreditationNew England Association of School and Colleges (NEASC) 
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP)
AffiliationAssociation of American Schools is South America (AASSA) 
Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) 

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) 

Next Frontier Inclusion (NFI) 
 
WIDA consortium
Principals' Training Center (PTC)
Websitewww.cotopaxi.k12.ec

Alice Conger was the first director of the school. This school maintains a majority of international students, who are the children of the diplomatic missions to Ecuador and children of employees of major international corporations, as well as local students.

History

Classes were first located in a building called the Ecuadorian-American Center, which no longer exists, located on Avenida 6 de Diciembre. Cotopaxi's educational experience was well underway: the first curriculum was derived from the Calvert Correspondence System combined with courses from the University of Nebraska.

Between the years of 1959 through 1960, the school established their first campus in a large house on the corner of Avenida de Los Estadios and República de El Salvador

Academia Cotopaxi First Location

Academia Cotopaxi became the first school to offer the IB diploma[1] in Ecuador (1981), joined several organizations, gained accreditation from regional US agencies, adopted the IB Primary Years Program, and grew their education model to include the ONE Institute language center and the IMAGINE preschool programs

Notable alumni
Notable Alumni by year
NameYear
Adriana Hoyos ????
Davis Smith1996
Mark Hanis2000
Antonio Negret2000
Andres Arauz2004
Carolina Baez2008

References
  1. "IB Diploma Schools Academia Cotopaxi American International School". IBO.org. 2022.


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