For this semester the team has decided to continue with the project "Learning while I am helping" with the great difference that the project will take to other institutions of higher education and middle basic education with a good level of English language.
The institutions are:
1. University of Ibague
Location: located at address Race 22 Street 67 B, Avenue Ambalá,
Ibagué-Tolima
Type of school: It is a private university based in Ibagué, Colombia.
Foundation: was founded on August 27, 1980.
Faculties and programs: It has 5
faculties, which group 18 undergraduate programs.
History: On August 27, 1980, a select group of important
businessmen and civic leaders from Tolima met with the sole purpose of
establishing a private institution of higher education. The founding members
called the entity University Corporation of Ibagué, Coruniversitaria, nowadays,
the University of Ibagué.
No, students: the actual amount of new students are: 396
Rector: César Vallejo Mejia
English level: The Language Center is located next to the Dario
Echandía Building (Faculty of Law and Political Science), outside the Uni-Ibagué
campus. It started its operation in 1996 with the objective of offering
services related to the learning of different foreign languages and
translation. They offer programs in English, Italian, French, German,
Portuguese and Mandarin. The level offered by the language center are the
following:
Curses for children and adults: English: A1, A2, B1 and B2. Portuguese, Chinese, French,
German and Italian: A1 and A2.
Courses for children: Recreational moments and leisure activities, through
songs, readings, exercises, games.
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1. University Cooperativa of Colombia
Location: the university is located at 10Th Street No. 1 – 120
Ed. Urrutia, Ibagué, Tolima
Type of school: It is a private university based in Ibagué, Colombia
Foundation: Later, in 1961, the M. M. Coady Institute became the
Institute of Social Economy and Cooperativism – INDESCO, and later, the
National Superintendence of Cooperatives, then DANCOOP, then DANSOCIAL, and
today Special Administrative Unit of Solidarias Organizations, by Resolution
4156 of 1963, grants operating license to the "Institute of Social Economy
and Cooperativism".
Faculties and programs: the university has 16 faculties, 24 undergraduate
programs and 37 graduate programs
History: The institutional trajectory of the COOPERATIVE
UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA dates back to 1958, when a group of cooperativistas, led
by brothers Henry and Rymel Serrano Uribe together with Carlos Uribe Garzón,
decide to bet on strengthening the economy solidarity and in particular
cooperativism, then in 1961, the M. M. Coady Institute became the Institute of
Social Economy and Cooperativism – INDESCO, The Cooperative University of Colombia,
beginning in the 90s, consolidated the five sections: Bogotá as domicile,
Medellín, Barrancabermeja, Santa Marta and Bucaramanga. Then the headquarters
of Ibagué was installed;
No, students: 55.787
Pregrado,
55.787.
Posgrado,
3.673.
Otros, 141.732
Rector: Maritza Rondón Rangel
English level: In the Language Center of the Cooperative University
of Colombia Ibagué-Espinal campus you will find:
English courses for
children, young people and adults.
Bimonthly courses.
Variety of schedules.
Conversational clubs.
Extra class advice.
Modern teaching
didactics.
Interinstitutional
conventions.
Director Language Center: Mauricio Alejandro Quimbayo C.
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1.
Corporación Colegio San Bonifacio de las Lanzas
Location: The College is located on Cra 17 No 73-70 El Vergel
Type of school: It is a Catholic-oriented private school
Foundation: The Colegio San Bonifacio de las Lanzas Corporation
was founded in 1985.
History: On 1985, a
select group of important citizens Humberto Gómez, Gladys Meñaca, Leónidas
López, Alicia Castilla, Bernardo Vila, María Claudia Silva, Manuel José
Alvarez, Luz Angela Jaramillo, Fernando Meléndez and Clara de Zubiría,
questioned the type of education they wanted for their children, given that in
Ibagué, there was no proposal to meet your expectations. It was at that time that they decided to found a
school, but not any school a quality school that responded to the needs that
the region was evident at the time.
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1986
- First day of school
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1987
- Composition of the school anthem
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1996-bilingualism
start
The teaching-learning process of this second language
was strengthened, in turn the intensity of the subjects and classes of other
disciplines such as mathematics and natural sciences that began to work in
English were increased. Today we have a Spanish and English curriculum, which
is characterized by seeking authentic language performances.
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2005
- Start of the social project
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2010
- First exchange of teachers from English abroad
No, students: Unknown, however we knew that in each classroom the school has 28 students and two teachers
Rector: Mauricio Cabrera Saavedra
English level: Students will be in C2 level when finishes the college
External Assessment
Strategies English Examinations University of Cambridge - British Council - Grades
5 KET, 8th PET and 11th IELTS. The costs of these tests will be borne by the
family. The student who does not obtain the minimum passing grade on the KET,
PET and IELTS exams must take the additional courses organized and assumed
financially by the school during extracurricular hours. The presentation of
this examination is mandatory.
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1.
Liceo nacional
Location: is located on the 5th avenue and 30 street
corner in the Hipódromo neighborhood,
Type of school: official school
Foundation: The National Lyceum was founded in 1936 as the
National Normal School of Ladies
History: The beginnings of the National Lyceum Educational
Institution were given as the National Normal School of Ladies in 1936, under
the presidency of Dr. Alfonso López Pumarejo, Minister of Education Dr. Darío
Echandia. At this time the academic
modality was Normalists, under the direction of Rosa María Gordillo Céspedes,
but in the year 1970, program Resolution number 4837 of October 15,
authorization of the change from normalist high school to classical high
school.
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1970 the
day of the morning began as the “Liceo Nacional de Bachillerato” with the first
two, two seconds, two third, a fourth and a fifth.
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1972 the
name was changed to “Liceo Nacional de Bachillerato”
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1982 the
construction of the swimming pool is authorized, on the south side of the
institution.
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1984 the
start of work on the night day was approved with two sixths, a seventh one
eighth and one ninth.
- 2001 the
merger of Preschool, Primary Basic of the National Higher School of Ibagué
(former Female Annex) to the National Lyceum Teaching Institute of
Baccalaureate takes place
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2002 Name changes to Institucion Educativa Liceo Nacional
No, students: Unknown
Rector:
Especialista
Inés Herrera Vizcaya
English level: Communicative emphasis with deepening in English