Colegio Gran Bretaña: Cra 51 # 215 - 20, Bogotá Colombia

PTA - Parents’ and Teachers’ Association

At Colegio Gran Bretaña, parents are important. Many parents volunteer in the school by organizing activities, helping with reading and giving support to individuals / small groups in the classrooms. The parent-home partnership is evident throughout. Teachers keep close contact to parents either by the diaries or by email, through which means they are able to communicate effectively on a daily basis.

Homework is monitored through the homework diary and through S.O.Phi.A , so parents know what has been set and when assignments are due to be handed in.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WELCOME COMITTEE LETTER 2009 - 2010 (ENGLISH VERSION)

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WELCOME COMITTEE LETTER 2009 - 2010 (SPANISH VERSION)

The PTA was created to enhance our children’s quality of life at school. The PTA assists with fundraising, celebrates special holidays, cooperates with educational projects, charity projects (Cazuca, Casa de los abuelos) and oversees their implementation. It acts also as a bridge between the parents and the school administration.

Events supported by the Parents’ Association in recent years have included Bingo Supper, Quiz Night, Christmas Concert, and other social gatherings. Welcoming coffee mornings are held from time to time to enable new parents to meet each other as well as existing parents.
The Committee of the Parents’ Association consists of 4 parents (elected annually) and 1 teacher. All parents having children in CGB, are welcome to attend the monthly meetings, which act as a possible channel for comments and queries from parents to the school. There is an annual membership fee per family (in 2009: col pesos 60.000), and elections for the committee of the PTA are held in June for the following school year

“Consejo de Padres"

Another link between parents and the school is through the “Consejo de Padres”, which is composed of three elected parents who represent each academic level: Foundation Stage (FS) and Key stage 1 (KS1), Key stage 2 (KS2) and Secondary. The Consejo de Padres has the following functions:

To ensure the active participation of the parents in the development of the educational processes of the school.
To serve as an additional channel of communication between the parents, the Committee of the PTA, and the Advisory Board of the school.
To present initiatives and recommendations to the Committee of the PTA

Parents at the Welcome Breakfast organised by the PTA

Parents at the Welcome Breakfast organized by the PTA

A couple of times a year, PTA prepares a Welcome Breakfast for the new families, and in 2009 we had a turn-up record!! There were about 30 new parents willing to play an active role at our school. We distributed a brochure with all the important events and relevant school information for our newcomers. The parents at CGB are very active and are a permanent support for the PTA as well as the school in general.