
Academics
The Secondary Section of Colegio Gran Bretaña (CGB) is made up of:
The Post-16 level is equivalent to the high school years of a student following the American educational system.
The subjects taught in our Key Stage 3 level are English, Spanish, Mathematics, General Science, History, Geography, Information Technology, Sociales or Cultura Colombiana, Art, Music, Physical Education and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education).
When students progress from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4, they will follow the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) curriculum from the University of Cambridge. The core subjects that CGB offers within this programme are First Language English, First Language Spanish or Spanish as a Second Language, Mathematics, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Information Technology. Students may opt to take electives such as Economics, French and Visual Arts. Based on our students’ option selection, we will then try to cater to the needs of as many students as possible. All students will present the locally required subjects of Music, Physical Education and PSHE. Colombian students are required to follow the national social science programme.
The optional subjects, of which three subjects are to be opted, are Art, Music, French, Design & Technology, Economics, History and Geography. Based on our students’ option selection, we will then try to cater to the needs of as many students as possible.
Similarly, the students who are entering our Post-16 level would be required to study four subjects at the GCE “AS” Level or leading to the GCE “A” Level in their second year. Currently, our students have opted to do English, Spanish, Mathematics and History. It is compulsory for Colombian students to do the Filosofia, Sociales and Constitution course which will enable them to take the local ICFES (Colombian Baccalaureate) examination; hence they will only do three GCE “AS” or “A” Level subjects.
In early 2008, CGB was authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organisation to offer the Diploma Programme in years 12 and 13. The school policy is that all students in these two years will comply with the requirements for the full Diploma and may not opt for individual certificates. Currently, the subjects on offer at CGB for the IB Diploma are: English A1, English A2, Spanish A1, Spanish B, History and Philosophy at higher level and French B, Economics, Biology, Mathematics and Visual Arts at standard level. Standard level Physics will be introduced as an option for the 2009-10 academic year. In addition to the subjects offered within the IB Diploma Programme, Year 12 and Year 13 students will study Music, Physical Education, and PSHE. For more information about the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, please go to www.ibo.org
Inherent in the CGB philosophy is the development of the whole child, ensuring that students are not only academically competitive, but are able to compete in other arenas, as well. A great deal of meaningful learning and the acquisition of life-skills often occur outside the traditional classroom setting. For this reason, CGB students are afforded many opportunities to partake in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, some of which are:
