Secondary

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Academics

The Secondary Section of Colegio Gran Bretaña (CGB) is made up of:

  • Key Stage 3 (Years 7 – 9)
  • Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11)
  • Post-16 (Years 12 – 13)

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

Non-Academic Activities

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:

1.     The annual Youth Leadership Training camps
2.     Student Council 
3.     Participation in the CGB  Model United Nations, as well as other models throughout  Colombia
4.      Inter-House Debates where students debate on important issues both within the school and in the world that we live in
5.     A wide array of co-curricular activities every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon
6.     Class assemblies in which students are able to tap into their talents and perform in original skits and musical performances
7.     Inter-house and inter-collegiate competitions in athletics, basketball, baseball and football.
8.     Charity Committee
9.     Yearbook Committee
10.   School theatrical productions
11.   School concerts
In the Secondary Section, every child is a valued member of the CGB community. The teaching and support staff are committed to creating a happy, healthy and safe environment that fosters learning, values and creativity, and allows each student to explore their potential.
It has always been my goal to ensure that our students are not only academically able, but also excel in the other arenas of life. With that in mind, our Section has lined up activities like:

  1. our annual Youth Leadership Training Camp at the beginning of the year which leads on to the Student Council elections,
  2. the participation in the Leadership Conference for student leaders in Costa Rica,
  3. the participation in the Model United Nations conferences throughout Colombia,
  4. our Inter-House Debates where students debate on important issues both within the school and in the world that we live in,
  5. our swimming lessons for PE in Key Stage Three,
  6. our class assemblies, where students learn to work with their classmates and come up with exciting skits and musical performances,
  7. our Inter-School games in softball, tennis, football… and
  8. our End-of-Year school camps to various parts of Colombia (e.g. Amazonas, Rio Claro, Providencia…).
In the Secondary Section, every child is a valued member of the CGB community. The teaching and support staff are committed to creating a happy, healthy and safe environment that fosters learning, values and creativity, and allows each student to explore their potential.


Ms Maureen Fleming de Perez
Head of Secondary

Key stage 3


Key Stage Three consists of Years 7, 8 and 9. It is equivalent to the middle school in the States. The subjects on offer this year includes English and Literature, Spanish, Mathematics, General Science, History and Geography, Sociales, Design & Technology, Information & Technology, Music, Art and Physical Education.

  • Download 2007 KS3 SATS Results                                                             

Key stage 4


The Key Stage Four level, made up of Years 10 and 11, is a 2-year course leading to the IGCSE qualifications.

Currently, the subjects on offer include English and Literature, Spanish and Literature, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Art, Design & Technology and Information & Technology. The other sujects that our students take are Sociales (Colombian Social Studies), Music, American History and Physical Education.

Post 16


Our Post-16 courses lead our students to the Cambridge AS and A2 Level qualifications. Our students are also given the opportunity to take the American SATs, which is a college entrance examination, and the Colombian ICFES, the local university entrance examination.

The Year 12 and 13 classes make up our Post-16 section. For this academic year, our post-16 courses include Spanish, Mathematics and Physics.
 
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