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

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

As an American International School in Ecuador it focuses on a diverse international faculty

Academia Cotopaxi became the first school to offer the IB diploma 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

References

1. "Academia Cotopaxi History". Academia Cotopaxi Our History. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
2. Erin, Richards (6 May 2019). "These teachers' jobs give fair salary, housing, respect. All they had to do was leave U.S." The Herald-Mail. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
3. "IB Diploma Schools Academia Cotopaxi American International School". IBO.org. 2022.
4. "Patricio Alarcón: 'Me cansé de ser un guerrero de Twitter'". Diario La Hora Ecuador.
5. "DAVIS SMITH CAPITALISM, COTOPAXI-STYLE". Game Face. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
6. "No puedes parar un genocidio en un día". Diario La Hora Ecuador. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
7. ""Hacia la oscuridad" con tinte ecuatoriano". Diario La Hora Ecuador. 19 Jan 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
8. "En sus diferentes facetas fomenta el bienestar". Revista Lideres El Comercio. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

External links

• Academia Cotopaxi Website

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