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American School - Barranquilla

Colombia, Barranquilla

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The school at a glance
Instructs in Spanish, English
Fees Fees not listed
Ages 3 - 18 years
Type Co-educational
Opened 1988
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum Bespoke Curriculum
Taught languages Spanish, English, French, Italian, German
Strengths Languages, Academic Enrichment
Clubs Cultural and Language
Stages Preschool, Primary School, Secondary School
Introduction

American School Barranquilla is a private, multilingual school in Puerto Colombia, near Barranquilla, Colombia. The school serves students at pre-school, primary, and secondary levels. Its educational approach is described as non-conventional, focusing on students' thinking, feeling, and doing dimensions with an emphasis on self-efficacy and self-regulation. Instruction is delivered in Spanish and English, with French, Italian, and German offered through partnerships with Alianza Francesa Barranquilla, Ponte Italiano, and Universidad del Norte respectively. The school is fully accredited by Colombia's Ministry of Education.

Calle 1B# 25-61 Puerto Colombia.

The Essentials

American School - Barranquilla has instruction in Spanish, English.

Location
American School Barranquilla is located at Calle 1B# 25-61 in Puerto Colombia, a coastal municipality near Barranquilla, Colombia.

Stages
The school offers education at pre-school, primary, and secondary (academic) levels.

Type
American School Barranquilla is a private, co-educational, multilingual day school.

Country affiliation
Colombia; fully accredited by the Ministry of Education of Colombia.
Diving Deeper

Governance and Ownership
The school is part of Corporación Educativa American School.
Fees
Application fees

- No fixed application or registration fee amounts for the 2026/27 academic year (or for 2025/26) were publicly available. The institution does not publish a detailed, grade-by-grade application fee schedule online.

Tuition fees by year group (per term / per year)

- There is no publicly posted, grade-by-grade tuition schedule for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic years. Specific per-term and per-year tuition figures (broken down by Pre‑School, Primary, Basic Secondary and Media/Bachillerato) are not available in published materials.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- No definitive, published billing calendar or exact payment-term schedule for 2026/27 or 2025/26 was located. Typical billing structures used by similar private schools in the region include annual registration/matriculation charges plus monthly or termly tuition payments; however, no school-specific schedule or payment deadlines could be confirmed from public materials.

Boarding fees (if applicable)

- The school does not present any published boarding or residential program fees. There is no indication of an on‑site boarding programme with an associated fee schedule in publicly available information.

Other costs and fees (uniforms, materials, transport, meals, extracurriculars)

- No detailed public schedule for additional mandatory costs (uniforms, books, materials, transport, meals, extracurricular programmes or other ancillary charges) for 2026/27 or 2025/26 was found. It is common for schools in the area to charge separately for uniforms, transport and meals; no school-specific amounts were published.

Refund information

- No published refund or cancellation policy with specific refundable amounts or timelines for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic years was available in public materials. No explicit, publicly posted terms for returning matriculation, tuition or other fees were located.

Fee payment options (credit card, bank transfer, other)

- No definitive, published list of accepted payment methods (for example credit card, bank transfer, in‑person bank payment or online collection platforms) for 2026/27 or 2025/26 was located. Publicly available contact points are provided by the institution for families to arrange payment details directly.

Brief summary of search findings and gaps

- A review of the institution's publicly available pages did not produce a current, grade‑specific fee schedule, nor published amounts for application, tuition (per term or per year), boarding, uniforms, or refund rules for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic years. Contact information and general admissions sections are present, but exact fee figures and formal fee policies were not published in the materials that could be located.
Academics

American School - Barranquilla teaches Bespoke Curriculum for students aged 3 to 18.

Curriculum
The school follows individualized learning programmes aligned with Colombian national standards and international benchmarks. The approach emphasises developing students' thinking, feeling, and doing dimensions with a focus on self-efficacy and self-regulation.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The school emphasizes integral development and a culture of values grounded in self-efficacy and self-regulation. Spiritual growth and leadership formation are part of the mission. Family life is valued as a foundation for personal and pedagogical change. A psychologist (Daniella Granados) is on staff to support student wellbeing.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The school is multilingual, offering Spanish, English, French, Italian, and German.

Mental Wellbeing
A psychologist is on staff to support student mental wellbeing.
Parent Experience

History
American School, formerly Preescolar del Norte, was created to make education a different practice, rooted in understanding the structures of thinking and regulation of the human being to develop a healthy personality across thinking, feeling, and doing, with guidelines aligned to each learner's needs and respect for differences. It was initially located at Carrera 55 No. 82-161, Barranquilla, and began operations in a house in the Alto Prado neighborhood after a feasibility study to identify the needs of families with preschool-aged children. The school defined its objectives, methodologies, and knowledge areas to form the core curriculum, and the first students were neighbors from the preschool aged 1 to 6. Today, American School is a private multilingual institution offering Spanish-English-French-Italian-German. It maintains external institutional agreements with UNINORTE for German, Ponte Italiano for Italian, and Alliance Française for French.
Languages

Language Provision
Spanish and English are the main languages of instruction. French is offered through a partnership with Alianza Francesa Barranquilla. Italian is taught through Ponte Italiano. German is available through an agreement with Universidad del Norte.

Bilingual Teaching
Instruction is delivered in both Spanish and English across all levels.
Reputation

Accreditations
Colombia's Ministry of Education - Fully accredited by the national education authority.
Admissions

Admissions
1.
2. Complete the admissions process.
School Events
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