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Anglo Colombian School
The Anglo Colombian School (Colegio Anglo-Colombiano in Spanish) is a bilingual private school in Bogota, Colombia. The Colegio Anglo-Colombiano has been an IB World School since February 1980. It offers the full International Baccalaureate Organization programmes: the IB Primary Years Programme, IB Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme. The School was established by a renowned group of Colombian and British private citizens (including four previous ambassadors, among which stands out Jaime Jaramillo Arango) inspired by the principles of traditional British education, including the time-honoured house system. It is one of the most renowned laic schools in Bogota and is one of the only schools that continue the British tradition of formal uniform. The uniform is composed of a dark green tie with stripes the colour of the house to which the student belongs, a white shirt, a dark green blazer and grey trousers (skirts for girls). It holds a very strict policy regarding gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private School
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Dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin. An important distinction is to be drawn between the contexts of theatrical and participatory dance, although these two categories are not always completely separate; both may have special functions, whether social, ceremonial, competitive, erotic, martial, or sacred/liturgical. Other forms of human movement are sometimes said to have a dance-like quality, including martial arts, gymnastics, cheerleading, figure skating, synchronized swimming, marching bands, and many other forms of athletics. There are many professional athletes like, professional football players and soccer players, who take dance classes to help with their skills. To be more specific professional athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Vallejo
Virginia Vallejo García (born 26 August 1949) is a Colombian author, journalist, television director, anchorwoman, media personality, socialite, and political asylee in the United States of America. On 18 July 2006, the DEA took her out of Colombia in a special flight to save her life and cooperate with the Department of Justice in high-profile cases, after she had publicly signaled several Colombian presidents and politicians of being beneficiaries or accomplices of the leading cocaine cartels. In 2007, she published her first book, '' Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar'', which led the Colombian justice system to reopen the cases of the Palace of Justice siege (1985), and the assassination of the presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán (1989). The book was translated to fifteen languages and made into a movie in 2018. Vallejo currently resides in Miami, Florida. In 2019, she returned to her work as a television journalist for the international channel Actualidad RT. Early l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Jaramillo Caro
Sergio Jaramillo Caro (born October 17, 1966) is a Colombian diplomat, philosopher and politician. From 2006 to 2009, he served as Vice Minister of Defense for Politics and International Affairs, during the administration of Álvaro Uribe, then from 2012 to 2017 he served as National Security Advisor from 2010 to 2012, and later as High Commissioner for Peace during the administration of Juan Manuel Santos From 2017 to 2018, Jaramillo was Ambassador of Colombia to the European Union and Belgium. Studies He studied philosophy at the University of Toronto and philology at the University of Oxford. He received a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Cambridge and was a candidate for a doctorate in Greek at Heidelberg University in Germany. He speaks fluent Spanish, English, German and French. He also speaks Italian and Russian. Civil service From 2000 to 2001, he worked in Cancillería, where minister Guillermo Fernández Soto named him his advisor for the Diploma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Teresa Ronderos
María Teresa Ronderos is a Colombian journalist best known for her work on the magazine, "Semana". Early life and education Ronderos, a native of Bogotá, studied political science at Florida International University and received a master's degree in political science from Syracuse University. Career Ronderos began her career in Buenos Aires in 1983, where she covered Argentina's transition to democracy. In 1992, she became the first female political editor of the Colombian newspaper ''El Tiempo (Colombia), El Tiempo''. She worked on the TV news program ''Buenos Días Colombia'' and the TV opinion program ''Testimonio'', and was a columnist for ''El Espectador'', a Colombian national newspaper. From 1997 to 1999, she was editorial director, columnist, and editor at the business and financial magazine ''La Nota Económica''. From 2000 to 2005 she was general editor of ''Semana'', a Colombian newsmagazine. From 1999 to 2000 she carried out a joint investigation with British and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Juan Gabriel Vásquez (born in Bogotá on January 1, 1973) is a Colombian writer, journalist and translator. Regarded as one of the most important Latin American novelists working today, he is the author of seven novels, two volumes of stories, two books of literary essays, and numerous articles of political commentary. His novel ''The Sound of Things Falling'', published in Spanish in 2011, won the Alfaguara Novel Prize and the 2014 International Dublin Literary Award, among other prizes. His novels have been published in 28 languages. In 2012, after living in Europe for sixteen years, in Paris, the Belgian Ardennes, and Barcelona, Vásquez moved with his family back to Bogotá. Biography and literary career Youth and studies in Bogotá Juan Gabriel Vásquez was born on January 1, 1973, to Alfredo Vásquez and Fanny Velandia, both lawyers. He began to write at an early age, publishing his first stories in a school magazine at the age of eight. During his teenage years, he beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simón Gaviria
Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon ( hu, links=no, Simon), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand * ''Simon Necronomicon'' (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simon" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Lozano Ramírez
Juan Francisco Lozano Ramírez (born 19 March 1964) is a Colombian lawyer and journalist currently serving as Senator of Colombia and since 2010 has been the General Director of the Social Party of National Unity (Party of the U), Colombia's biggest political and most influential political coalition. Under the Administration of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez he served as the 3rd Minister of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development (2006-2009), High Presidential Advisor (2004-2006), and Presidential Advisor of Social Policy (2004), and had also served as Presidential Advisor for the Youth, Women, and Family (1990-1993) in the Administration of President César Gaviria Trujillo Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * Ce .... References 1964 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colegio Los Nogales
Colegio Los Nogales is a private school located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was founded on June 14, 1982. School profile Founded in 1982, Colegio Los Nogales, a Bilingual education, bilingual Colombian private, Non-profit organization, non-profit, coeducational, day school that teaches students from pre-kindergarten through eleventh grade. Its students are recognized for their strong values and their integrality, as well as their outstanding performances on Colombia´s high school exit exam, known as the ICFES examination, ICFES. Its mission is to "Formar integralmente ciudadanos ejemplares, comprometidos con Colombia y líderes en el servicio a una sociedad cambiante, global y pluralista". Student body There are ~ 000 students enrolled in the school: ~200 in high school, ~300 in middle school and ~280 in elementary school and ~250 in kinder garden . The school celebrated its first senior class in June 1992; Los Nogales graduated its fourteenth class in June 2005. Curriculum T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The English School (Colegio De Inglaterra)
The English School (TES) officially known as the 'Colegio de Inglaterra' is a private school and is owned and managed by the Fundación Educativa de Inglaterra (FEI) Bogotá, Colombia. It offers the International Baccalaureate programme:IB since 1981, English School at the International Baccalaureate page including the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and IB Diploma Programme (DP) alongside the Colombian Prueba Saber. Learning and teaching take place in the English, Spanish and French languages. The school was founded by Elisabeth Masson in 1961 to offer a bilingual () and |
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