Ivy Thomas Memorial School is a
private
Private or privates may refer to:
Music
* " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation''
* Private (band), a Denmark-based band
* "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorde ...
bilingual
Multilingualism is the use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers. It is believed that multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. More than half of all E ...
school in
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
,
Uruguay. Ivy Thomas was founded in 1959 by teacher Elizabeth Thompson de Borrás, who named it after her mother, director of the Windsor School. It offers both primary and secondary education and is based predominantly in the neighbourhood of
Pocitos :''Pocitos is also the colloquial name for the city of Salvador Mazza, Salta Province, Argentina''
Pocitos is an upscale beach ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) in Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo.
Location
This area is located along the ba ...
.
Profile
The school places much importance on
developing English language ability and is one of the better known private institutions in Uruguay. In 2013, Ivy Thomas, inspired by the Steve Jobs schools in
The Netherlands, introduced
iPads
The iPad is a brand of iOS and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed by Apple Inc. The iPad was conceived before the related iPhone but the iPhone was developed and released first. Speculation about the development, operating s ...
to classroom teaching.
Like a number of other private schools in Montevideo and
Punta Del Este, it has seen increased demand due to an influx of expatriates from
Argentina looking to escape
the tax regime in their country. In 2018, Ivy Thomas opened a second site outside Montevideo in Camino de los Horneros.
Notable alumni
Notes
References
Schools in Montevideo
Private schools in Uruguay
Educational institutions established in 1959
External links
Official website
{{Uruguay-school-stub