Bilingual school recommendations for elementary ki (Bogotá)
Hello!
We are moving to Bogotá in August Protected content one year and are furiously looking for a school that is a good fit for our boys who are going into 1st and 4th grades (U.S.). We are looking for:
-- a decent bilingual school
--- safe
--caring staff and faculty
--preferably on the B academic calendar
--- where mostly Colombian families attend
--Our goal is for them to become bilingual/ biliterate (at some level). They already understand a lot of Spanish (went to bilingual preschools and after school program) but struggle to produce it when they speak.
---We hope to live in the Chapinero norte or Zona G area of Bogotá and would prefer a school close to where we will live. More specifically, my husband will work near calle 72 y carrera 7 and we would like to find a school in the general area.
Most of the schools I've looked at or others have suggested (CNG, CGB, Los Alcaparros, Colegio de Inglaterra, etc..) are located in the far north of the city or outskirts or are prohibitively expensive.
We are a 'tranquilo' middle class U.S. family that values compassion and biliteracy (among other values). We are looking for a safe, caring bilingual school that middle class Colombian families would send their kids to near to where we will live. Of the schools that I've reviewed in the Chapinero area, most of them are religious (which is not important to us but would not rule out) or on the A academic calendar. Does anyone have any ideas for the kind of school that describe what we are looking for?
Thank you very much for any information in advance!
Jen