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Our Mission…
Leaders forming leaders for a new
day.

Our Vision…
To be a benchmark in the
construction of an educational
community which will mark the
difference in the integral development
of the country and its citizens.

Our Values…
Respect
Responsibility
Solidarity
Honesty
Empathy
Loyalty
Tolerance

Our Objectives…
To spearhead the development and
education of our students, to serve
with excellence, quality and
commitment, and to continually
improve our processes in order to
ensure the satisfaction of our
community.
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School History and Community
Colegio Boston was founded in 1984 in La Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez. It was
conceived as an educational institution which would offer High School education of the
highest quality to young women in the area who aspired to be qualified bilingual
secretaries. Although the school opened with an enrollment of only 13 students, it soon
became a leader within its field in Sacatepéquez.

In 1990, Colegio Boston expanded its operations to include Middle School students. Nine
years later, the cycle was completed when the school opened Kindergarten, Elementary,
and High School for both boys and girls, thus becoming a coeducational bilingual school. A
high school program which included orientation in Computer Technology was offered
initially; it was later expanded to offer orientation in Sciences and Letters as another
option.

The decision to expand the school’s services arose in answer to a need for private
education of the highest standard, one which would permit graduates to matriculate in
the best national and international universities and colleges. Such was the response of
local parents that Colegio Boston’s student and teacher population quadrupled in five
years, necessitating that the school be transferred to its present location in San Lorenzo el
Cubo, Ciudad Vieja, Sacatepéquez. Nestled among imposing volcanoes and abundant
foliage, the school is currently comprised of five modules, a large cafeteria, and a recently-
built gymnasium.

Today, Colegio Boston is a leading force in the educational community of Sacatepéquez,

its qualified human resources, infrastructure, and programs satisfying the requirements of
the community it serves. A Department of Student Orientation also contributes to the
professional development and growth of the entire student body, as does the program of
values formation.

The sense of social responsibility which also characterizes Colegio Boston manifests itself
in diverse ways: a student scholarship program, social visits regularly carried out by
students, as well as Dual Language programs offered to public school teachers and other
organizations in the locality. Branches of Universidad Galileo and Universidad Rafael
Landivar presently operate in the school´s installations.
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Organizational Structure…
One program which has notably benefited Colegio Boston’s
students is Student Entrepreneurs of Junior Achievement.
The program offers students in 4th to 12th grades the
Colegio Boston is organized on a
opportunity to acquaint themselves with their business hierarchical model, at the top of
community, learn how to manage personal finances, create which is General Management, and
a product or service with a competitive advantage, and School Principal, followed by an
manage a virtual company. In addition, program finalists Executive Committee. Committee
are invited to spend a day with a manager so as to observe members direct the following areas:
and learn from the way he handles his responsibilities. Administration and Finance;
Management; Coexistence and
Human Development; and

In 2011, Colegio Boston commenced a student exchange Academics, which oversees both the
Teaching-Learning-Evaluation
program to Cincinnati, Ohio, thus providing participating
process (E-A-E by its Spanish initials)
students with the opportunity to be enriched by the
as well as the keeping of academic
proximity with another culture and to practice the English
and attitudinal records, the
language in context. An additional exchange program for
institution’s main processes. The
teachers was begun in 2012 in cooperation with professors academic area is, in turn, divided
from North Texas University, allowing the visitors to gain a into two sub-areas: Spanish,
fresh perspective on teaching techniques and methodology. regulated by the Ministry of
Education (MINEDUC), and English.

Additionally, the following processes

are set in place to guarantee the
satisfaction of internal and external
clients like: Client Service,
Information Technology;
Maintenance; Purchasing;
Coexistence and Human
Development Department
(psychopedagogical) for preschool,
primary, and secondary; and Human
Resources.
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Student Enrollment and Demographics

To date, 1,086 students have graduated from Colegio Boston, including the 43 seniors who
graduated in 2018. Of the 466 students currently enrolled, 100% express an interest in matriculating
in either national or international universities after graduation.

University Acceptance
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Loyola University Chicago,
Universidad Del Valle, Universidad del Istmo, Universidad Rafael Landívar, Universidad Mariano
Gálvez

School Calendar
Colegio Boston’s academic year begins in January and ends in mid-October. The school year consists
of 180 school days which are organized into quarters, each school day being divided into seven 45-
minute periods. Local Guatemalan holidays are observed and recesses scheduled at Easter, mid-
year, and year’s end.

Extra Curricular BOSTON goes international

Activities
Our school is integrated by
Sports (basketball, students with different
soccer, tennis, nationalities: Guatemala,
volleyball), Honduras, Costa Rica,
Instrumental, Panamá, Colombia, México,
Student Council, United States of América,
Choir, Painting and Singapore, Italy, Holland,
Wonderful World Switzerland, France.
of Arts.
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Graduate Student Profile

Colegio Boston graduate students will be productive citizens for their country and the
world. They have mastered all academic skills required for any advanced education, as
well as acquired the necessary skills to succeed in the 21st. century, demonstrating
character and integrity in everything they do. They will have mastered the following
attributes and skills:

Leadership

 Recognize the importance of active participation in the country’s political and

social processes.
 Commit to fulfilling their potential as leaders in their community, devoting their
energy to making contributions to society.
 Strive to conserve and protect the environment and natural resources.
 Be aware of choices and consequences related to personal, community, and global
issues.
Values

 Recognize the value of teamwork and foster the acceptance of individual

differences; valuing cultural diversity and being inclusive of all cultures and
backgrounds.
 Honor humanity and commit to serve their community, helping those in need,
while being grateful for the opportunities they are given in life.
 Be trustworthy, promoting the development of core values in their community,
such as honesty, reliability, respect, empathy, responsibility, solidarity, loyalty and
tolerance.
 Recognize the need for exercise, leisure, recreation and good nutrition as
important to living a balanced and healthy life.
 Reflect on experiences that lead to future actions and make wise choses based on
values and background knowledge.
 Be aware of one’s feelings and take responsibility for growth as a person, desiring
integrity and excellence in the multiple facets of life.
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Intellectually competent

 Be critical thinkers and problem solvers, with strong academic vocabulary in

written and public speaking skills, as they strive to always do their best work.
 Effectively use a variety of media resources to acquire, create and process
information, while attending to issues of credibility, values, and civility,
incorporating technology as part of their daily lives.
 Continuously develop the curiosity to explore and be independent, motivated and
confident learners who self-organize an approach for learning new tasks.
 Persevere through challenges, taking risks to accomplish a task, and integrating a
variety of disciplines to create innovative outcomes with new solutions.
 Identify a need, and take action to a predictable possible impact.
 Identify a community’s need and develop an innovative product to satisfy it, by
gathering and synthesizing information in order to explain processes, and finding
creative and viable solutions.
 Analyze global issues, evaluating the causes and consequences while proposing
answers to worldwide problems.
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Graduation Requirements and Curriculum

Students follow a common core, bilingual curriculum mandated by Guatemala’s Ministry
of Education (Mineduc). Students take the following classes:

9th Grade: Spanish Language, Mayan Language, English Language, Information and
Communication Technology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Music, Art,
Dance, Theater, Home Economics and Workshop, Accounting, Physical Education, and
Education in Values.

10th Grade: Spanish Language, Mayan Language, English Language, Information and
Communication Technology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Music, Art,
Dance, Theater, Home Economics and Workshop, Accounting, Physical Education, and
Education in Values.

11th. Grade: Hispanic Literature, Information and Communication Technology,

Mathematics, Physics I, Social Sciences, Philosophy, Psychology, Physical Education,
Project Development and Management, Biology, Chemistry, Pre-TOEFL, and Education in
Values.

11th Grade (with orientation in Computer Science): Hispanic Literature, Mathematics,

Physics I, Social Sciences, Philosophy, Physical Education, Project Development and
Management, Art, Biology, Chemistry, Pre-TOEFL, Applied Computers, Computer Lab. 1,
Systems and Installation of Software, Accounting and Education in Values.

12th Grade: Hispanic Literature, Preparation for the TOEFL iBT, Information and
Communication Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Social Sciences,
Art, Seminar, Physics II, Physical Education and Education in Values.

12th Grade (with orientation in Computer Science): Hispanic Literature, Preparation for
the TOEFL iBT, Mathematics, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Social Sciences, Computer
Repair and Technical Support, Production of Digital contents, Computer Lab. 2, Supervised
Internship, Physics II, Seminar, Physical Education, and Education in Values.
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Grading
Colegio Boston’s students receive numeric grades on a 100-point scale; the passing grade
is 60. Sixty percent of the final grade is derived from classwork, while the remaining forty
percent is derived from quarterly exams.

100% scale: Excellent/High Honors: 91-100

Above Average/Honors: 81-90

Average/Good: 71-80

Below Average/Satisfactory: 60-70

Failure: 59 or below

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