Colegio Hacienda Los Alcaparros

The school is a bilingual, co-educational, and secular institution that emphasizes human development, active learning, and the connection between academic education and personal formation. Its pedagogical pillars include recognizing individual development processes, active learning through meaningful experiences, horizontal relationships between teachers and students, and creating appreciative environments. The school aims to form conscious, responsible, and creative individuals who are connected to their community and the natural world.

The school is organized into four distinct sections—Preschool, Primary, Middle School, and High School—designed to meet the needs of different age groups. The curriculum is bilingual (Spanish-English), with a 50/50 split in preschool, moving to 85% immersion in transition, and introducing Portuguese as a third language in 6th grade. The academic approach utilizes methodologies such as Highscope and Responsive Classroom, emphasizing project-based learning, STEAM, and musical education.

The school is accredited by Cognia, with a recent Quality Education Index (IEQ) score of 338. Graduates achieve high proficiency in English, typically reaching C1 or C2 levels on Duolingo, TOEFL, and IELTS exams. The school's curriculum is recognized internationally, facilitating university admissions in the United States and other countries.

The Learning Center provides support tailored to students' academic or developmental needs. The team consists of eight professionals, including speech therapists, psychologists, occupational therapists, and specialists in academic leveling and inclusive education.

The admissions process involves a pre-registration form, an application, a family interview with a psychologist from the Human Development department, an individual interview for Middle and High School applicants, and an entrance exam (or MAP Student Profile results for grades 2-11). The school hosts information sessions that include a campus tour for prospective families. Admissions decisions are made by an admissions committee based on the collected information and assessments.

The school operates on a calendar that includes various institutional events and academic milestones. Specific dates, such as information sessions, are scheduled throughout the year and can be accessed by families through the Phidias platform.

Located on a ten-hectare campus in the mountains of La Calera, the school features facilities designed for active learning, including modular classrooms, collaborative spaces, and an outdoor classroom environment with native forest and a reservoir. Specialized facilities include a gym, bicicross tracks, sports fields, art and ceramics studios, a woodshop, technology and fashion labs, libraries, and STEAM Makerspaces. The campus also includes equestrian facilities with stables, a covered circular ring, and a grass track.

The school offers a diverse extracurricular program featuring workshops in arts, sports, and complementary disciplines. Offerings include science, technology, and robotics, various musical instruments (violin, piano, guitar, wind instruments, drums, bass, saxophone, voice), cycling, drawing, comic art, taekwondo, gymnastics, ballet, skating, equestrian activities, vaulting, and culinary arts.