Colegio Anglo Americano Prescott
Coordinates: 16°25′44″S 71°33′37″W / 16.42893°S 71.56025°W
Colegio Anglo Americano Prescott is a school in Arequipa, Peru, named after William H. Prescott an American scientific historian. The school was founded in 1965 by a group of British, American and Peruvian citizens; it retains its bilingual emphasis, maintaining a student exchange program with several English-speaking schools.[1] As of 2018 Colegio Prescott offers an International Baccalaureate program.[2]
Locals throughout its history[]
April 1965: The first local was opened in "Vallecito"
In this local classes were given to 4 and 5 year olds.
Founders[]
- Founders of the school dreamt of having a mixed-sex school in Arequipa that gave emphasis to English subjects, after all,most of the founders were British or Americans themselves.
- Mary Burgess
- John Banks
- Gwynne Schultz
- Rosemary Latham de Barreda
- Samuel Lozada Tamayo
- Eduardo Bedoya Forga
- Werner Foulkes
- Arnolfo Valdivia Ampuero
- Allan Kelly
- Jeannette Ricketts
- Mrs. Rosemary Latham de Barreda is still a member of the institution. She usually visits school on important days like the school anniversary.
References[]
- ^ "Our History". The Anglo American School Prescott. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "Colegio Anglo Americano Prescott". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Elementary and primary schools in Peru
- International Baccalaureate schools in Peru
- Buildings and structures in Arequipa
- High schools and secondary schools in Peru
- South American school stubs
- Peruvian building and structure stubs