- Colegio Jefferson
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The Unidad Educativa Colegio Jefferson is a school in Caracas, Venezuela.
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History
The school was founded in May 1974 by Mrs. Silvia Alvarez de Saiden and her daughter Mrs. Silvia Saiden de Navarro, beginning its academic functions in September of the same year, in the Quinta "Tonterias", located in Plaza Yare, urbanización San Roman, Caracas, with a small group of students in Pre-scholastic levels. Its first goal was the integral formation of its students, offering English as a second language. From its the school has been registered in the Ministry of Education as a private establishment.
During the 1985-1986 school year, discussions between the members of the Society of Parents and Representatives and the Board of directors of the institution led to the creation of a primary school, including the levels from Basic to Diversified Cycle. This required the construction of a new building in 1987 located in the urbanización Colinas de Valle Arriba, which opened October 3, 1988.
Students
Colegio Jefferson currently holds about 1000 students from nursery to the senior class. Most grades have 2 sections with approximately 25 to 30 students each, although some grades have 3 sections given a greater number of students. The minimum Grade Point Average that a student must maintain is 16 over 20.
Computer Labs
Colegio Jefferson has two computer labs, one for Elementary School and the other one for High School. Each one holds about 16 computers. "Informática" is a mandatory subject that is part of the curriculum at Jefferson, where students learn how to use Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and learn the basics of web page creation with Dreamweaver.
Library
The library has two floors, and it has about 1,000 to 1,500 books at all.
Extracurriculars
Colegio Jefferson has a soccer team with numerous divisions for boys of all ages and a volleyball team for girls of all ages. Also, the school attends to numerous Model United Nations held in Caracas such as: SAMUN (South American Model United Nations), CaMUN (Caracas Model United Nations), UMUN (Universidad Monteávila Model United Nations), SIMUN (San Ignacio Model United Nations) and JMUN (Junior Model United Nations).
External links
Categories:- Schools in Venezuela
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