Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The American School of Lima

Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Affiliation	SAAC, ADCA, NHS, Peruvian Debate Association, Tri-M, TSA
Headmaster	La CHOLA CHABUCA
Faculty	approx 200
Students	1 person
Grades	Pre-kindergarten, Primary 1–5, Secondary 6–8, high 9–12
Location	Apartado 18-0977, Lima, Peru
Mascot	Condor
Yearbook	'El chasqui'
Newspaper	'The New Deal'
Mission statement	Our mission is to empower our students to pursue their passion for learning, lead lives of integrity and create socially responsible solutions.
Primary languages	English, Spanish
Website	www.amersol.edu.pe

Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a K–12 school in Lima, Peru, founded by a group of American families in the mid-1940s, with the intent of providing an American Education. Its first campus was located in the San Isidro District; it was eventually moved to the current location in Camacho, La Molina. Its students, faculty, and staff is comprised by nationalities from all over the world. The student body is made up of about 1,300 students.

History

F.D.Roosevelt was founded in 1946 by American residents in Peru. It is a non-sectarian, non-profit, private day school supported by tuition and fees. The program is co-educational, non-residential and extends from early childhood (age 3) through twelfth grade. The school is governed by a 12-member Board of Directors representing the Instituto Educacional Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The American School of Lima is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Peruvian Ministry of Education.

Enrollment

Total Pre-K – 12 enrollment is 1239 students including United States citizens (24%), Peruvian citizens (54%),Korean Citizens (5%), and nationals representing 42 other countries (17%).

School facilities

The Elementary, Middle School and High School programs are housed in facilities distributed throughout the campus. The Dr. Anne S. Johnson Media Center, known as the Media Center, constructed in 1984 has over 40,000 volumes and a wide range of audio-visual resources. The school has more than 500 computers installed in 3 labs, many classrooms, and most offices. Two multipurpose gymnasiums also support the instructional and extracurricular athletic programs. Recently the school built an indoor swimming pool in 2007.

Academics

The educational program is that of a United States college preparatory school. Education is bilingual featuring obligatory courses in both English and Spanish. The Pre-K through grade 5 elementary school is organized in heterogeneous classroom units. On September 8, 2010, the superintendent, Russ Jones, announced at the school's Superforum, that the grade 6 through grade 8 middle school would be eliminated in favor of a grade 6 through grade 12 upper school, beginning in August 2011. The move was made to bring Colegio Roosevelt in line with other IBO world schools that offer the three IB programs on one campus.

Emphasis in the High School (grades 9–12) is on preparation for entrance into colleges or universities in the US, Peru, or other countries. The curriculum is designed to meet both United States and Peruvian standards. All students follow the U.S. program of studies. Those Peruvian or international students who also wish to obtain a Peruvian certificate will take some additional courses in order to meet the Peruvian Ministry of Education's requirements. Classes which vary in length meet for a minimum of 240 minutes per week the high school has a 7 period schedule with classes meeting 4 periods a week. On top of the Peruvian and US Diplomas, Roosevelt offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and Honors Diploma (less IB courses than the IB Diploma) for its more gifted students. Students may choose to obtain an International Baccalaureate Diploma, an Honors Diploma, a Peruvian Certificate, a United States diploma. If they obtain the Peruvian, then they automatically obtain the US. They can decide either to have the IB Diploma, or the Honors Diploma, which requires only 4 IB Courses, one at higher level, TOK, and the Service portion of CAS.

The School also offers a range of programs for students with special needs, including mild learning disabilities, remedial, and English-as-a-Second-Language. The American School of Lima is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Peruvian Ministry of Education.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs

There are several student run clubs such as Ecology Club, Operation Smile, Knowledge Bowl, Peruvian Social Studies Club, Theater Arts Club, Climbing Club, Web-On etc. Students engage in club activities, as well as community service, to enhance knowledge outside the classroom. There are also honor societies such as the National Honor Society, Tri-M, TSA and the Varsity Club.

TSA

The Technology Student Association (TSA) chapter in Peru was founded on October, 2004 by Alvaro Proaño, Alfredo Chuquihuara, Dannel Jurado, Vicente Santivañez, Ernie Ji and Joshua Barton. The birth of the TSA chapter in Peru was possible by the unconditional help of the initial sponsor Vicky Quiroz. The TSA chapter in Peru has taken various projects like the Garage Sale and the monthly computer Game Nights. Current members include : Erik Dandanell (President), Franco Scamarone (Vice-President), Johnny Tirado (Treasurer), Pedro Jeoung (Secretary), Hee Chae Chon, Jeffrey Leuridan, Heojong Nam, Juan Diego Vidaurrazaga, Ernesto de Losada, Juan Fernando Correa, Kevin Fu, Ignacio de Osma, Gonzalo Vidaurrazaga, Jimena Ormeño and Andres Gonzales. Our new supervisor is John Kurtenbach, the school librarian.

The New Deal

The high school's newspaper was named The New Deal and was handled by the Journalism class. However, as the aforementioned class has ceased to exist, the New Deal has gone completely online but is currently not being published. Recently, the New Deal will be named as "The Unerground", with Claire Xu as the president of this club.

El Chasqui

The School's official annual yearbook. The word "chasqui" or "chaski" is from an indigenous Peruvian language of the quechua (or kechwa) people. It means "messenger." This yearbook is sold at the "caja" for $25.00 –

Sports

The F.D.R School of Lima involves their students into various different sports. During daytime, students can play soccer in the fields, basketball inside the gymnasium, tether ball in front of the MS Office or even a game called four square. All of this games involve a ball being hit by students. There are also Tennis fields, Table Tennis fields and Baseball/Softball fields. Once a year, teachers place the football arcs up and students get to play American Football. Hockey is also an inter class activity and all of this games involve themselves into competitions. They are or Scac, or inter class competitions or the ADCA competition.

ICC

ICC is also known as "Inter Class Competition." It is an activity in which 9th~12th grade will compete with each other in academics and athletics. Each grade has to choose two colors, create a motto, and a cheer for the opening ceremony. It is divided into several blocks such as athletic, English, Math, Science, Humanities, and others. ICC will last about five days during one entire week, and the winners will get a trophy with the representing team's color. This competition is viewed by the complete staff and mainly the whole Middle School and some Elementary School classes.

Techo Club

Working alongiste the international organization, Un Techo Para Mi País, our goal is to mitigate the effects of poverty in our local community through the construction of emergency homes, while educating our community about the vicious cycle of poverty in Peru and breaking down prejudices and stereotypes that plague our society. http://www.techoclub.org

External links

• Website