Mazapan School

Mazapan School
Location
La Ceiba, Atlantida, Honduras
Coordinates	15°47′03″N 86°47′41″W / 15.7841°N 86.7948°W / 15.7841; -86.7948Coordinates: 15°47′03″N 86°47′41″W / 15.7841°N 86.7948°W / 15.7841; -86.7948
Information
Type	Co-Educational Bilingual
Established	1928
Superintendent	Martha Counsil
Principal	Donna Dixon
Mascot	Pelican
Website	www.mazapanschool.org

Mazapan School is a small PK-12 co-educational bilingual school offering a US-style college preparatory instruction program. Owned and operated by Standard Fruit de Honduras (Dole), Mazapan School is located in La Ceiba, Honduras. Founded in 1928, the landscaped campus is located on 5 acres (20,000 m²) in a quiet, peaceful, and secured subdivision near the center of the city. Amidst the lush, tropical vegetation, the 308 students attending Mazapan School become fluent in both English and Spanish, and receive a U.S. High School diploma and a Honduran Baccalaureate degree.

History

Mazapan School was founded in the early 1920s by the Standard Fruit Company (today, known as Dole) was faced with the dilemma of keeping valuable expatriate employees with children in La Ceiba, Honduras. A lack of an American-style school meant children had to be sent to boarding schools in the USA at a young age. This need gave birth to the idea of starting a school. As a result, Mazapan School, fully owned and operated by the Company, opened its doors on March 12, 1928, with Grades 1-6 with 38 students.

Today, the Mazapan School is located on 5 acres (20,000 m²) of land in the heart of the city. A coeducational, day school, it offers bilingual (English/Spanish) educational programs from grades PK through 12 with the continued support of Dole. Upon graduation, Mazapan students are conferred an American High School Diploma, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and a Honduran Bachillerato Diploma, accredited by the Honduran Ministry of Education

Of the 308 students enrolled, 90% are Honduran, 7% American and 3% third nationals. One hundred percent of our graduates are offered admission to universities in the USA, Latin America or Europe, with approximately 50% of the graduates attending American universities and the rest studying in Latin America.^{[citation needed]}

Accreditation

Mazapan School is accredited by the SACS (US Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), and the Honduran Ministry of Education. A U.S. High School Diploma and the Honduran Bachillerato can both be obtained giving students the choice of attending a Latin American University or a U.S. University after graduation. now prekinder to 12

Mazapan is also a member of AASCA (Association of American Schools in Central America), ABSH (Association of Bilingual Schools of Honduras), NASS, IRC (Inter-regional Center) and AAIE (Association of American International Education).

External links

• Mazapan School's website.