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.
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