Who are we ?
Washburn School is a private, non-sectarian, multi-cultural, total English immersion school, for grades Pre-K to 10th grade located in the Spanish-speaking city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Washburn School will continue to expand to 12th grade by the year 2014. All the courses are taught in the English language except for Spanish class, foreign language, and the cultural based Puerto Rican history class. The school fosters our Puerto Rican heritage and conserves a bridge between multiple cultures. We are committed to a full English language instruction, while keeping a relentless focus in teaching Spanish. At Washburn we embrace multilingualism in its active and passive form, as it becomes a social necessity while we move towards globalization and cultural openness.
- Washburn School's curriculum offers a variety of exciting developmentally appropriate learning experiences which is designed to encourage each student to achieve his or her full potential. Our students are challenged to develop intellectual curiosity, creativity, and true love of learning. Small class size and excellent student to faculty ratio affords the opportunity for all students to participate actively, get full personalized attention, and at the same time develop independence.
- Students at Washburn develop organizational skills and study habits starting from a very young age., At Washburn we expect them to accept increased responsibilities in both social and academic situations as they progress through the lower, middle, and high school. Our highly qualified and dedicated teachers challenge students to be thoughtful learners and provide them with independent choices which contribute to specialized individual learning and success. We seek to spark a lifelong passion for learning by providing stimulating education with a rigorous academic curriculum where each student receives both discipline and respect in a nurturing, supportive, and safe learning environment.
Accreditation
Washburn School is fully accredited by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico. It is also licensed by El Consejo General de Educación de Puerto Rico. Washburn is an active member of different professional organizations: Puerto Rico Private Education Association, National Asociation of Independent Schools, AIS, National Honor Society ( Elementary and High School), Catholic Athletic Leaguea, National Association of Math Teachers, National Association of Science Teachers, Benchmarked Curriculum Development Association, and the Common Core standards revision.