WHO ARE WE
Students at Washburn School have different cultures, backgrounds, religions, and nationalities, yet they all share an eagerness to learn. Year after year, Washburn School students’ standardized test scores place them among the highest-achieving schools in the island. This is no surprise, as teachers and students have a highly personalized way of interacting. From the moment you come to Washburn you notice a different culture and environment. Each child is well known by all the teachers and other students throughout the school. Teachers work with the staff and the parents to ensure that students are academically challenged, but not unnecessarily overwhelmed.
Washburn teaches all the classes in English except for Spanish and History of Puerto Rico which we give a very strong emphasis to create fully bilingual students at an early age. Our curriculum emphasizes math, science, history, reading, writing, in English and rigorous courses in Puerto Rico’s main language, Spanish. Students will be prepared to continue studies in any school or university that uses English or Spanish as their main language throughout the world. Specialist teach many other classes such as music, computer, physical education, foreign language, scientific research/ labs, additional math specializations, speech, environmental studies, SAT/College Board review, arts, STEM education, robotics and many specialized courses that distinguish us from other schools in Puerto Rico.
When you meet a Washburn student you notice that they have received a premier education where they develop a high sense of integrity, honesty, fairness, justice, natural curiosity, personal commitment and a love for learning and achievement. Children leave Washburn as young men and women who have a love of learning that will stay with them for their entire lives. They have a broad range of interests and openness to new ideas. They are multilingual communicators, risk takers and critical thinkers.
Posted on 10/11/2013