Gimnasio Los Caobos
| Gimnasio Los Caobos | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Vereda La Balsa, Chía, Cundinamarca Colombia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, XXI Century education, Problem-based learning school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
| Denomination | Jesuits |
| Founder | Rev. Father Gabriel Giraldo Zuluaga, S.J. |
| Director | Carlos Felipe Diago |
| Headmistress | Alicia Martínez de Suárez |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 1,500 |
| Campus size | 5.36 hectares (13.2 acres) |
| Color(s) | Blue, white and yellow |
| Mascot | Koala |
| Nickname | Giraldino(a) |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Education of Colombia, American Association of Quality Control, U.C.B. Member, ISO 9001, Frank Locker, Cambridge English preparation center, Character Counts, Red Teprotejo, Red Papaz, Los mejores colegios Colombia |
| USNWR ranking | Privy and exclusive school |
| Website | gimnasioloscaobos |
Gimnasio Los Caobos is a private preparatory school located in the Municipality of Chía, Cundinamarca, within the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá, Colombia. It is associated with the Society of Jesus and prepares students from grades K1 to 12. The School is ranked as "Very Superior" by the Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education (ICFES for its acronym in Spanish) and was the first preparatory school to adopt a Problem-based learning program within the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1991 by Rev. Gabriel Giraldo, S.J. and a group of notable lawyers from the Pontifical Xavierian University. It is also one of the very few ISO 9001 Certified preparatory schools in Latin America.