Gender female School colour(s) Red, Blue Phone +502 2314 8300 | Language Spanish | |
Grades Kindergarten to high school Campus Guatemala City, Guatemala Website www.colegiobelga.edu.gt Similar Liceo Guatemala, Instituto Guatemal Americano, Colegio Salesiano Don Bosco, Colegio Yulimay PC, Colegio IPTCE Profiles | ||
The Colegio Belga (Dutch: Belgische School Guatemalteek; French: École Belge Guatémaltèque) is a Belgian international school in Guatemala.
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It is not a bilingual school.
History
The origins of the school begin when the Sisters of the Holy Family of Helmet, founded in Belgium, requested authorization by President Jorge Ubico to build a school in Guatemala. Receiving permission, on the condition that the Sisters not wear their religious habits, the school opened on October 2, 1933. It began with 18 students, who were either Belgian immigrants or Guatemalans of Belgian descendant.
Organization
Although the school is secular, it has been administered since its founding by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Helmet, who, since the founding of their congregation, have given asylum to poor and homeless people.
Education levels
The school is organized into five levels according to the age and degree of the boarders.