Colegio Jorge Washington (COJOWA), previously the George Washington School, is an international school located in Cartagena, Colombia, with a main campus in Zona Norte and a preschool campus in Bocagrande. The school serves preschool through 12th Grade and students may qualify for a U.S. high school diploma and/or for a Colombian one.School Profile
" Colegio Jorge Washington. Retrieved on February 23, 2016. "Main Address: Zona norte, Anillo Vial Km. 12 Cartagena, Colombia" and "Preschool Site: Bocagrande, Cra. 4 Calle 6A No. 3-55, Cartagena, Colombia"

History

The school was founded in August 1952, and classes began on October 1 that year. Initially the school enrolled 25 students, taught by 3 teachers. The school occupied a campus on Second Avenue in

Bocagrande Bocagrande is a neighbourhood in the city of Cartagena de Indias in Bolívar, Colombia. It was designed with first-world standards, such as residential areas of restricted access, and a separate plant for processing waste water. Economy and cu ...

until a new building opened in 1963; the United States federal government donated $923,000 while citizens and industrialists from inside and outside Colombia donated $935,000. The

Colombian Ministry of Education The Ministry of National Education ( es, Ministerio de Educación Nacional) is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for overseeing the instruction and education of the Colombian people, similar to education mi ...

approved classes until the 9th grade in 1968, with middle school approval in 1970, and then all grade levels in 1974. The preschool program began in 1979, the same year as the first junior high school graduation.School History
" Colegio Jorge Washington. Retrieved on February 23, 2016.

Campus

The main campus has three self-contained wings for elementary school, middle school, and high school. The pre-school campus is located on a different location, in Bocagrande.

Notable alumni

*Alejandro 'The Rock' Eljach *Juan Vicente 'El Curro' Sanchez *Eduardo 'Elmegadestroyer' del Castillo *Salvatore Frieri *William 'El Silencio' Pollock *Alejandro 'El Bandido-buscaa bandidas' Vides Vivero

References

External links

Colegio Jorge Washington
American international schools in Colombia Cartagena, Colombia 1952 establishments in Colombia Educational institutions established in 1952 Association of American Schools in South America {{Colombia-school-stub