Colegio Bolívar has been accredited by AdvancED – COGNIA, the world’s largest accrediting body for educational institutions. AdvancED – COGNIA accredits 36,000 educational institutions in 90 countries, maintaining the highest standards of educational quality.
The School welcomed Cognia’s Engagement Review Team at the end of October 2023. This school accreditation allows for the improvement of educational quality and promotes continuous improvement.
Based on a set of rigorous standards backed by research, the accreditation process examines all aspects of the institution: the academic program, the cultural context, and the community of stakeholders, with the aim of determining how these parties work together to meet the needs of students.
Trained evaluators analyze the quality of the learning environment to obtain information and guide improvements in both teaching and learning, as well as in the overall functioning of the institution.
All Cognia Accreditation teams focus on two main areas: Institutional Analysis Assessment, which involves collecting data and information for subsequent analysis and synthesis in order to implement improvement actions; and Performance Standards Assessment Results, which evaluate the institution’s ability to meet the expectations defined by Cognia.
On this occasion, Cognia’s perspective has evolved toward a more student-centered approach, which is clearly aligned with contemporary trends in education.
The Cognia Team was so impressed with our Community that they created a video showing their observations in the classrooms at our School, along with our song “Be Bolivar.”
We should feel very proud of our School and remain committed to continuous improvement, knowing that, as Cognia’s motto says, “Knowledge is opportunity.”
– Credits to the Cognia Team
All Cognia Accreditation teams focus on two main areas:
In this category, the school scored above the system average in six of the seven categories evaluated, achieving the same score as the system average in one category. This process involves collecting data and information for subsequent analysis and synthesis, with the aim of implementing improvement measures.
In this regard, the school exceeded the Cognia Network average in each of the four groups of standards. This area assesses the school’s ability to meet the expectations defined by Cognia.
Cognia provides an Education Quality Index (IEQ) as a holistic measure of overall performance. Colegio Bolívar earned an IEQ score of 336, compared to the Cognia IEQ network average of 253 for the 2022/23 school year.
“The school culture is characterized by respect, equity, inclusion, and student well-being, with a constant focus on excellence.”
COGNIA reaccreditation visit report (2023)
The COGNIA team highlighted Colegio Bolívar’s strong academic culture, emphasizing values such as student well-being, respect, equity, inclusion, and the pursuit of excellence.
They also highlighted strong leadership that promotes and encourages innovation, creativity, social commitment, and a student-centered approach to learning.
COGNIA suggests developing and implementing systematic processes to ensure the alignment of all programs and services. In addition, it recommends formalizing a process to systematically integrate data into decision-making.
COGNIA reaccreditation visit report (2023)
This achievement is the result of the joint efforts of all members of the Colegio Bolívar community: the Board of Directors, teachers, employees, students, parents, and alumni.
Our focus has been on ensuring an educational environment that supports our mission and vision, strengthening our strong sense of belonging and promoting our community culture. These actions have allowed us to continue consolidating ourselves as an Exemplary Learning Community.
