Preschool
In nursery, students recognize their environment through the representation, counting, grouping and calculation of numbers 0 through 10. They are able to identify basic geometric figures and describe the position of objects in relation to others. They will compare quantities, lengths, weights and they work simple sequences. In pre-kinder, they count up to 50, calculating numbers up to 10 and they understand the concepts of addition and subtraction. They are able to work numeric sequences of figures and colors. In kinder, they will count up to 100, calculating and breaking down numbers up to 20, as well as understanding concepts of doubles and halves. They will organize data, learn to read time and recognize coins to pay for small amounts.

Elementary School
Students will learn to solve situations through the 4 basic operations and place values up to 1000 in first grade, and up to 1,000,000,000. The will be able to construct and design with tridimensional and bidimensional figures learning their features. Subsequently, they will learn to represent fractions as decimals, apply geometry concepts and create bar codes, reaching conclusions through reasoning. They will be able to make equivalences between fractions, decimals and percentages, understand space studying dots, lines, angles and figures and to use probability. In geometry they measure and calculate areas and perimeters of regular and irregular figures, they can represent dots on the Cartesian plate and are able to identify bi and tridimensional figures according to their properties. The students will solve problems broadening operations toward powers and roots of natural numbers. They build expressions, represent functions and solve equations and formulas. They will relate length units, mass, time and capacity, calculate areas and volumes, use measurements of central tendency and basic notions of probability.

High School
Students will develop thinking abilities and skills through the solution of significant situations in relationship with: Roman numbers, whole number operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, relationship between ratios and proportions, expressions, equations and formulas, sequences, functions and graphics, statistics principles for discrete and continuous variables and probabilities through the resolution of problems. They will also explore space studying shapes using geometrical thinking and flat transformations, the properties of the angles, triangles, poligons and circle as well as problems using measurements in a variety of contexts. They will apply their knowledge about the functions and linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic equations. They will understand and apply analytical geometry in mathematical and real contexts. They will analyze and make decisions around statistical data, applying counting techniques, set theories and conditional probability of events.

Preschool
In the nursery and pre-kinder levels they will explore and solve problems and will apply the scientific method to learn about: The things around them, how I perceive them, how do they work and the importance of a healthy body. They will learn how to think, act and express themselves as scientists. In kinder, theoretical knowledge will be complemented with experiments where they are able to identify the difference between a living and a non-living thing and the development of a plant. They will study the external parts of the body and the senses, as well as the features of some materials and what happens when we push an object.

Elementary School
Starting in 1st grade, the theoretical knowledge of science is complemented with lab experiences where students study topics such as: How their senses connect them with the world around them, how to classify the different existing materials, the basic requirements of living things and the changes experienced by our bodies throughout our lives. They learn about mechanical action (force), the different states of matter, the life cycle of plants and animals, the behavior of light, the functions of the different organisms in an ecosystem, how simple electric circuits work, how the human body is organized and how the organs in the body work together, among other topics.

High School
Initially the students will be introduced to life sciences, the chemical and physical processes that will be futher examined as they progress in their academic lives. They will study the relationship between biology, chemistry and physics to further learn to think, act and express themselves as scientists. Starting in 9th and 10th grade they take physics and biology and in 11th grade they take chemistry as part of their syllabus.

Elementary School
The students will describe their physical, social, cultural and emotional features which make them unique and different. They will learn about their country, population, traditions, symbols and emblems to create a national identity. They will learn the basic norms from the Community Handbook by participating in the construction of new agreements that respond to the needs of their classrooms, school and community. They will identify different landscapes of our national territory; the climate, the regions and the economy developed keeping in mind the individual features of the regions. They will explain the cultural diversity of the country since the organization of the first communities, analyzing transformation dynamics of political-administrative institutions as a result of geographical discoveries. They will analyze the advantages and disadvantages that brings the geographical and astronomical location of the country for its economy and how the historical processes came into play in the living conditions of the "Neogranadina" population. They will learn about the Rights of the Child and will identify local, national and international institutions that ensure its compliance.

High School
The students will describe the Earth's features (movements, geographical coordinates and time zones) and the physical geography of the continents. They will be able to understand the characteristics of both American and Colombian societies in order to analyze conflict resolution processes and techniques. They will recognize causes, processes and consequences that involve social problems that started since the European expansion in the 15th century. They will develop research and presentation skills related to the Objectives of Sustainable Development during the whole year. The students will recognize the constant relationship between the human being and the main characteristics, duties and services provided by the ecosystems. The students will explain the changes in the political processes in Colombia and the world througout the 20th century up until present, with an emphasis on conflicts, political processes and tensions that arise due to the power of the State.

Preschool
The objective during the Preschool years is that students learn about: The creation of the universe and mankind, Jesus our Savior, the Holy Spirit, the liturgical periods, the love of one's neighbor, the content of prayers, how to pray and talk to God.

Elementary School
The students will learn about: God, creator of the universe, their responsibility with the care of the "Common Home" and the life of their brothers. Also the life that Jesus communicates to us and how to grow in the Church, about friendship experiences with God and with people. Also, they will learn about friendship in the life of Jesus and how service and fraternity are a source of togetherness in the Church. They will learn about the celebration of the life of people around their family, society and religiosity and the celebration of the life of Jesus, in the life of the Church and the feasts of the liturgical calendar. The vocation as fulfillment of the person and Jesus' vocation as an approach to life for humans and how Christian vocation is lived within the Church. Finally, they will learn about the authentic testimony of Catholic life in the current society, how to strengthen a human model based on the beautitudes and how in the Church every Christian should proceed to reach a common good.

High School
The students will have the human being as a focal point of their religious education. They will reflect about the meaning that Jesus Christ gives to the person lifting his/her dignity and placing them to serve the Church. They will learn about the family as the nucleus of society and the Church, they will analyze in a critical way the mission of the Christian family and the challenges of today's world and also about the marriage Gospel, the family and its contribution to a society that takes steps toward peace and reconciliation. They will be able to distinguish the communitary dimension of the human being, the message that Jesus conveyed through His community of disciples, the value of the contributions of the ecclesiastical community as promoter of togetherness and development of the people toward justice, equality and the common good. They will be able to identify ethical criteria and foundations of the Christian morals, relating them to the dilemmas and problems of today's world. They will compare with critical sense the teachings of the Christian morals with what happens in the international agreements, the environment, human rights, education, among others and they will present proposals for their resolution. They will propose life projects that foster the vocation of service of the Church, the practice of compassion, and the positive contribution to the transformation of society. Finally, they will learn about the construction of a new society: The Church's contributions based on the Gospel for the construction of a new society founded in respect, responsiblity, solidarity, honesty and the common good. They will propose personal changes that contribute to a better community living and will take initiatives that promote positive changes in favor of justice, fraternity and the common good.

Preschool
The student will develop abilities and sensory-motor skills through physical activities, reinforcing concepts such as jumping, climbing, traction, pushing, lifting and transporting in an environment where strong values, acceptance and discovery of their own body are always present.

Elementary School
The students will develop and apply a variety of biomotor skills through games and directed activities where the following concepts are learned: Balance, strength, coordination and speed; in an environment of strong values. Additionally, they will start the practice of pre-sport activities through games such as: Dodgeball, kickball, throw and catch, etc.

High School
The students will strengthen their physical coordination and sports abilities through strength, speed, resistance and sports games activities, in an environment with strong values, sports ethics, developing healthy lifestyle habits. They will have developed an adequate command and understanding of movement through their physical and coordination abilities applied to sports, maintaining a responsible physical attitude and a healthy active life.

Preschool
In nursery, the students will learn the primary colors. They will work with different art techniques of important artists of the 20th century, as well as topics they have in their classes to carry out projects with recycled materials. In pre-kinder they will learn secondary colors and will carry out projects with shapes and figures. In kinder, they will learn the difference between warm and cool colors and the use of space.

Dance class offers children to learn an appreciation of their body through activities that help to develop rhythm, create awareness of the range of movement, provide security in the expression of emotions, recognize the individual and shared work space. They will explore new moves using elements that complement and guide the suggested moves, learning the difference between modeled, copied and created moves. The classes are supported through activities that help to develop values and social competences such as respect, healthy coexistence and friendship, among others.

In Music, students will learn to identify the importance of sound and the different sounds that are produced through nature, their body and music. They will learn to manange pulse, musical accents and other rhythmic elements such as tone, phrasing and dynamic changes in rhythmic-melodic compositions. They will learn the different types of musical instruments: Chords, wind and percussion through activities with an instrument of each type.

Elementary School
Students will strengthen their knowledge of primary colors, abstract art and shapes through the use of dramatic games and carrying out projects using the color wheel. They will learn the main elements of art creating a unique artistic composition. They will develop different forms of expression using music to create their own projects. They will carry out dramatic games using sounds, sound improvisations and corporal expresion. They will learn a little bit about the architecture of our city and will work on projects based on it. The will develop the study of the universe and how to draw it, they will carry out pictorial projects in every day objects. They will learn the work of different artists such as Piet Mondrian, Wassily Kandinsky, Alexander Calder, Joan Miró, among others.

In Music the students will explore different sonorities through the help of boomwhackers, percussion intruments and xylophones. The students will start to learn about the rhythms and scales and about how to compose simple melodies, incorporating corporal movement to help them internalize different musical concepts. They will explore melodic profile and will develop awareness of musical contrasts. They will broaden their musical terminology through the reading of musical scores and will be able to respond according to their new vocabulary. The students will learn to play in a group, and learn how to blend with others and will coordinate their way of playing with other instrumental/vocal lines and to learn how to collaborate in groups.

High School
The students will learn about surreal and optical illusion art. They will learn about abstract art and different drawing and design techniques. They will create a project inspired by the cubism movement and later will learn about comics, creating with them tridimensional art projects. They will learn about an artist from the abstract art movement called Kadinsky and create a project inspired by his work. They will later explore one of the fields of abstract art known as Pop Art.

In Music, the students will explore the world of musical notation through practical exercises interpreted with musical instruments, they will put into practice through the composition of melodic, rhythmic and rhythm-melodic pieces and will learn how to use digital platforms of musical composition that will facilitate the learning process. They will explore the most creative phase of musical composition and will interpret their own compositions. The students will be able to develop musical pieces and share them in public always enjoying the musical process.

Preschool
At the end of the school year, the students in preschool will begin their learning process in technology and strengthen their math concepts that will improve their experience and the knowledge of numbers and numerations, geometry, algebra and measuring and language skills of their English curriculum, science and social studies, which will improve their experience in their reading, writing, listening comprehension, comprehension and the use of the keyboard based on the standards designed by ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education).

Elementary and High School
The Technology Program is based on the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) standards. The ISTE standards emphasize the skills and competencies that we wish for students to have, allowing them to participate and improve in a connected digital world. The standards are designed to be used by educators across the curriculum with students of all ages, with the goal to foster these skills throughout their academic career. At Marymount Barranquilla this integration is taking place in subjects such as English, Spanish, math, science, Colombian studies and social studies. Each bimester, the teachers of these subjects between 1st and 12th grades choose a standard to develop in their subject while they continue to strengthen the set of standards that allow our students to develop in a world that favors the adaptability to quick and permanent changes.

High School
The students from 11th and 12th grades will study philosophical knowledge and will investigate and analyze the history of philosophy through philosophical competencies such as thinking for themselves, being themselves and thinking with others. They will reflect and argument from ancient philosophy up until the contemporary times, emphasizing the human being's own processes which makes them true philosophers. They will study the epistemological, anthropological, ethical, esthetic and logical fields of philosophy based on three main competencies: Deepening, problem formation and conceptualizing. They will develop research and presentation skills throughout the year.

High School
The students from 11th and 12th grades will study the changes in the economic processes of Colombia and the world today with an emphasiss in microeconomics, macroeconomics and globalization. They will recognize and analyze causes, processes and consequences that involve current political and economic problems. They will develop research and presentation skills throughout the year.

High School
The French program at Marymount Barranquilla aims to form bilingual citizens in French language and francophone cultures corresponding to level B1 from the European common framework of reference for languages, in coherence with the dispositions of the bilingualism plan and the curriculum guidelines for foreign languages of the National Ministry of Education.

The methodology for the scope of the objectives proposed by the Colombian-French Alliance for Marymount students responds to the guidelines of the European framework and essentially corresponds to the focus of learning through action. In this focus the student is the center of the process of learning-teaching-assessment and will be able to fulfill tasks related to the level of language learning in multiple contexts (public, personal, professional, education) which they will face in their social life being an active subject of the action (social actor).

Our students will develop a general competence of language as defined for their learning (A1, A2 or B1) as well as the specific competencies corresponding to listening, reading, writing, speaking in monologues and interaction. This pedagogical process, combined with the presence of a cultural component, facilitates the attainment of the French language and owning and interacting with the cultural specifics of francophone countries.

7th and 8th Grades

• Math Nest
• Astronomy
• Drama
• First Aid
• Math Tricks
• Radio Marymount
• Physical Activity and Health
• Let's Travel Around Colombia
• Travelling 101
• Art
• Communication Skills
• French

9th and 10th Grades

• Math Nest
• MBSN Journalism
• First Aid
• Marymount Learner
• Film Studies
• Travelling 101
• SAT Prep Course
• Praying and Singing
• Let's Build Energy and Solidarity
• Network Words
• Rediscover Jesus

11th and 12th Grades

• Angel Show (Art)
• Physics applied to Design
• Theater/Acting (Art)
• SAT Preparation
• Chess
• Mix Media (Art)
• Travelling 101
• College Applications
• Application Resume and Essay Writing
• Graphic Design
• Speaking and Presentation Skills
• Praying and Singing