Each class in the Elementary section, excepting of sixth grade, has a full-time teaching assistant whose main function is to help students with difficulties and support the teachers in the development of various curricular activities. All assistants hold an educational degree and are responsible for supporting the homeroom teacher with all educational activities. Students in elementary all have a homeroom and receive specialist instruction in the areas of Spanish, Sociales (Colombian Social Studies), Art, Physical Education and Instructional Technology.

At Colegio Panamericano, students are encouraged to be creative, critical thinkers and self-dependent. We recognize the students as individuals, taking into account their needs, interests and own learning styles.
Last school year we implemented the three-way conference as an assessment strategy to involve the students, teachers and parents in a discussion centered on student achievement. In this kind of conference, the students (based on their own reflection) talk about their process of learning, teachers direct the conversation, and parents stimulate their children and commit to a plan of action for future learning according to the students’ needs.

Values also have a very important part in the Primary School. We think it is vital for the students’ growth as citizens to promote character development and moral values in all aspects of the curriculum and daily school life, and not just through isolated projects. Programs such as VYDA and the implementation of the advisory time in our curriculum support this essential feature of our students.
Finally, as we believe that social interactions are fundamental for the students’ learning processes, we care about providing students with activities where they can share their own opinions and prior knowledge. This definitively makes their learning a richer experience for everybody.

Three-Way Conferences