Bogota - School Report Question and Answers
Services for gifted students who need academic challenge and students with learning difficulties:
There is some of this; overall academics are quite good - the regular classes are very challenging. - Mar 2015
I have heard that primary and middle schools have specific programs for gifted students. At the high school level, it is harder because the IGCSE program is more-or-less fixed. That said, the IGCSE program allowed my son to really do a lot of science and math, which he loves. At the IB level, there are both HL and SL courses to meet kids' needs. With special education, my good friend's son, who has Down's Syndrome, was warmly welcomed and accepted into the school community. I know they can't take every kid with special needs but CGB does try to make accommodations and really does care that they have a well-rounded student body. - Feb 2015
B - Our child participated in services for gifted students. There was some transition in the program while we were there and there was room for improvement. - Jan 2015
Very limited. - Aug 2014
D.Looks good on paper.I would be EXTREMELY wary of sending your academically-minded child to this school; while s/he may be challenged/stimulated in certain classes, the school is very poor in guiding (both teachers and admin) students to challenging US universities.Your child will be on his/her OWN in this regard, despite services which make it appear this school knows what it's doing in this regard.Be wary of stats they show you about students accepted to "Ivy Plus" schools.They are very proud of this stat but I highly suspect it is one or two children accepted at multiple schools; in both 2011 and 2012 most of the "honor student" kids my children hung out with were not accepted at these schools, although many of them got into "good" schools that CNG consistently suggests in its literature are "second tier". - May 2012
A: The school has a very high level of academics that would easily serve a gifted child. My child has Down Syndrome. The board made a special policy to admit kids with developmental disabilities as a pilot. There is also another child with DS here. The support has been stunning - exceptional, wonderful. - Sep 2010
