Basics of Colegio Los Nogales for teachers

• 927 students Pre-K (4 year old students) through 12 (18 year old students)
• Maximum number of students per class: 24
• Teaching load-24 class periods per week out of 40 periods total per week
• Time for planning, class preparation and marking included in daily schedule
• Two-class periods off, once a week for personal time
• Weekly planning with guidance from the head of the department
• Individual, thorough assessment expected of each student every quarter in elementary and middle    school, every semester in high school
• Classrooms shared with other teachers
• Textbooks in English imported from the U.S of compulsory use
• Homogeneous student body in terms of abilities, interests, place of origin, social, cultural and religious background
• Catholic school run by lay persons (teachers not required to be Catholic)
• Discipline based on development of autonomy