High School Profile 2020-2021
THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NIDO DE AGUILAS 2020-2021 SCHOOL PROFILE
AVENIDA EL RODEO 14200 I LO BARNECHEA I SANTIAGO I CHILE +562 2339 8100 I WWW.NIDO.CL I CEEB CODE: 920450
Headmaster Mr. David B. Perry
High School Principal Dr. Kate McKenna
Assist. High School Principal Mr. Paul Petit
IB Program Coordinator Mr. Kurt Supplee
University & School Counselor Ms. Heather Marks, hmarks@nido.cl
University & School Counselor Mr. Ian Lally, ilally@nido.cl
MISSION
SCHOOL COMMUNITY
INTEGRITY AND UNIVERSITY COUNSELING
FACULTY
The International School Nido de Aguilas offers an English language based liberal arts education, influenced by U.S. and Chilean thought and tradition, that prepares students to be eloquent communicators and impactful stewards of a rapidly changing world. Nido students: • Engage in authentic, consequential experiences, learn by doing, and are accustomed to taking risks. • Master a rich curriculum while acquiring the skills to communicate across multiple fields, disciplines, and cultures. • Build their own personalities fully, nurturing their strengths and passions.
• Nido de Aguilas limits the number of applications to a maximum of 10 schools and strongly encourages students to limit the number of countries that a student applies to 4 or fewer countries. Nido de Aguilas students should be considered serious applicants. • Nido de Aguilas students are required to sign and adhere to the school’s early decision policy which states that if a student applies early, and is accepted to that school, the student will enroll and withdraw all other active applications. • Teachers and counselors have close working relationships with seniors through seminar-style discussion courses, extracurricular activities and other mentorship opportunities. It is our intention to provide specific and in-depth letters of recommendations that best represent our students’ abilities, level of engagement and interest in being challenged as well as other intangible qualities like curiosity and creativity. It is our policy to not fill in the Ratings/Rankings, and all recommendations are confidential.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (NIDO DIPLOMA) DEPARTMENT # OF YEARS English 4 Math 3 Social Sciences 4 Sciences 3 World Languages 3 Fine Arts 1 Technology .5 PE 2
Founded in 1934, The International School Nido de Aguilas is a private, non-profit, co-educational college preparatory day school that serves over 1675 students from more than 51 nationalities in grades Pre-K through 12. 48% of high school students are Chilean, 13% are U.S. citizens and 39% other non-U.S citizens. Nido is the official U.S. State Department Office of Overseas Education School in Chile and serves the international business and diplomatic communities as well as Chileans seeking an English language-based, liberal arts education, influenced by US and Chilean thought and tradition. Our high school faculty consists of 50 degreed teachers of which 64% hold advanced degrees. The average years teaching at Nido is nine years.
ACCREDITATION
Nido de Aguilas is recognized and accredited by the Chilean Ministry of Education and by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) in the United States. Nido is fully authorized as an International Baccalaureate World School to offer the Diploma Program. Nido is also a member of the Association of American Schools of South America and the National and International Associations of College Admissions Counseling.
UNWEIGHTED GPA
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Only grades from courses completed at Nido de Aguilas are used in the calculation of a GPA using A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D/F=1.0. The highest possible unweighted GPA is 4.0, which is not routinely calculated.
CLASS OF 2020 GRADE DISTRIBUTION
SCHOOL CALENDAR, ACADEMIC SCHEDULE AND ASSESSMENT
Nido de Aguilas follows the US academic calendar starting the year in July and ending in June. The academic year is divided into two semesters, each with a comprehensive assessment period. Core courses are year-long and the Social Studies, PE, Technology and Fine Arts Departments offer semester long electives. Due to the southern hemisphere vacation schedule, Nido students receive less than the 240 IBO recommended instructional hours for HL classes over a 2-year period. International Baccalaureate SL courses meet for a minimum of 150 hours over a 2-year period. Students have an eight-week summer vacation (December - February) prior to IB exams which are administered each year in May. Only final semester grades are reported on transcripts.
NO CLASS RANKING
Nido does not rank students numerically nor designate Honor Roll status.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM May Exam Session
2018
2019
2020
Percentage of Class Registered for Full Diploma
60%
61%
54%
Percentage of Candidates Earning Full Diploma
97%
97%
99%
Average IBDP Points Earned
33
33
34
Highest IBDP Points Earned
44
41
43
5.26
5.24
5.41
Average IB Subject Mark
Assistant Head for National Plan Affairs Ms. Paz Nalegach
The high school offers courses that lead to three diplomas: (1) the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, (2) the U.S. high school (Nido) Diploma, and (3) the Chilean National Diploma. The language of instruction is English in grades 9-12, including more than 30 IB courses are offered in English, Mandarin, Spanish, Math, Sciences, Social Studies, Visual Art, Theatre and Music.
Letter Grade
Grade % Range
GPA Range
% of Class of 2020 with GPA Range
A+, A, A-
90-100
4.0
2%
B+, B, B-
80-89
3.0-3.9
78%
C+, C, C-
70-79
2.0-2.9
17%
D+, D, D-
60-69
1.0-1.9
2%
STANDARIZED TEST RESULTS* 2018
2019
2020
3.41
3.34
3.37
Avg. ACT Composite
25.40
26.20
26.20 26.00
Average GPA Avg. English
25.00
26.70
Avg. Math
25.80
26.00
26.80
Avg. Reading
26.50
26.20
25.00
Avg. Science
25.80
26.90
26.20
Avg. SAT Total
1276
1176
1238
Avg. Critical Reading
616
581
566
Avg. Math
660
595
598
*Many students speak a language other than English at home
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Nido students are engaged, generous, adaptable, ingenious and happy young men and women who participate in multiple extracurricular activities on and off campus. Some offerings at Nido include:
CLUBS
Art Council, Athletic Council, Book Club, Casa Grada, Chinese Lab, Coffee House Club, Comida Solidaria, Debate Club (English & Spanish), Def Hacks Club, Empredil Entrepreneurship Club, French Club, Girls Who Code, Global Issues Network, Global Ripple, Habitat For Humanity, Happiness Club, Hogar Santa Catalina, International Relief Club, Jazz Band, Knowledge Bowl, Link Crew, Math Homework Help, Math Modeling Club, Model United Nations, Modern Music Masters (Tri-M), Mountain Bike Club, Musical Theater, National Honor Society, Nido Manifesto, Physics Club, Prom Committee, Reforestemos, Rock Band, Save The Strays, Stock Investor Club, Student Government, Student Ambassadors, Surf Club, Teach English in LoBa, Trail Running Club, Yearbook.
FINE ARTS PRODUCTIONS
Arts in Action, Chamber Music Fest, Concert and Rock Band Festivals, Choir, Strings and Piano Concerts, Dance Productions, Drama Fest, IB Music and Theater Productions, Improv Show, International Fine Arts Festivals, Musical Theatre Production, Nidopalooza, Nido Arts Showdown, Nido Theater Week, Obertura Chilena.
CLUB TEAMS INCLUDE
SPORTS
Cheerleading, Jazz and Hip Hop Dance, Surfing, Tennis, Track & Field, Cross-Country/Trail Running, Waterpolo.
Boys and Girls JV/Varsity Teams include: Basketball, Girls Field Hockey, Boys Rugby, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball, Track & Field, Cross-Country/Trail Running.
IB DIPLOMA MAY 2020 EXAMINATIONS - Subject Results/Grade Distribution SUBJECT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SCH AVG WW AVG Subject Group 1 ENGLISH A: LAL HL
1
23
24
3
0
0
0
5.43
ENGLISH A: Lit HL
0
6
5
0
0
0
0
5.55
5.13 4.83
ENGLISH A: Lit SL
3
3
7
1
0
0
0
5.57
5.24 5.29
SPANISH A: LAL SL
3
8
5
0
0
0
0
5.88
SPANISH A: Lit HL
3
7
7
2
0
0
0
5.58
4.74
SPANISH A: Lit SL
5
3
4
0
0
0
0
6.08
5.09
MANDARIN AB. SL
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5.00
5.55
SPANISH AB. SL
0
5
3
1
0
0
0
5.44
5.08
Subject Group 2
SPANISH B HL
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
6.50
5.69
SPANISH B SL Subject Group 3
8
2
1
0
0
0
0
6.64
5.12
ECONOMICS HL
5
8
21
5
5
1
0
5.00
5.33
ECONOMICS SL
0
2
4
4
0
0
0
4.80
4.97
ENV. AND SOC. SL HISTORY SL (Spanish)
3 0
4 2
8 11
6 4
1 2
0 0
0 0
5.09 4.68
4.34 4.69
HISTORY AMERICAS HL
3
8
11
2
0
0
0
5.50
4.35
PSYCHOLOGY HL
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4.00
5.18
Subject Group 4 Subject Group BIOLOGY HL 4
2
9
7
1
0
0
0
5.63
4.71
BIOLOGY SL
1
6
8
4
1
0
0
5.10
4.44
CHEMISTRY HL
2
5
4
1
2
0
0
5.29
4.91 4.33
CHEMISTRY SL
0
0
3
3
0
1
0
4.14
PHYSICS HL
6
6
2
2
0
0
0
6.00
5.28
PHYSICS SL
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
4.63
4.69
Subject Group 5 MATH STUDIES SL
1
6
9
5
0
0
0
5.14
4.45
MATHEMATICS HL
7
3
2
1
0
0
0
6.23
5.04
MATHEMATICS SL
2
10
21
9
0
0
0
5.12
4.79
Subject Group 6 MUSIC HL
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
5.00
4.93
MUSIC CREATING SL
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4.00
4.36
MUSIC SO.PERF SL THEATRE HL
0 0
0 0
1 3
0 2
0 0
0 0
0 0
5.00 4.60
5.20 4.89
THEATRE SL
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
5.00
4.56
VISUAL ARTS HL
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
5.17
4.21
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SOCIAL UNREST & COVID-19 PANDEMIC
UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES AND COVID CONSIDERATIONS The 2019-2020 School Year held many unexpected challenges for Chile and the world. October 2019 A fare increase in the Santiago Metro sparked a series of protests that rapidly transformed into the worst civil unrest Chile has experienced in decades. The government announced a state of emergency and imposed a curfew for Santiago and many other regions in Chile. Between October 21-25, Nido de Aguilas closed campus in order to protect the safety of students, faculty and staff as the civil unrest intensified. Most school sponsored co-curricular activities, including athletics, were suspended indefinitely in order to close campus in the early afternoon to allow students, faculty and staff to arrive home safely as the location and timing of violent demonstrations and the government responses to it varied each day. November 2019 Due to the continued civil unrest throughout Chile, Nido postponed the annual Week-Without-Walls program. Though the School was able to resume some campus based co-curricular activities, there were several modifications to the schedule and interruptions that persisted for the remainder of the semester. December 2019 Civil unrest forced the PSU selection test (Prueba de Selecciรณn Universitaria), a university selection test required for all students applying to university in Chile, to be canceled. Nido de Aguilas observed its normal summer break period between December 19, 2019 - February 17, 2020. March 2020 The first case of COVID-19 was reported in Chile. The Chilean government announced numerous measures to control the spread of the virus including a national curfew, state of emergency, the closure of schools throughout Chile and the closure of its borders to foreigners. Having prepared a distance learning program due to the civil unrest of the previous semester, Nido was able to start with online classes on March 16. The Chilean government issued a mandatory 24-hour/7days a week quarantine for many regions around the country including Lo Barnechea, the comuna where Nido de Aguilas is located. May 2020 Mandatory 24-hour/7days a week quarantine remained in effect. Nido administered the modified IB Exam session for students pursuing course certificates or the full diploma. June 2020 Mandatory 24-hour/7days a week quarantine remained in effect. Nido de Aguilas observed its normal winter break period between June 19, 2020 - July 29, 2020. July 2020 Mandatory 24-hour/7days a week quarantine remained in effect until July 28 (124 total days) when Lo Barnechea entered a mandatory 24-hour quarantine only on weekends. Nido de Aguilas opened the 2020-2021 school year offering a comprehensive full-time distance learning program for grades Prek - 12. August - September 2020 Mandatory 24-hour quarantine on weekends remained in effect until September 28, 2020 (62 days). Nido continued to offer a comprehensive full-time distance learning program. October 2020 Nido continues to offer a comprehensive full-time distance learning program. Lo Barnechea entered Step 3 in the national Paso a Paso reopening plan. Nido de Aguilas has submitted a comprehensive reopening plan to the Regional Secretariat of Education and Secretariat of Health of the Metropolitan Region for authorization. Authorization is still pending, therefore, no firm date has been established for reopening our campus for in-person classes. SAT AND ACT TEST CANCELLATIONS International School Nido de Aguilas is the only official test center in Chile that offers the SAT, SAT Subject Tests and the computer Based ACT. Due to the timing Southern Hemisphere vacation calendar (late December - late February) and the strict national quarantine and school closures that began in March 2020 due to the global pandemic, NO STANDARDIZED TESTS have been offered at Nido de Aguilas (or anywhere else in Chile) in the calendar year between January and October 2020. November and December 2020 test dates may be honored once the Regional Secretariat of Education and Secretariat of Health of the Metropolitan Region authorize Nido's comprehensive reopening plan. DISRUPTION OF SCHOOL-BASED ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES Between October 2019 and October 2020, all athletic training and competition, as well as fine and performing arts events, were cancelled due to unsafe conditions associated with civil unrest and/or the global pandemic. Pending authorization from the Regional Secretariat of Education and Secretariat of Health of the Metropolitan Region, campus-based activities may resume at some point in the future, if deemed safe to do so.