AGUILAS
Headmaster
Mr. Ken Kunin
IB Program Coordinator
Mr Kurt Supplee
MISSION
High School Principal
Kate McKenna
Counselor & University
Coordinator
Mr Robert Kostrzeski,
Nido empowers learners to connect authentically, explore with curiosity, and act with purpose Connect. Explore Act!
VISION
INTEGRITY AND UNIVERSITY COUNSELING
• 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)
UNWEIGHTED GPA
Assist. High School Principal
Paul Petit
University & School Counselor
Mr. Ian Lally, ilally@nido cl
SCHOOL COMMUNITY
Assistant Head for National
Paz NalegachSCHOOL 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. Core courses are year-long and the Social Studies, PE, Technology and Fine Arts
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.
Founded in 1934, The International School Nido de Aguilas is a private non-profit, co-education college preparatory day school that serves over 1550 students from more than 51 nationalities in grades Pre-K through 12. In High School, 47% of students are Chilean, 18% are US citizens and 35%
business and diplomatic communities as well as Chileans seeking an English language-based, liberal arts education, influenced by US and Chilean thought and tradition.
FACULTY
Our high school faculty consists of 50 degreed teachers of which 61% hold advanced degrees The average years teaching at Nido is four 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
member of the Association of American Schools of South America and the National and International Associations of College Admissions Counseling.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
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
Social Studies, Visual Art, Theatre and Music.
AMERICAS
ARGENTINA
CATHLOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA
SAN ANDRÉS UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF BUENOS AIRES
UNIVERSITY OF TORCUATO DI TELLA
CANADA
CARLETON UNIVERSITY
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY - MONTREAL
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - OKANAGAN
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
VANCOUVER INSTITUTE OF MEDIA ARTS
CHILE
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE (PUC)
UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ
UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO (UDD)
UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES
UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES (UDP)
UNIVERSIDAD FEDERICO SANTA MARIA
UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR
MEXICO
IBERO AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE MONTERREY
UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY
UNITED STATES
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
BABSON COLLEGE
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC
BOSTON COLLEGE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE
CLARK UNIVERSITY
COLGATE UNIVERSITY COLBY COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
DUKE UNIVERSITY EMERSON COLLEGE
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY - DAYTONA EMORY UNIVERSITY
ELON UNIVERSITY
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
FULLERTON COLLEGE
FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE
HAVERFORD COLLEGE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON
ITHACA COLLEGE
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE
LAKE FOREST COLLEGE
LANDMARK COLLEGE
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
LONE STAR COLLEGE
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
LYNN UNIVERSITY
MACALESTER COLLEGE
MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY
UNITED STATES (continued)
OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
PACE UNIVERSITY
PACE UNIVERSITY
STATE UNIVERSITY - MAIN CAMPUS
PENNSYLVANIA
POMONA COLLEGE
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
PRATT INSTITUTE
PURDUE UNIVERSITY - MAIN CAMPUS
RICE UNIVERSITY
RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
RIPON COLLEGE
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
SKIDMORE COLLEGE
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
ST. EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
THE NEW SCHOOL
TRINITY UNIVERSITY
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA - CHAMPAIGN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - BOSTON UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: ANN ARBOR UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY VASSAR COLLEGE
VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY WELLESLEY COLLEGE WILLIAMS COLLEGE YALE UNIVERSITY YORK COLLEGE
ASIA
CHINA
BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY
HONG KONG
HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
JAPAN
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY SOPHIA UNIVERSITY
MALAYSIA
MALAYSIA MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY
SOUTH KOREA
CHUNG ANG UNIVERITY SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
TAIWAN
TAIWAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
FRANCE
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS
LE CORDON BLEU PARIS
PARIS COLLEGE OF ART
IRELAND
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
NETHERLANDS
AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN
EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
ERASMUS UNIVERSITEIT ROTTERDAM
ERASMUS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
SAXION HOGESCHOOL
TILBURG UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MAASTRICHT
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE TWENTE
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE UTRECHT
UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM
UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE
PORTUGAL
NOVA UNIVERSITY OF LISBON
SPAIN
CARLOS III UNIVERSITY OF MADRID
IE UNIVERSITY
IED BARCELONA DESIGN SCHOOL
UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA UNIVERSIDAD CEU SAN PABLO UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID
SWEDEN
GOTEBORGS UNIVERSITET
LUND UNIVERSITY
UPPSALA UNIVERSITY
ITALY
POLITECNICO DI MILANO UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA - LA SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF PISA
SWITZERLAND
ECOLE HOTELIERE DE LAUSANNE EHL SWISS SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
OTHERS
AUSTRALIA
MONASH UNIVERSITY
ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TEHCNOLOGY
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
UNITED KINGDOM
GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL - LONDON
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW UNIVERSITY OF GREENWHICH
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
SRUC - SCOTLAND’S RURAL COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX UNIVERSITY OF ARTS LONDON UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON UNIVERSITY OF YORK
NEW ZEALAND
THE UNIVERSITY OG AUCKLAND
UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY
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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
Cheerleading, Jazz and Hip Hop Dance, Surfing, Tennis, Track & Field, Cross-Country/Trail Running, Waterpolo
SPORTS
Boys and Girls JV/Varsity Teams include: Basketball, Girls Field Hockey, Boys Rugby, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball, Track & Field, Cross-Country/Trail Running.
UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES AND COVID CONSIDERATIONS
The 2019-20 and 2020-21 School Years 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
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 Selección 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 or the full diploma.
June 2020 29, 2020 July 2020
August - September 2020 distance learning program.
October 2020
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
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, calendar year between January 2020 and JULY 2021. The first administrations started in August 2021.
DISRUPTION OF SCHOOL-BASED ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES
Between October 2019 and July 2021, 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. Nido de Aguilas returned to campus at the end of July 2021.