St. Matthew School

The school follows the Cambridge International curriculum throughout, combined with Colombian national requirements. The pathway includes Cambridge Early Years (K1 to 1st Grade), Cambridge Primary (Grades 2-6) with Primary Checkpoint tests, Cambridge Lower Secondary (Grades 7-9), Cambridge IGCSE examinations in Grade 10 and Cambridge International AS & A Levels in Grades 11 and 12, where students focus on up to four subjects. Graduates receive both the Colombian high school diploma and Cambridge qualifications, and also sit the national Saber 11 exams.

St. Matthew describes its education as rooted in Catholic values and open to families of all beliefs. Its four pillars are academic excellence, social entrepreneurship, spirituality through values and international experiences. Under the motto 'Serve to Live', students take part in community service through the Pastoral Jonás youth group, the Shared Christmas project and partnerships with several foundations. Student Peacemakers mediate conflicts among peers, a Student Council represents Grades 4 to 12, and four houses with Chibcha names organise competitions throughout the year.

The campus covers more than 34,000 square metres, around 70% of it green space. Grimm's Preschool has its own renovated building with a Technology and Literacy Lab with a children's library, a science lab, a motor-skills gymnasium, an atelier art studio, a music room, play areas and a dedicated dining room. Primary and Secondary students use science, biology, physics and chemistry labs, a High Technology Centre for robotics and programming, dance, music, drama and visual arts rooms, a recording studio for radio and video, tutoring rooms, football fields and multipurpose courts. The school also has a chapel, two dining halls and a snack shop.

Extracurricular clubs run from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. and include football, horse riding, tennis, skating, dance, piano, rock band, choir and French, with additional options such as taekwondo, swimming, golf, squash, table tennis, chess and robotics. School teams compete in football, volleyball and basketball, and there are musical, radio, pastoral and Model United Nations teams. Grimm's Preschool offers football, swimming, figure skating, horse riding, taekwondo, painting, dance and ballet, music, a book club and a maths club, plus a before-school arts programme. A school musical is staged each year in a professional theatre.