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Our History
“Godspell College was born as a result of a passion for education that was in my life and part of my family since I was very young. When I studied with Víctor García Hoz, mentor of Personalized Education, I felt the need to do something different and founded Godspell College“
Elena Ortiz de Maschwitz (School Founder).
Carlos Maschwitz
Founder
More than 40 Years - A Revolution in Education
1979
Godspell College is founded in San Isidro with the proposal of a Personalized Education by Victor García Hoz.
"Recuerdo que llovió a cántaros el día antes de empezar las clases y no teníamos pasto. Charlie compró unos panes de pasto para llegar a la bandera en el medio del barro. El lunes salió el sol y fue el comienzo de lo que hoy es el colegio"
Elena Ortiz de Maschwitz- Founder
Personalized Education was and remains the most important pillar of how it is taught in the Godspell. The PERSON is educated with an emphasis on the SINGULARITY, OPENING AND AUTONOMY of each one.
1980
Education in values. - H. Kirschenbaun
We begin to model, instill, clarify and develop skills
1983
Counselling
"The counsellor is that professional who deals with the academic, social and emotional monitoring of students."
Ana Valle - Head of Counselling
1985
First Cambridge Exams
1987
Projects and Seminars
Projects allow students to deepen a topic in a more direct and meaningful way.
1990
Think rigorously and live creatively.
Intermediate School: We restructure the levels
Centers: In Kindergarten and Primary, the class is reorganized to give students the freedom and responsibility to choose.
1988
Welcome boys!
1992
School Integrated Units
Moment where all disciplines come together to work a common goal, from K2 to Senior 3.
1993
Rubrics / Ongoing assessment
At Godspell the student plans, monitors, regulates and evaluates their learning processes.
1994
Multiple Intelligences
"All people have a spectrum of intelligences; each one more eminent in some than in others and they are combined and used in different ways."
Moira Maschwitz - General Principal
1996
Brain Compatible Learning
We begin to study how the brain learns. We know that our previous knowledge, our emotions and ideals affect our learning. We also know that learning requires a climate of optimal interpersonal relationships and a rich physical environment.
1997
We open Godspell Tortuguitas
1999
Education for understanding
"Project Zero" Harvard
2001
Building Background Knowledge -
Robert J Marzano
2002
Reggio Emilia - Loris Malaguizzi
"The wider the range of possibilities we offer children, the more intense will be their motivations and the richer their experiences"
2005
We moved to our new building
2nd Management Generation:
Astrid and Moira Machwitz
2006
Millennials Generation
"If we know the characteristics of the generation of students that we have in our classes we will be able to know how they think, how they learn and how to educate them."
2010
21st Century Skills
Formative Assessment
2013
Culture of Achievement
We believe the culture of a school can help students succeed both in their academic and personal life.
"We teach what is like to matter in the lives learners live and are likely to live"
David Perkins - Lifeworthy
2014
High School Reform
Students have the freedom to choose elective subjects of different orientations
3rd Management:
Senior Management: Moira, Germán and Simón Maschwitz
2015
Future Wise - David Perkins
2016
Assessment Revolution
Our goal is to get students, parents and teachers to emphasize the learning process. We recreated the system to allow continuous and comprehensive evaluation.
2019
40th Anniversary
2020
Home Schooling
2021
Return to face-to-face
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