Personal Formation

We are aware that the school is a space for growth so we intentionally encourage the comprehensive development of our students. We emphasize the establishment of harmonious and committed relationships with others to contribute to the construction of a society that responds to the challenges of the 21st century.

In our concept of integral development, we consider it important that there is a balance between the cognitive, socio-emotional, and moral dimensions; To achieve this, GLM has designed a training curriculum according to each of the stages of our students and in which the following areas are addressed: social skills, emotional intelligence, moral development, habits, and routines.

We have our own Grograms and others developed by experts with extensive experience that allow the experience of values ​​aimed at self-care, decision-making based on the truth, peaceful conflict resolution, community service, care of life, healthy affective development, and prevention of risk behaviors.

We offer a program of extracurricular activities through which we promote the good use of free time for healthy development and cultivate the particular interest of our students in the musical, artistic, sports, cultural, scientific, opinion, and community service areas. These activities take place in the mornings, before the start of the day, and in the afternoons.

Leadership, independence, and autonomy in students are essential for GLM. For this reason, we support their initiatives, providing all possible resources for them to dream, design, build, and direct projects in the academic, social, and school interaction fields, among others. Others: Casas, TEDx, Democracia Joven, CEIF, Literature Congress, Meridiano 74, Student Council, and 11th grade Committees.

If you want to know more about the activities and programs:

National and international trips: 

Within the learning strategies outside the classroom, the student community of La Montaña has national and international trips.

• Excursion program

Once a year, from 1st to 11th grade, students take a trip through a region of Colombia. These outings are intended to sensitize students to the heterogeneity of their country through an on-site experience, learning to make simultaneous relationships between the history, geography, social, and natural sciences of the places they visit. This supports their critical thinking while helping them to create a binding and belonging bond with the cultural richness of the country. In addition, the experience of sharing in another scenario different from the classroom enriches the knowledge of teachers about the potential of each of their students and strengthens the bonds between teachers and students. Finally, this open field experience aims to develop in our students the strength to participate in demanding physical challenges and to temporarily live in austerity conditions more demanding than their daily lives.

International trips

At GLM we believe that to prepare for life in a global world, international educational and cultural experiences are very important tools. For this reason, we have designed an offer of academic experiences that range from an eight-week exchange in Canada to participate in academic events lasting a few days. We hope you can take advantage of these plans, as they are excellent opportunities for growth, which have been selected by the school for their academic, cultural, and security characteristics; They are ideal scenarios for using the foreign languages ​​taught at the school in real contexts as well as to get to know other cultures, strengthen their independence, have fun and learn.

Canada

The academic integration program in Canada seeks for Seventh Grade students to have a total immersion experience in a community whose first language is English. This allows them to develop communication skills in that language while broadening their cultural horizons. The students live with a Canadian family and study at a public school in the city. During the week, they attend classes, and on weekends, they develop tourism and entertainment activities with their host families or in groups.

France

With a group of at least eight students, our partner Learning and Traveling designed a tailor-made program for our students, where they attend French classes and develop cultural activities in Lyon with their classmates and companions.

England

This program seeks for students to have an international experience in a safe space accompanied by a GLM teacher. Students will participate in a summer camp, taking part in different activities and games with their peers. Furthermore, it is the perfect space to use English, have fun and meet other students from different parts of the world.

Musicals in New York City

This program’s main objective is that students have the opportunity to see the best Broadway shows, being able to get to know one of the most important cities in the world and its main tourist places.