Asociacion Escuelas Lincoln
Web: www.lincoln.edu.ar
2007-2008
Asociacion Escuelas Lincoln (The Lincoln School) is a private, coeducational day school which offers an academic program from preschool education (age 3) through grade 12 for students of all nationalities. The School was founded in 1936. The school year comprises semesters extending from early August to late December and from early February to mid-June.
Organization: Asociacion Escuelas Lincoln is governed by a 14-member Board of Governors. It is officially recognized by the Argentine Provincial Ministry of Education and is tax-exempt under Argentine law.
Curriculum: The curriculum is based on U.S. accredited standards. French and Spanish are taught as foreign languages in high school. Instruction is also given in art, chorus, band communication, drama, physical education, and computer applications. The School offers a moderate special education program, including remedial reading and English-as-a-Second-Language, but only a limited number of students with special needs will be accepted, depending on the School’s ability to adequately meet such special needs. Extracurricular activities include ceramics, table tennis, ballet, soccer, field hockey, film animation, swimming, arts and crafts, gymboree, drama, yearbook, newspaper, literary magazine, excursions, and curricular fieldtrips. Most of the graduates go on to colleges and universities in the United States. The School has been accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Department of Education in the Province of Buenos Aires from kindergarten through grade 9. Argentine accreditation extends through grade 12 for students who enroll in the optional “Polimodal” program.
Faculty: In the school year 2007-2008, there are 107 full-time faculty members.
Enrollment: At the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year, enrollment is 759 (PK-grade 5: 354; grades 6-8: 171; grades 9-12: 234).
Facilities: The elementary and middle schools are housed in a large building that includes 65 classrooms, a library, a computer lab and a drop-in center for each school. The upper grades are housed in a dedicated building with 27 classrooms, 4 science labs, 2 computer labs, an art center, and a large lecture/media hall. Additional school facilities include: an infirmary, playgrounds, an athletic field, a cafeteria, a theater, an auditorium, and a large covered swimming pool. The new gymnasium has a state-of-the-art basketball professional court with retractable bleachers, a fitness center, offices for the PE department., large dressing rooms and an underground parking lot.
Finances: In the 2007-2008 school year, about 90% of the School's income derives from tuition and fees. Annual tuition rates are as follows: PK 3: $3,600; Kdg. 4: $4,600; Kdg. 5: $9,500; grades 1-5: $12,500; grades 6-8: $13,400, and grades 9-12: $15,200, mostly payable by semester in advance, in U.S. dollars or Argentine pesos. There is also a one-time capital assessment fee of $6,000. All students (excluding students in PK and Kdg.) are charged an annual matriculation fee of $1,250 for grades 1-5; $1,340 for grades 6-8; and $1,520 for grades 9-12. (All fees are quoted in U.S. dollars.)
