High School Profile 2023-2024
THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NIDO DE AGUILAS 2023-2024 SCHOOL PROFILE
AVENIDA EL RODEO 14200 I LO BARNECHEA I SANTIAGO I CHILE +562 2339 8100 I WWW.NIDO.CL I CEEB CODE: 920450
Head of School Mr. Ken Kunin
Assistant Head of School for Strategic Initiatives & High School Principal Dr. Kate McKenna
Assist. High School Principal Mr. Paul Petit
IB Program Coordinator Mr. Kurt Supplee
University & School Counselor Ms. Dee Slattery, dslattery@nido.cl
University & School Counselor Mr. Ian Lally, ilally@nido.cl
SCHOOL COMMUNITY
MISSION
Nido empowers learners to connect authentically, explore with curiosity, and act with purpose. Connect. Explore. Act.
VISION
The International School Nido de Aguilas strives to be an open and dynamic global learning center.
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 recommendation 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) DEPARTMENT # OF YEARS English 4 Mathematics 3 Social Studies 3 Sciences 3 Languages* 2 Fine Arts & Design 1.5 Technology .5 PhE & Health 1.5 Electives 6.5 *Spanish or Mandarin
Assistant Head for National Plan Affairs Ms. Paz Nalegach
Founded in 1934, The International School Nido de Aguilas is a private non-profit, co-education college preparatory day school that serves over 1500 students from more than 43 nationalities in grades Pre-K through 12. In High School, 50% of students are Chilean, 15% are US citizens and 35% are citizens of other countries. Nido is the official U.S. State Department Office of Overseas Education School in Chile and serves the international 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 100% degreed teachers of which 63 % 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 Baccalaureate World School to offer the Diploma Program. Nido is also a member of the Association of American Schools of South America and the National and International Associations of College Admissions Counseling.
UNWEIGHTED GPA Only grades from courses completed at Nido de Aguilas are used in the calculation of a GPA using A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D/F=1.0. The highest possible unweighted GPA is 4.0.
The class of 2024 consists of 110 students of which: 100% are Nido (U.S.) Diploma candidates 61% are International Baccalaureate Diploma candidates 25% are enrolled in the Chilean National Diploma 35% are enrolled in all three Diplomas 94% are taking one or more IB certificates (not IBDP candidates)
Nido de Aguilas follows the US academic calendar starting the year in August and ending in June. The academic year is divided into two semesters, each with a comprehensive assessment period. Core courses are year-long and the Social Studies, PE, Technology and Fine Arts Departments offer semester long electives. 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.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM Percentage of Class Registered for Full Diploma Percentage of Candidates Earning Full Diploma
The high school offers courses that lead to three diplomas: (1) the U.S. high school (Nido) Diploma, (2) International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, and (3) the Chilean National Diploma. The language of instruction is English in grades 9-12, including more than 30 IB courses are offered in English, Mandarin, Spanish, Math, Sciences, Social Studies, Visual Art, Theatre and Music.
PROFILE CLASS OF 2024
SCHOOL CALENDAR, ACADEMIC SCHEDULE AND ASSESSMENT
May Exam Session
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
CLASS OF 2024 GRADE DISTRIBUTION AS OF JUNE 2023 Letter Grade
Grade % Range
GPA Range
% of Class of 2024 with GPA Range
A+, A, A-
90-100
4.0
5
B+, B, B-
80-89
3.0-3.9
79
C+, C, C-
70-79
2.0-2.9
20
D+, D, D-
60-69
1.0-1.9
2
2021
2022
2023
45%
45%
61%
100%
100%
93%
Average IB Points Earned
36
33
33
Highest IB Points Earned
43
43
42
Avg. Critical Reading
581
566
617
5.2
Avg. SAT Total
1176
1238
1279
Average IB Subject Mark
5.59
5.21
STANDARIZED TEST RESULTS* 2019
2020
Average GPA
3.34
3.37
3.8
Avg. Math
595
598
662
*Due to Covid 19, no data exists for 2021-2022.
2023
FIVE-YEAR MATRICULATION LIST (2019-2023) (MULTIPLE MATRICULATIONS INDICATED BY ITALICS) 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 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY TORONTO METROPOLITAN 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 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO CALIFORNI A 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 CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA DUKE UNIVERSITY EMERSON COLLEGE EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY - DAYTONA EMORY UNIVERSITY ELON UNIVERSITY FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FORDHAM UNIVERSITY FRANKLIN W OLIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 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 MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY PACE UNIVERSITY PACE UNIVERSITY PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY - MAIN CAMPUS PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE POMONA COLLEGE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRATT INSTITUTE PURDUE UNIVERSITY - MAIN CAMPUS
UNITED STATES (continued)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY - NORTHWEST RICE UNIVERSITY RIDER 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 UNIVESITY OF MINNESOTA - TWIN CITIES UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL 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 POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY WELLESLEY COLLEGE WILLIAMS COLLEGE YALE UNIVERSITY YORK COLLEGE
ASIA
EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ERASMUS UNIVERSITEIT ROTTERDAM ERASMUS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ROTTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES SAXION HOGESCHOOL THE HAGUE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES TILBURG UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE TILBURG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE TWENTE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE UTRECHT UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM
PORTUGAL
NOVA UNIVERSITY OF LISBON
SPAIN
CARLOS III UNIVERSITY OF MADRID ESCUELA UNIVERSITARIA DE DISEÑO, INNOVACION Y TECNOLOGIA (ESNE) EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF DESIGN, MADRID EUROPEAN 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
ISTITUTO MARANGONI 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
REST OF THE WORLD AUSTRALIA
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY MONASH UNIVERSITY ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TEHCNOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
UNITED KINGDOM
TAIWAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL - LONDON IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON ISTITUTO MARANGONI 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 BRISTOL UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX UNIVERSITY OF ARTS LONDON UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON UNIVERSITY OF YORK
EUROPE
NEW ZEALAND
CHINA
BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY TSINGHUA 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
BELGIUM
GEMBLOUX AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY LEUVEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
FRANCE
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE 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
THE UNIVERSITY OG AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON
IB DIPLOMA MAY 2023 EXAMINATIONS - Subject Results/Grade Distribution SUBJECT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SCH AVG WW AVG Subject Group 1 CHINESE A: Literature HL
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4.00
5.45
CHINESE A: Literature SL
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
5.50
5.47
ENGLISH A: Lang and Literature HL
5
14
21
8
1
0
0
5.29
4.79
ENGLISH A: Lang and Literature HL
1
3
12
6
0
0
0
4.95
4.87
ENGLISH A: Literature HL
0
1
4
3
0
0
0
4.75
4.56
ENGLISH A: Literature SL
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
4.40
4.91
SPANISH A: Lang and Literature SL
2
12
25
5
0
0
0
5.25
4.91
SPANISH A: Literature HL
0
3
5
3
0
0
0
5.00
4.72
SPANISH A: Literature SL
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
5.67
4.51
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4.00
Subject Group 2 MANDARIN AB. SL SPANISH AB. SL
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
5.40
5.14 4.92
SPANISH B HL
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6.00
5.31
SPANISH B SL Subject Group 3
8
5
0
0
0
0
0
6.62
4.93
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT HL ENGLISH
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5.00
4.94
ECONOMICS HL ENGLISH
0
11
11
11
2
1
0
4.81
ECONOMICS SL ENGLISH
0
3
6
2
1
0
0
4.92
5.10 4.75
ENV. AND SOC. SL ENGLISH
4
4
8
2
0
0
0
5.56
4.22
HISTORY SL SPANISH
0
0
13
9
1
0
0
4.52
4.65
HISTORY AMERICAS HL ENGLISH
1
5
4
0
0
0
0
5.70
4.17
BIOLOGY HL ENGLISH
2
3
10
13
4
0
0
4.56
4.39
BIOLOGY SL ENGLISH
1 4
3 2
3
CHEMISTRY HL ENGLISH
0 0
0 1
0 0
4.50 4.31
4.15 4.56
CHEMISTRY SL ENGLISH
0
3
3
2 1
1 4 2
0
0
4.78
4.10
DESIGN TECH. HL ENGLISH
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
5.25
4.66
Subject Group 4
DESIGN TECH. SL ENGLISH
0
2
1
0
2
0
0
4.60
3.97
PHYSICS HL ENGLISH
5
6
4
2
0
0
0
5.82
4.80
PHYSICS SL ENGLISH
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
4.33
4.21
MATHEMATICS* HL English
5
5
5
1
0
0
0
5.88
4.87
MATHEMATICS* SL English MATHEMATICS** HL English
0
5
18
11
3
0
0
4.68
4.61
5
0
1
1
0
0
0
6.29
4.37
MATHEMATICS** SL English
0
3
4
11
3
0
0
4.33
3.87
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Subject Group 5 5.50 4.78
MUSIC SL ENGLISH
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
6.00
4.16
THEATRE HL ENGLISH
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
6.00
4.95
THEATRE HL SPANISH
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6.00
4.95
Subject Group 5
Subject Group 6 MUSIC HL ENGLISH
THEATRE SL ENGLISH
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6.00
4.57
VISUAL ARTS HL ENGLISH
0
1
5
3
1
0
0
4.60
4.39
VISUAL ARTS SL ENGLISH
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
4.50
4.01
*MATHEMATICS ANALYSIS AND APPROACHES **MATHEMATICS APPLICATIONS AND INTERPRETATION
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Nido students are engaged, generous, adaptable, ingenious and happy young people who participate in multiple extracurricular activities on and off campus. Some offerings at Nido include:
CLUBS
Arts Council, Athletic Council, Book Club, Card Tricks Club, Casa Grada, Chinese Lab, Coffee House Club, Comida Solidaria, Debate Club (English & Spanish), Def Hacks Club, Empredil Entrepreneurship Club, Film Club, Fitness and Conditioning, French Club, Girls Who Code, Global Ripple, Green Team, Happiness Club, Hogar Santa Catalina, Jazz Band, Knowledge Bowl, Link Crew, Math Homework Help, Model United Nations, Modern Music Masters (Tri-M), Musical Theater, National Honor Society, Physics Club, Prom Committee, Reforestemos, Rock Band, SAFE (Student Alliance for Equity/Equality) Club, Save The Strays, Stock Investor Club, Student Government, Student Ambassadors, Surf Club, Teach English in LoBa, and Yearbook.
FINE ARTS PRODUCTIONS
Arts in Action, Chamber Music Fest, Community Choir, Concert and Rock Band Festivals, Choir, Strings and Piano Concerts, Dance Productions, Drama Fest, IB Music and Theater Productions, IB Visual Arts Exhibitions, Improv Show, International Fine Arts Festivals, Jazz Festival, Musical Theatre Club, Nidopalooza, Nido Theater Week, Obertura Chilena, Stage Band.
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, Cheerleading, Dance Team, Girls Field Hockey, Boys Rugby, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball, Track & Field, Cross-Country, Gymnastics and Water Polo.
COVID-19 PANDEMIC UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES AND COVID CONSIDERATIONS Due to the Chilean Government restrictions the class of 2024 experienced mandatory 24-hour/7 days a week quarantine for their entire ninth grade year (July 2020-June 2021). Nido offered a comprehensive full-time distance learning program at this time.