2011-12 CLASS IN PROGRESS – INQUIRE NOW!
The Academia Internacional de Cabrera is committed to providing a permanent and stable source of quality education for the youth of Cabrera, a small town on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. We constantly seek to improve both standards of teaching and facilities for the students. Funding is entirely by student tuition and private donations. Tuition is kept as low as possible so that the school remains affordable to average and low-income families in the area. Current tuition and fees are approximately 30%-70% of the cost of other private schools with full-day instruction and international teachers. In a very short period of time AIC has become the recognized leader of education in the community and is extremely grateful to all those who have contributed to its current success.
What makes AIC Unique?
- All students are subsidized to varying degrees thereby ensuring that the haves and have-nots receive equal opportunity for a quality education.
- We implement leading edge teaching methods which focuses on individual student progress and has formalized measurement tools for monitoring curriculum, programs, and student progress as well as teacher effectiveness.
- Our goal is to provide students (Maternal to Grade 12) with an integral, bilingual and multicultural education which includes the use of technological resources and fosters a sense of environmental and community responsibility. Our students will be ready to participate as productive and ethical members of their local and global communities.
- Rather than the standard 4-hour school day, by having a lunch program available we are able to offer a full day of classes.
- Parents and local community participate in a volunteer program.
- Our strategic plan for the next 3 years includes; upgraded campus and facilities, extra-curricular programs such as; music, art and drama, as well as health and nutrition programs. We also plan significant attention to community outreach programs.
- AIC is a charity based institution where many of the facilitators provide their time and expertise free of charge. Only the teaching staff and essential personnel are salaried. In order to enable as many local children as possible to have the opportunity to attend AIC and benefit from the higher level of education provided tuition fees are kept to an absolute minimum with the shortfall in funding of the operation costs being obtained by fund raising and donations. The ultimate goal of AIC is to provide an equally accessible, quality education to as many children of the community as possible.
The school needs your help to meet the budget and maintain the facilities. There are many forms of assistance possible;
- Sponsorship of a child or teacher
- Provision of school equipment
- Volunteering of time and expertise to assist the teaching staff or administration
- Personal monetary contributions
For further information on contributing, click here Support Us or Donate
We look forward to receiving your support. Please remember to register with the website so that you can receive regular updated information.
Thank you, Felicita Garcia
Founder
