History
In 1953, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, arrived in Medellin with the purpose of starting a school that provided education in values based upon the Catholic faith which would prepare young women for significant roles in society and would allow them to learn English as a second language. As a result, Marymount School Medellin was founded based on Mother Marie Joseph Butlers’ philosophy, which has endured throughout the years and is still present today.
In 1975, the Sisters called a meeting with the parents and expressed their interest in having them participate more actively in the school guidance. Thus, the Amigos del Marymount
In the 1980’s, the Sisters were asked to go back to their home community and were forced to close their institutions in Colombia. The families that belonged to the school back then decided to buy the school and the Board of Directors was entrusted to conduct the negotiations.
In 1987, Cormary – Corporación Educativa Marymount de Medellín – was created to lead the School and determine its academic and philosophical guidelines.
In 2005, the school reestablished contact with the Network of Schools of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary with the purpose of improving the learning of foreign languages, strengthening the links with other cultures and sharing best practices in education. Nowadays the school is a member of the network along with schools in Bogota and Barranquilla (Colombia); Los Angeles, New York and Montebello (USA); Cuernavaca (Mexico); Belfast (Ireland); London (England); 2 schools in Rome (Italy); Paris (France); 5 schools in Brazil; and Oporto, Fatima and Lisbon (Portugal).
About
Marymount School Medellin is a 21st century private, dynamic, co-educational, Catholic, and multilingual learning ecosystem, in which students, faculty, families, staff, leadership, alumni and allies work together to build healthy collaborative learning environments in which individuals develop their full potential and contribute to generate positive impacts on society.
Purpose: What inspires us every day Good People for a Better World
At Marymount School, we understand good people as those who live with integrity, with values, who develop life skills and who are committed to life projects in which personal and professional success is related to contributing to the construction of a better society. Today's world requires people and citizens who are aware of themselves, of others, of nature and of a global and interdependent world.
Strategic Aspiration: We aim at consolidating Marymount Medellin as a diverse 21st century global learning community that emphasizes the holistic nature of the human being, developing academic and emotional competencies within the framework of an educational experience in which the ethics of care, service and spirituality are practiced.
Institutional values
SPIRITUALITY
RESPECT
RESPONSIBILITY
