Reggio Emilia

Our way of teaching

A pedagogy that listens before it teaches

We draw on the Reggio Emilia approach: an education that starts from each learner's real curiosity, not a lesson already decided. Here's what that means in our classrooms.

The learner as protagonist

Every learner builds their own knowledge -- they're not a vessel to fill, but someone who asks, tries, and discovers at their own pace.

The environment as a third teacher

Spaces are designed to invite exploration -- light, materials within reach, corners that change with each group's projects.

Educators as co-researchers

We guide without imposing answers -- we observe, document, and ask questions alongside each learner, not in their place.

Community: family, school, and place

Learning doesn't happen only within four walls -- families and the community are active participants in the process, not spectators.

Our Team

We have a team focused on providing quality care and well-being that develops and brings out the talents of each learner.

Leadership

They look after the horizon for all four campuses, so every decision keeps the learner at the center.

Omar Giraldo Gómez

Omar Giraldo Gómez

General Director, Germine

Hernán AgudeloEnvigado

Hernán Agudelo

Principal

Luis Fernando RestrepoSabaneta

Luis Fernando Restrepo

Principal

Jhon Fredy Ortiz CardonaOriente

Jhon Fredy Ortiz Cardona

Director of Studies and Principal

Felipe VeraSabaneta

Felipe Vera

Coordinator

Gloria Cristina JaramilloEnvigado

Gloria Cristina Jaramillo

Primary Coordination

James ZapataEnvigado

James Zapata

Coordinator

Laura Manuela BonillaSabaneta

Laura Manuela Bonilla

Coordination

Teachers

They listen to each learner's hundred languages and guide their learning without imposing answers.

María Adelaida BetancurEnvigado

María Adelaida Betancur

Teacher

Carolina RestrepoEnvigado

Carolina Restrepo

Teacher

Manuela OspinaEnvigado

Manuela Ospina

Teacher

Ingrid Yaneth RodriguezEnvigado

Ingrid Yaneth Rodriguez

Teacher

Dora AgudeloEnvigado

Dora Agudelo

Teacher

Yady Marcela BonellEnvigado

Yady Marcela Bonell

Teacher

Emerson ChanciEnvigado

Emerson Chanci

Teacher

Laura Alejandra HenaoEnvigado

Laura Alejandra Henao

Teacher

Felix Manuel PortillaEnvigado

Felix Manuel Portilla

Teacher

Francisco BedoyaEnvigado

Francisco Bedoya

Teacher

Santiago LoaizaEnvigado

Santiago Loaiza

Teacher

Eliana JiménezEnvigado

Eliana Jiménez

Teacher

Jaime LondoñoEnvigado

Jaime Londoño

Teacher

Laura MenesesEnvigado

Laura Meneses

Teacher

Elizabeth CortesEnvigado

Elizabeth Cortes

Teacher

Daniela DuqueEnvigado

Daniela Duque

Teacher

Daniel GómezEnvigado

Daniel Gómez

Teacher

Tomás GiraldoEnvigado

Tomás Giraldo

Teacher

Mateo FernándezEnvigado

Mateo Fernández

Teacher

Rigoberto AvedañoEnvigado

Rigoberto Avedaño

External Security

Luz Adriana OsorioEnvigado

Luz Adriana Osorio

Psychologist

Jenifer LópezSabaneta

Jenifer López

Teacher

Carlos Enrique MejíaSabaneta

Carlos Enrique Mejía

Teacher

Ana Lucía GiraldoSabaneta

Ana Lucía Giraldo

Teacher

Angy Alejandra VilladaSabaneta

Angy Alejandra Villada

Teacher

Sebastián CardonaSabaneta

Sebastián Cardona

Teacher

Juan Camilo CastañoSabaneta

Juan Camilo Castaño

Teacher

Melissa VallejoSabaneta

Melissa Vallejo

Teacher

Natalia GómezSabaneta

Natalia Gómez

Teacher

Leidy AtehortuaSabaneta

Leidy Atehortua

Teacher

Bibiana Astrid PabónSabaneta

Bibiana Astrid Pabón

Teacher

Clara María BoteroSabaneta

Clara María Botero

Teacher

Dahiana FlórezSabaneta

Dahiana Flórez

Teacher

Edgard MolanoSabaneta

Edgard Molano

Teacher

Elizabeth GallegoSabaneta

Elizabeth Gallego

Teacher

Esneider Andrés GarcíaSabaneta

Esneider Andrés García

Teacher

Luisa TorresSabaneta

Luisa Torres

Teacher

María Camila ArangoSabaneta

María Camila Arango

Teacher

Paola Andrea RestrepoSabaneta

Paola Andrea Restrepo

Teacher

Santiago ValenciaSabaneta

Santiago Valencia

Teacher

Verónica María MarulandaSabaneta

Verónica María Marulanda

Teacher

Sebastián BethanSabaneta

Sebastián Bethan

Teacher

Juan Pablo AtehortúaSabaneta

Juan Pablo Atehortúa

Teacher

Blanca Isabel Múnera A.Sabaneta

Blanca Isabel Múnera A.

School Counselor

Daniela RodriguezOriente

Daniela Rodriguez

Teacher

Sara Isabel GodoyOriente

Sara Isabel Godoy

Teacher

Estefany CastañedaOriente

Estefany Castañeda

Teacher

Ana María MartínezOriente

Ana María Martínez

Teacher

Daniela OsorioOriente

Daniela Osorio

Teacher

Juan Esteban PérezOriente

Juan Esteban Pérez

Teacher

Kevin GarcíaOriente

Kevin García

Teacher

Tatiana RiosOriente

Tatiana Rios

Teacher

Administrative Secretaries & Assistance

The quiet machinery that keeps each campus running, so learning never stops.

Alejandra JaramilloSabaneta

Alejandra Jaramillo

Academic Secretary

Claudia Marcela SabasEnvigado

Claudia Marcela Sabas

Academic Secretary

Diana Marcela ZuluagaOriente

Diana Marcela Zuluaga

Academic Secretary

Valeria VillaEnvigado

Valeria Villa

Administrative Assistant

Daniela MoncadaSabaneta

Daniela Moncada

Reception

María Alexandra MartínezSabaneta

María Alexandra Martínez

Administrative Assistant

Administrative Support and General Services Staff

They look after every space in the school so learning happens somewhere clean, safe, and beautiful.

Alba RodríguezEnvigado

Alba Rodríguez

General Services

Jessica BedoyaEnvigado

Jessica Bedoya

General Services

Sandra VillegasEnvigado

Sandra Villegas

General Services

Isabel AlmanzaEnvigado

Isabel Almanza

General Services

Esteban Mora

Esteban Mora

General Services

Jorge Hernán Fernández

Jorge Hernán Fernández

General Services

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Privacy Policy

Sample content -- not the school's real policy. It will be drafted and reviewed with the legal team before publishing.

What information we would collect

Basic contact information for families and students (name, campus, contact method) to coordinate communication between the school and home -- nothing more than what's needed for that.

How we would use it

Only for pedagogical tracking and school communication -- never for advertising or sharing with third parties outside the school.

Who we would share it with

With no one outside the school's own team without the family's explicit consent, except where required by law.

Terms of Use

Sample content -- not the school's real terms. They will be drafted and reviewed with the legal team before publishing.

Acceptable use

This platform would be for families, students, and school staff -- intended for school tracking, not other purposes.

Accounts and access

Each account would be personal and non-transferable. The real accounts system doesn't exist yet (see this site's own login, which uses a test account).

Changes to these terms

If these terms changed, families would be notified in advance before they took effect.