Escuela Internacional Sampedrana, EIS is located in the affluent Lomas del Potosí neighborhood of San Pedro Sula

San Pedro Sula

San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...

, Cortés Department, Honduras

Honduras

Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

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Founded in 1953, its mascot is the Bulldog

Bulldog

Bulldog is the name for a breed of dog commonly referred to as the English Bulldog. Other Bulldog breeds include the American Bulldog, Olde English Bulldogge and the French Bulldog. The Bulldog is a muscular heavy dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose...

. The majority of the students come from San Pedro Sula, which is the city where the school is located.

The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...

 (SACS).

The mission statement states that EIS is to prepare bilingual students with the academic, social and emotional skills and universal values to succeed in the universities of their choice, and to contribute positively to society.

EIS is also a member of ABSH (Association of Bilingual Schools of Honduras) and AASCA (American Association of Schools in Central America).

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Faculty

The faculty for EIS is composed by 40% Honduran teachers, 25% Canadian and 35% US teachers. All other staff that is not related to teaching is 95% Honduran and 5% International. All teachers at EIS have at minimum a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.

Facilities

Separate buildings house the preschool, elementary, middle school, and high school students. The administration offices, main library, auditorium, and gynasium are in separate buildings. Athletic facilities include a lower school playground, indoor and outdoor courts for basketball and volleyball, and playing fields for soccer and softball.

The school has 61 classrooms, as well as science and computer laboratories, music rooms, a media center, and a separate preschool building. The elementary complex was extensively renovated and refurbished during the summer of 1997. The middle school was extensively renovated and refurnished during the summer of 2002. The preschool building was renovated during the summer of 2004.

The school has two libraries—one at the elementary school and one at the middle/high school. A collection is being started for the preschool. The materials are in different formats in both English and Spanish.

Extracurricular activities

The school offers a variety of extracurricular activities, including:

• National Honor Society
• Hispanic Honor Society
• Student Council
• The Student Senate
• Yearbook
• International Club
• Environmental Club
• Kaleidoscope Magazine
• Knowledge Bowl
• Presidential Classroom
• Junior State of America
• Model United Nations
• Band
• Drama
• Sports