Colegio Anglo Americano Prescott is a school in
Arequipa,
Peru, named after
William H. Prescott an
American scientific historian. The school was founded in 1965 by a group of British, American and Peruvian citizens; it retains its bilingual emphasis, maintaining a student exchange program with several English-speaking schools.[1] As of 2018[update] Colegio Prescott offers an
International Baccalaureate program.[2]
Locals throughout its history
April 1965: The first local was opened in "Vallecito"
In this local classes were given to 4 and 5 year olds.
Founders
Founders of the school dreamt of having a mixed-sex school in Arequipa that gave emphasis to English subjects, after all, most of the founders were British or Americans themselves.
Mary Burgess
John Banks
Gwynne Schultz
Rosemary Latham de Barreda
Samuel Lozada Tamayo
Eduardo Bedoya Forga
Werner Foulkes
Arnolfo Valdivia Ampuero
Allan Kelly
Jeannette Ricketts
Mrs. Rosemary Latham de Barreda is still a member of the institution. She usually visits school on important days like the school anniversary.