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Colegio La Arboleda (Redcol)

Carrera 125 No. 2 - 80 Av. La María - Pance - Cali

(+57) 2 555 3405

Ages
1-17 yrs
Curricula
Colombian Curriculum, International Baccalaureate, U.S. Currículum (Cognia accredited)
Main Language
Bilingual (English/Spanish)
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About

Since the school's inception, Colegio La Arboleda has established a pedagogical model that respects diversity, allowing academic excellence, bilingualism, and personal development to come together. This pedagogical model is flexible and includes active and cooperative learning, where knowledge is built with others and results in meaningful learning. Colegio La Arboleda promotes self-development, based on the principle that each person is valuable, unique and irreplaceable. It believes that education must also respect differences and promote the various expressions in all its dimensions, both at the group and individual level. The school values community development and its growth through participation. ​​Additionally, it envisions learning as a dynamic process in which the student is the protagonist and the teacher serves as a guide, counsellor, and companion.

At Colegio La Arboleda, the school creates a space for learning, where strategies are implemented to help all students reach their full potential, both academically and as global citizens capable of impacting society and making the world a better place. 

The school has teachers of different nationalities, and students are encouraged to participate in sports and the arts. The school also has the Center for Development and Learning, CREA, which responds to individual student and family needs including psychologists, nutrition, and speech and occupational therapy.

Efraín Pinto

School Director

Efraín Pinto Brand is an Industrial Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, with specializations in Production and Logistics Management, a Master’s in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Icesi, and the GC LOG certificate from MIT–LOGyCA. He is trilingual in Spanish, English and Portuguese.

He has over 15 years of experience in academic leadership roles. At Universidad Icesi, he served as Director of the Industrial Engineering Program for eleven years and later as Director of Graduate Programs, overseeing ten programs and leading accreditation processes, enrollment growth, and digital transformation initiatives. He has also been National Program Leader for Transport Management at UNAD and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in logistics, production systems, analytics and innovation.

Prior to his academic career, he worked for more than a decade in multinational companies such as Colgate-Palmolive, PGI Colombia – Berry Plastics, and Mustad Group, holding roles in operations, logistics and supply chain management, and leading improvements in ERP implementation, inventory reliability and operational efficiency.

With more than 25 years of combined experience in education and industry, he has contributed to accreditation efforts, research initiatives, and the strengthening of university–industry collaboration. He has created research groups, organized numerous industrial missions, and supported academic program redesigns.

He currently serves as Headteacher of Arboleda School (Redcol Holding), leading the institutional strategy, academic quality, administrative and financial management, and the development of a strong educational culture focused on continuous improvement and community impact.

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