Our
STORY
Saint Theresa Bilingual School was founded in 1993 in order to provide an English / Spanish Bilingual education with an emphasis on the English-language, primarily for La Ceiba families. The initial leadership of the school was predominantly Honduran with a U.S. American influence.
With its rapid growth during the initial years, STBS has come to serve many families within the local community of La Ceiba. While the majority of our students are Honduran citizens, we are also represented by various other nationalities. Over the past several years enrollment has grown to our current student body of 650 students.
Its two acre site is overlooked by the mountains. Our purpose-built facility includes twenty-nine classrooms, a library, a fully equipped science lab, two fully equipped computer labs, an art room, a nurse/counseling station, a career counseling office, a restaurant-style cafeteria, two covered gymnasiums, two covered recreational areas, a multi-purpose room and administration offices.
Our Mission
Saint Theresa Bilingual School is committed to providing a comprehensive and diverse bilingual curriculum in which students develop an active and flexible mindset, an understanding and compassion for others, a sense of self-worth, and the courage to act on their own beliefs.
Our Vision
Saint Theresa Bilingual School is committed to cultivating bilingual, independent, creative, proactive and collaborative individuals equipped to succeed in and contribute to a rapidly changing multicultural world.
Our Philosophy
Saint Theresa Bilingual School believes that offering the best possible education program, curriculum, and instruction based on the highest standards will provide students the opportunity to maximize their potential. STBS believes quality education is attainable when students are valued as individuals in a community, prepared to think globally, and challenged to act responsibly.
Our
Beliefs
Student learning is our highest priority, and every student is capable of learning and achieving. Student learning is a shared responsibility among students, parents, educators, and the community.
Every member of our learning community plays a vital role in the growth and development of our students.
Good Character must be developed and nurtured to promote citizenship at the community level and in a global society.
Providing a safe environment where civility is practiced and individuality respected is fundamental to a student achievement.
Our School
OBJECTIVES
- Provide a well-rounded bilingual program of instruction using best educational practices appropriate to the diverse cultural, intellectual, and social needs of our student body
- Provide a bilingual dual Honduran/ US-based, college preparatory, PK-12 curriculum with English as the primary language of instruction
- Provide educational resources for a safe, challenging, tolerant, and inclusive environment in which students are actively encouraged to participate
- Prepare students to be independent thinkers, skillful communicators, and lifelong learners
- Foster a sense of individual responsibility, self-discipline, self-reliance, and respect for self and others
- Promote a creative, active lifestyle
- Orient students to the world of technology and media, developing familiarity, competence, and awareness of the tools they will need as they continue their learning process beyond high school
- Encourage students, teachers, school administrators, parents, and board members to play an active role in promoting educational excellence at STBS
- Provide opportunities for families and friends of STBS to strengthen community bonds through a range of inclusive activities and programs
- Encourage acceptance and tolerance of the diversity of moral, traditional, and religious values
- Provide a well-rounded bilingual program of instruction using best educational practices appropriate to the diverse cultural, intellectual, and social needs of our student body
- Provide a bilingual dual Honduran/ US-based, college preparatory, PK-12 curriculum with English as the primary language of instruction
- Provide educational resources for a safe, challenging, tolerant, and inclusive environment in which students are actively encouraged to participate
- Prepare students to be independent thinkers, skillful communicators, and lifelong learners
- Foster a sense of individual responsibility, self-discipline, self-reliance, and respect for self and others
- Promote a creative, active lifestyle
- Orient students to the world of technology and media, developing familiarity, competence, and awareness of the tools they will need as they continue their learning process beyond high school
- Encourage students, teachers, school administrators, parents, and board members to play an active role in promoting educational excellence at STBS
- Provide opportunities for families and friends of STBS to strengthen community bonds through a range of inclusive activities and programs
- Encourage acceptance and tolerance of the diversity of moral, traditional, and religious values
Our
TEAM
Administration
Support Staff
Support Staff
Faculty
Pre-School
Elementary
High School
Service
Cafeteria
Custodial
Organizational
STRUCTURE
School Board
Saint Theresa Bilingual School is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors.
The Board works through a variety of committees, which include Finance, Building and Grounds, Academic Programs, and Personnel and Policy.
Administration
The school is administered by a Superintendent who is responsible for the organization, operation, and overall management of the total school program. The Superintendent is assisted by an Operations Manager, a Business Manager, the Spanish Director, the Principal, and the Elementary and High School Assistant Principals.
Faculty
Saint Theresa Bilingual School employs approximately 80 part- and full-time faculty members including several instructional aides and support personnel. Teachers are required to be certified or actively involved in a certification process and have come to STBS with a broad variety of professional experiences to facilitate the learning of STBS students.
Support Staff
STBS employs maintenance personnel and janitors to keep the facilities and grounds attractive for our students and parents and to ensure that proper sanitizing and cleaning protocols are established and maintained.
Accreditations
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