AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CONTINUUM SCHOOL

IB Coordinators 2018-2019
Sarah Loinaz, PYP Coordinator
Cristina Castillo, MYP Coordinator
Laura Maristany, DP Coordinator
& Director of Studies
Baldwin is fully authorized in the Primary Years (PYP), Middle Years (MYP), and Diploma (DP) programs, the 318th school in the world, and the first in Puerto Rico, to be designated as an IB Continuum School.
Primary Years Program
We continue our unwavering commitment to the growth of the PYP curriculum in benefit of the learning experiences our students have to participate in during their time in the OECC and Elementary grades. Our effort is steadfast in offering an in-depth, rigorous curriculum in a nurturing environment.
The PYP faculty practices continuous reflection in order to optimize the written, taught and assessed curriculum. This year our faculty participated in various professional learning opportunities that contribute meaningfully to this optimization. These experiences also support the self-study process that is part of the school’s re-accreditation to the Middle States Association and the International Baccalaureate. In addition to conferences with external resources, we spent nearly twenty hours learning together - all teachers and teacher assistants PPK -5th. We used that time to truly explore our Program of Inquiry and learn from each other what and how students are learning in each grade and subject area. We also used that time to delve further into best practices in learning, teaching, and assessment. As is customary, the school year wrapped up with the faculty focused on planning and preparing the next steps for the 2019-20 school year.
A brief summary of other actions taken this school year:
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Continuous review and revision of curricular documents including skills maps, unit planners, mid-term and semester reports;
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Celebration of Semana de español, Spanish week, in April 2019; students participated in a variety of learning experiences in their Spanish classes including author visits, spelling bees in grades 1st -5th, and others all culminating in a Town Hall meeting dedicated and held entirely in Spanish;
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Student-Led Conferences offered in the Spring of 2019 by all grades PPK - 5th;
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Presentation of the PYP Exhibition by the 5th grade students on a variety of topics framed within the How We Express Ourselves theme with related concepts drawn from the units of inquiry explored in the fifth grade year;
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Parent orientation sessions for new families focused on the PYP curriculum by grade levels (including the Essential Elements of the program, assessment and reporting, as well as 5th Grade Exhibition);
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Continued professional learning with a variety of opportunities including:
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September 2018 - Diversity Workshop: Ms. Jennifer Bryan - Team Finch Consultants
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February 2019 - Motivation Conference: Dr. Robyn R. Jackson - Mindsteps
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March 2019 - Executive Function Skills Conference: Dr. Peg Dawson
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September 2018 - May 2019 Deep Dives into the Program of Inquiry Workshops (6 sessions): OECC & Elementary faculty
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Middle Years Program
The 2018-2019 school year was our third with a fully authorized IB Middle Years Program. The Baldwin faculty continues to be busy with the optimization of the MYP. This year we continued to prepare for our upcoming Program Evaluation (which will take place in 2021) and participated in Building Quality Curriculum, an IB-required curricular revision. As part of this process, we received feedback on unit planners from each of the subject areas and years of Baldwin’s MYP. The MYP Coordinator and faculty are working on integrating the feedback from IB into our Program Evaluation Action Plan.
A brief summary of additional actions taken this school year:
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Continuous revision of curricular documents, including unit planners, academic policies, Subject-Area Overviews and skills maps.
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Ongoing professional development in topics that include differentiation, backwards planning, and inquiry.
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The class of 2021, which will be the third Baldwin class to go through our authorized Diploma Program, completed their Personal Projects. The class of 2023 completed their Community Projects. Both groups presented their projects to the community at the end of the second semester.
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Continuous parent and student workshops including those focused on assessment in the MYP and the MYP projects.
Diploma Program
Diploma Program students in grades 11 and 12 continued to work diligently in order to pursue the full diploma or certificate options offered to them. Again, in October, we held an orientation for ninth and tenth Grade parents to introduce them to the details of the Diploma Program.
Our first Diploma Class submitted their extended essays, completed all their internal assessment requirements and experienced mock exams in February which helped them to prepare for their May external assessments. The Class of 2019 had extraordinary college acceptances and more importantly, they demonstrated significant growth throughout these two years in their problem-solving, writing, communication, and critical reflection skills.
The results that we received from IB in the month of July demonstrated the hard work, collaboration, perseverance, and commitment of our teachers and students.
OXMAN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
Maícha Porrata, OECC Principal
This year was very special for Baldwin School. We celebrated, alongside our community, the school’s 50th anniversary with a great Family Day.
In the Oxman Early Childhood Center (OECC), our students continued their development through the International Baccalaureate (IB) Units of Inquiry.
During the academic year, our traditional activities such as Grandparent’s Day, Thanksgiving Luncheon, Día Puertorriqueño, Holiday Programs, Fun Day and Art Week took place. Also, the kindergarten class had the unique learning experience of spending the night at the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico. In our commitment to helping others, funds from Helping Fridays were donated to CAP (Fundación de Cáncer Pediátrico).
Through the Student-Led Conferences, the children took ownership and pride in their own learning, while sharing their knowledge with their parents. The school year came to an end with a wonderful Kindergarten Advancement Ceremony.
We would like to acknowledge the OECC faculty and staff for their continued unconditional support.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Nancy Pagán, Elementary School Principal
Our students have enjoyed another successful school year. They have excelled in so many fields. These achievements have been in their academic studies, sports, music, and the arts. You can be very proud of them and how they represent you, their families and their school on a daily basis. As we progress on our journey to become a ‘thinking school’ and making excellence a habit, the Elementary School continues to grow as one that tries to bring out the best in every single child, irrespective of their background, race, previous achievement or perceived ability.
MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOL
Elimari Sánchez, Middle & Upper School Principal
2018-2019 was another year full of excitement and accomplishments for the Middle and Upper School. We proudly graduated Puerto Rico's very first IB Diploma Program scholars. Our students and faculty successfully produced many events throughout the year such as Shakespeare Festival, Art Week, Spring Musical, Spirit Week, Sports Fest, Music Fest, Next Generation, The Girl in You, French Night and more. Our many clubs stood out in competitions and gave their time towards community service and donations to many local organizations. We finished the year strong with outstanding college acceptances.
I have been attending Baldwin since pre-kinder, which comes to be 14 years of my life. Baldwin is my second home, where I was able to meet my second family. It has been an amazing experience full of difficult, exciting, nerve-wracking, and memorable moments. The friendships, laughter, and even the tears shed at Baldwin have formed part of my most memorable moments."
- Nicole Polish | Baldwin Class of 2019 | Villanova University
Class of 2019 College Acceptances
American University
The University of Arizona
Babson College
Bentley University
Boston Architectural College
Boston College
Boston University
Bowling Green State University
Brown University
Bryant University
University of California, Davis
University of California, Santa Cruz
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
The Catholic University of America
University of Central Florida
Chapman University
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
Clark University
Colgate University
University of Connecticut
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
University of Dayton
Drexel University
Duke University
Duquesne University
Eckerd College
University of Edinburgh
Emerson College
Emmanuel College
Emory University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida State University
University of Florida
Fordham University
Gannon University
George Mason University
The George Washington University
Georgetown University
Gettysburg College
Harvard College
Haverford College
High Point University
College of the Holy Cross
IE University - Madrid Campus
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Johns Hopkins University
La Salle University
Lawrence Technological University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland
Loyola University New Orleans
Lynn University
Manhattan College
Marquette University
Maryland Institute College of Art
University of Maryland, College Park
Marymount Manhattan College
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Miami
University of Michigan
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Pace University, New York City
Pennsylvania State University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras
Pratt Institute
Providence College
Purdue University
Regis College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ringling College of Art and Design
University of Rochester
Rowan University
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Leo University
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
Savannah College of Art and Design
Skidmore College
University of Stirling
Suffolk University
SUNY College at Cortland
Syracuse University
The University of Tampa
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Texas A&M University
Texas Tech University
The University of Texas, Austin
The Ohio State University
Trinity College
Tufts University
Tulane University
United States Coast Guard Academy
The University of Edinburgh
University of Stirling
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington University in St. Louis
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wheaton College MA
Williams College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University
Yale University
OECC Faculty & Staff 2018-2019
Maícha Porrata, Principal
Zuania Martínez, Administrative Assistant
Dr. Lourdes Rodríguez, OECC Psychologist
Janelle Méndez, PPK Teacher
Adianez Rivera, PPK Teacher
Rosa Santiago, PPK Teacher Assistant
Ida Colón, PK Teacher
Nancy Arsuaga, PK Teacher
Maita Jaunarena, PK Teacher
Michelle Vega, PK Teacher Assistant
Nicole Ponce, PK Teacher Assistant
Carla Gelabert, PK Teacher Assistant
Anyela Rossy, Kinder Teacher
Claudia Miranda, Kinder Teacher
Jazer Ávila, Kinder Teacher
Daniela Urencio, Kinder Teacher Assistant
Stephanie Malavé, Kinder Teacher Assistant
Angely Mejías, Kinder Teacher Assistant
Nancy Arrojo de Armas, Spanish Teacher
Luz Santiago, Spanish Teacher Assistant
Pedro Hernández, Maintenance Support
Elementary Faculty & Staff 2018-2019
Nancy Pagán, Principal
Elsa Villanueva, Administrative Assistant
Natasha Rivera, Administrative Assistant
Dr. María Isabel de Puigdorfila, Psychologist
Luz Minerva Ramos, 1st Grade Teacher
Mariela Sierra, 1st Grade Teacher
Michele McCormack, 1st Grade Teacher
Adriana González, 1st Grade Teacher Assistant
Mariana Villafañe, 1st Grade Teacher Assistant
Tania Ruiz, 1st Grade Teacher Assistant
Mercedes Nakachi, 2nd Grade Teacher
Lurvia Prohías, 2nd Grade Teacher
Vivian Rodríguez, 2nd Grade Teacher
Yolanda Gavillan, 2nd Grade Teacher Assistant
Bianca Juan, 2nd Grade Teacher Assistant
Marlena Torres, 2nd Grade Teacher Assistant
Claudia Castro, 3rd Grade Teacher
Camille Rochet, 3rd Grade Teacher
Mercedes Escribá, 3rd Grade Teacher
Maraliza Pagán, 3rd Grade Teacher Assistant
Caterina Cangiano, 3rd Grade Teacher Assistant
Suzette Benítez, 3rd Grade Teacher Assistant
Gina Torres, 4th Grade Teacher
Patricia Jimenez, 4th Grade Teacher
Raiza Figueroa, 4th Grade Teacher
Mayra Maldonado, 4th Grade Teacher Assistant
Lizette Duteil, 5th Grade Teacher
María Pizá, 5th Grade Teacher
Valetina Rizzo, 5th Grade Teacher
Ana Cordova, 5th Grade Teacher
Carolina Vélez, 5th Grade Teacher Assistant
Ricardo Massini, 5th Grade Teacher Assistant
Arleen Santini, Spanish Teacher
Vilma López, Spanish Teacher
Susette Vélez, Spanish Teacher
Maripili Fernández, Spanish Teacher
Zaira Hernández, Spanish Teacher
Ilia Díaz, SSL Teacher
Socorrito Díaz, Art Teacher
Mónica Cerame, Elementary Art Assistant
Gregory Schmitt, Music Teacher & VPAC AV Coordinator
Emanuel Benjamín, Music Teacher
Gretchen Sepúlveda, Computer Teacher
Arlisse Sánchez, Computer Teacher Asst.
Mariana de L. Gerena, IB Library Support Specialist
Elismari Aldarondo, PE Teacher
Pedro González, PE Teacher
Betzaida Rivera, Nurse
Middle Upper School Faculty & Staff 2018-2019
Elimari Sánchez, Principal
Pia Cambó, Administrative Assistant
Rosalyn Toledo, Administrative Assistant
Carolina Casas, Dean of Students
Michael Yager, Director of College Counseling
Celeste Suris, Director of College Counseling (March 2019)
Dr. María del Carmen Del Llano, Psychologist
Carmen Rivera, Inclusion Specialist
Maritza Irizarry, IB Media Specialist
Anidaed Puras, English Teacher
Liz S.Torres, English Teacher
Marisol Pérez, English Teacher
Belinda Santiago, English Teacher
Celibelle Falcón, English Teacher
Cecibelle Falcón, English Teacher
Ashley Weihe, Math Teacher
Marjorie Barreto, Math Teacher
Jenisse Rochet, Math Teacher
Laura Vielma, Math Teacher
Silvina Ansaldi, Math Teacher
Erin Moran, History Teacher
Dora Ramírez, History Teacher
Jeffrey Penn, History Teacher
Yvonne Fortuño, History Teacher
Scott Widman, History Teacher
Ty Widman, History Teacher
Ines Muñíz, Science Teacher
James Otero, Science Teacher
Maité Goyco, Science Teacher
Tamara González, Science Teacher
Paulina Pagán, Science Teacher
Isomar Rodríguez, Science Teacher
Lucia Fayad, Spanish Teacher
Ceida Fernández, Spanish Teacher
Maria Colls, Spanish Teacher
Margarita Parrilla, Spanish Teacher
Gregorio Vázquez, Spanish Teacher
Cristina Molina, Spanish Teacher
Paola Marchena, French Teacher
Noel Molina, French Teacher
Sofía Vizcarrondo, Art Teacher
Sofía Moraskie, Art Teacher
Angel Vázquez, Art Teacher Assistant
Andrew Jones, Computer Teacher
William Collazo, Musical Instrument Specialist
Andreas Stoltzfus, Music Teacher
María Lila Rodríguez, Dance and Drama Teacher
Sheila Conley, PE Teacher
Sebastián Cambó, PE Teacher
Juan José Pacheco, PE Teacher
Norlando Quiñones, PE Teacher