Lamentamos comunicarles que en Estados Unidos falleció mamá de nuestro alumno Nicolás Fernández de 4ºC. En su memoria, se realizará una misa en el Colegio Highlands, el martes 3 de enero, a las 19:30 hrs. (enero)

En competencia de duatlón organizada por la Federación Chilena de Triatlón, 5 alumnos de Dunalastair recibieron premio en primer, segundo y tercer lugar, felicitaciones!! (diciembre)

La creación literaria, fértil labor de nuestros alumnos, llega en esta segunda edición como una valiosa vertiente de ideas, sentimientos y reflexiones que manan de la prosa y de sus versos (diciembre)

Last November, children from Infant School were involved in different activities related to the recycling project in the school (november)

Lower, Upper and Senior School participated with amazing enthusiasm in many different kinds of activities such as body painting, making sculptures and making crafts. The day concluded with a Song Festival (november 24th)

Third graders, together with their form teachers and some invited parents, went to visit the Buin Zoo regarding the unit they are working with, on animals (november 17th)

With catchy rhythms and entertaining dances each one of them taught us a tip to be healthy! (november 16th)

We congratulate all the children who participated, showing all their enthusiasm, the desire to see changes and demonstrating the perspective they get by knowing the traditions of the world (november 15th)

Nuestros alumnos de 5° básico volvieron felices luego del intercambio deportivo realizado en Temuco donde compartieron y compitieron con alumnos de su edad (10 al 12 noviembre)

On November 15th the Final Show of Playgroup was presented. Each one of the Playgroups represented a Tale (november 15th)

Along with promoting social skills and responsibility to our children, these activities help our students develop their leadership, teamwork and respect (2 - 4 november)

Congratulations to Simón Sanfeliú, 6°B and Alexia Molina, 5°A and thier teacher Anita Urquidi for having been selected as two of the fifteen children of Santiago who will be attending a writing workshop with the famous autor Pepe Pelayo (november)

Students from both second and third grade had the privilege of attending the “Young Technologists Event” hosted by Trebulco School in Talagante (14 novembre)

We are still learning and knowing about different countries. Brasil, Venezuela, Colombia and Holland have already participated showing the best of their cultures. We thank the different classes, teachers and school for their participation (november)

In the context of the investigation “How we benefit from animals” our Playgroup students learnt about animals, their contribution to our lives and the products we can obtain from them (october)

This initiative brings together students from, Dunalastair and Colegio San José, and promotes the development of the student profile along with motor skills in a friendly environment (october 26th) [full item in Spanish]

Was held in a very hot Saturday morning! Organized by the Rugby and Hockey Committee of our school it gathered students from 5th and 6th Grades of different schools, including our Las Condes site (october) [full item in Spanish]

Valentina García (6th grade) was born in Colombia and shared with us all its traditions and the principal attractions it has (october)

This Third Grade activity began as a project that students developed, it not only stimulates them becoming good communicators, but also building teamwork and developing English [full item in Spanish]

Our First grade students visited a farm zoo where they could “live” the farm and its animals (28, 29 september) [full item in Spanish]

The team of teachers (Cynthia Stock, Verónica Sanhueza, Pilar Astorga) are working on developing “international mindedness” in our community and are inviting foriegn parents to come and show students their cultures (september) [full item in Spanish]

Con preciosos bailes, presentaciones y padres emocionados, se llevaron a cabo las ya tradicionales celebraciones dieciocheras en nuestro colegio con la participación de nuestros alumnos de Infant, Lower Junior, Upper Junior y Senior (septiembre)

Nuestros niños de 1° y 2° básicos recibieron la visita de un amiguito que vino del planeta Azul para contarles la historia de “Pupi y el monstruo de la vergüenza” (12 septiembre)

Con mucha tristeza invitamos a la comunidad Dunalastair a acompañar a la familia en los funerales a realizarse éste sábado 17 de septiembre a las 15:00 hrs. en el Parque del Recuerdo (septiembre)

Dando un nuevo impulso al cuidado de nuestro planeta, nuestro “Green Team” nos enseñó sobre el manejo de los residuos producidos por nuestros alumnos. Además se presentó al equipo de monitores de reciclado (1 septiembre)

Congratulations for Felipe Sandoval and Mila Winter who obtained the 1° and 2° place in category children I and children III respectively (august)

Estuvo enfocada principalmente a los apoderados del Upper Junior School (4º a 6º básico) y el tema fue: “Pre adolescencia: antesala del cambio” (18 agosto)

Dentro del trabajo conjunto familia – colegio, se realizó un taller de afectividad y sexualidad para los alumnos y padres de 8º básico y Iº medio (agosto)

This year our School was host to the “Kinder Fun Morning”. Saint Gabriel’s and Trebulco Schools were invited, represented by Kinder C (august 16)

Entre Dunalastair Las Condes y Chicureo se realizó éste encuentro que reunió a los alumnos de 3° a 6° básico en torno a ésta rama del lenguaje (18 Agosto)

The Wizard of Oz was performed at the end of the semester for parents and classmates (july)

Thanks to the Parents Council and the Events Committee the party was a success!!! (July) [full item in Spanish]

Students were very lucky they had a very pretty weather and enjoyed the competitions between the colour houses. The winner in this occasion was the red house (july 7th an 8th)

Took place at Highlands School and our school selected the following students: Florencia Pierret (Playgroup), Agostina García (Pre Kinder) y Lucas Velásquez (kinder) ¡Congratulations! (24 june)

Con gran cantidad de apoderados se realizó la charla: “Acompañando a nuestros hijos en su desarrollo psicosexual” (21 junio)

Find you colour House! (july) [full item in Spanish]

Antonia Inzulza Espíndola, fue destacada como la mejor alumna de todo su nivel, recibiendo carta y diploma por excelencia académica de parte del Presidente de los Estados Unidos (junio)

It was a beautiful experience to see how fathers joined this activity with great enthusiasm (june 20th)

Entre actividades y “regaloneos”, los papás llegaron ansiosos y con mucho apetito para disfrutar del desayuno que le tenían preparado sus hijos por su día (17 junio)

The game of the parachute encourages non-competitive, cooperative play (june)

During this semester our students have been visiting different cultural sites or events. Each visit is a chance to learn new things

We are very proud because Luis Felipe won First Prize of the category 5th to 8th Grades. Congratulations to him and Miss Lorena Niada (june 3rd)

Our students, along with their teachers, carried out a number of activities. We finished with a special day where all students came to school dressed in costumes as tales' characters (23 al 27 mayo)

Dirigida por el psicólogo Eduardo Nicholls para apoderados de 7º, 8º básico y I° medio, produjo gran interés en los participantes y dio paso a muchas inquietudes y preguntas (19 mayo)

A great contribution for our children’s entertainment (may 20)

Children explored their classroom's environment to become acquainted with the different kind of trash that can be found in their bins (may 12)

Dictada por la Ps. Cecilia Banz, la primera charla dirigida a Infant School, fue todo un éxito (5 mayo)

On Friday May 6th we celebrated Mother's Day in "Infant". Our students surprised us with beautiful poems and songs

With great enthusiasm on May 4th we hosted 16 students from Trebulco School to celebrate this day (6 may)

A good opportunity to form our students in values like respect and patriotism (april)

It was an instant where values like solidarity, fortitude and commitment were emphasized (28 April)

Activities have been very successful this year (abril)

Con la suma de pequeñas voluntades y acciones tendremos un planeta más limpio para todos (21 abril)

Los partidos entre Dunalastair y Craighouse contaron con la participación de cerca de 500 alumnos de nuestros colegios de Chicureo y Las Condes (16 abril)

Con una ocupada agenda de sábados, al igual que en años anteriores, este año ponemos todas nuestras ganas en el deporte (abril)

We will always remember her as a kind and joyful girl (marzo)

La comunidad Dunalastair invita a todos a acompañar a la familia en los funerales el lunes 14 de marzo en el Parque del Recuerdo a las 15:00 horas (marzo)

Con novedades y recargados de energía los esperamos para iniciar un nuevo período escolar (marzo)

Students presented the play “La Casa de Bernarda Alba” to their parents and staff. Congratulations on their performance! (9 december) [full item in Spanish]

With great interest the end of year rythmic and artistic activities were shown (december 9th) [full item in Spanish]

The kinder children participated this year in a series of activities that had th objective of preparing them for their changes in first grade (7 december) [full item in Spanish]

With the participation of their parents, students from 1st to 8Th básico held an event to launch the magazine with their own written productions (3 december) [full item in Spanish]

For the first time, 6th Grade students from both Las Condes and Chicureo campuses (99 children in all) participated in this year’s Sports Camp in Las Cruces (1 – 3 december) [full item in Spanish]

The PYP presentations of this year were held with the presence of parents and family (23 – 24 november) [full item in Spanish]

Éste viernes 10 de diciembre en el Gimnasio de nuestra sede Las Condes, se presentará la Escuela Arte Ballet a las 20 horas en punto

Students from 5th and 6th, accompanied by Assistant Head of Junior participated in this ABSCH event (november) [full item in Spanish]

Infant School children participated in various shows they presented to their parents (16, 17, 18 november)

2nd graders participated actively in the visit to Fundo Santa Ines where they had the chance to meet different farm animals and see how they live and what they provide us with (4, 5 november)

Was celebrated with lots of activities, amongst which outstood a circus presentation, "copycat", the living painting and the Dunalastair Song Festival. It was a fun day for everyone (10 november)

Con el musical Miss Saigon se despiden los alumnos este 2010. Funciones: viernes 19, sábado 20, jueves 25 y viernes 26 de noviembre a las 20:00 hrs.

As the closing activity for the environmental activity for 7th and 8th graders, students went to a trekking filed trip up the San Cristóbal hill (6 november)

This is the second year that our 4th graders enjoy the experience of “Sports Camp” in Las Cruces (3 - 5 november) [full item in Spanish]

From 24th to 26th October 2010, our 8th graders successfully experienced this activity for the first time in our school (24 - 26 october) [full item in Spanish]

Last Friday, October 29, was the official launching of our school’s recycling campaign (october)

Students from 4th to 8th grade participated in a Taca-Taca competition organized by the Recess Recreation Area (october)

On Tuesday 19th of October, we held our first elections for Student Council (19 october)

The 5°A students, presenting the PYP profile (13 octubre)

On Tuesday, 19th of October and the theme was to be thankful (october)

The PDI presented an important theme: Grooming (14th october)

Parents of all levels are invited to come to this instersting lecture giving by the PDI (Policía de Investigaciones) where subjects such as grooming and cyberbullying will be discussed, don´t miss this opportunity! (october) [full item in Spanish]

Events organized by the ABSCH at the Grange School (august)

Lecture of October 7th has been cancelled until further notice; new date will be assigned soon (october) [full item in Spanish]

Fun day to celebrate Chilean traditions and games, many children and parents enjoyed all the activities that were held that day (september 25th) [full item in Spanish]

Students from 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade enjoy recess painting (september)

A formal ceremony was held to inaugurate the new wing of the Los Maitenes Primary School (september 11th)

Students across the school delighted their parents with typical dances from all over the country [full item in Spanish]

Book week was full of fun, children made different activities that came into the world of children’s literature (august)

With great enthusiasm students of 3° and 4° grade participated at Chicureo last (August 28th) [full item in Spanish]

A time of fun and a possibility of sharing with peers (august)

La idea nace para mejorar la ortografía de los alumnos e incentivar las actividades culturales y de participación entre ambos colegios (19 agosto)

Specially for parents of 5° and 6° grades .Found here some tips given by the psicologist (august 19th) [full item in Spanish]

During august our school had have its first activities for Rugby and Hockey (august) [full item in Spanish]

The lecture is going to be held on Thursday, August 19th. The subject will be “Adolescence and Communication” (august) [full item in Spanish]

Building of the new facilities for the Los Maitenes Primary School is progressing at full speed (july)

Our students showed all their creativity and abilities (july 8th)

Our students showed all their talents (july 8th)

Students showed great personality at the gymnastics performance (july 8th)

Enthusiasm took control of our school (july 9th)

The play: “Sleeping Beauty” was presented to the parents and students for the third grade students (july 8th)

Our infant School students participated in this event, presenting their poems in front of a very enthusiastic audience! (full of proud moms and dads, of course) (july) [full item in Spanish]

Third match for our team in South Africa 2010 (June, 25th) [full item in Spanish]

Psychologists Andrés Borzutzky and Loreto Arriagada from Instituto Médico Schilkrut (June 24) [full item in Spanish]

More enthusistic than ever, we watched the second match our Chilean team participated in, World Cup 2010 (june 21st) [full item in Spanish]

Some of our students from rd and 4th Grade were invited to this festival. Our students had an outstanding participation (19 june) [full item in Spanish]

Congratulation to the various winners of this raffle! Thanks to everyone’s collaboration this activity was a success! [full item in Spanish]

Our fathers were happy with the celebration carried on by their children (june 18th)

Many students wake up very early to watch the football match of our national team at school (june 16th)

Planting the seeds for the adult we want in the future (May 27th) [full item in Spanish]

Students from 3rd to 8th Básico participated in the different categories. Our school won 3rd place! (may 28th) [full item in Spanish]

8th graders created a song and its lyrics on the event of the earthquake of February 27 (May 18th)

Lots of parents came to this event that has the objective of strengthening communication (may 18th)

The Social Community Committee, that is part of the Parents Council, fulfilled their goal of building games for the school that Coanil runs in Colina (may) [full item in Spanish]

With lots of love and songs children celebrated their mothers on their day (May 7th)

This lecture directed to 3rd and 4th Grade parents dealt with Bullying and how to prevent what is more than a children´s game… (May 7th) [full item in Spanish]

A meeting of communities visit, led by our IB CAS students in year 11 (24 April) [full item in Spanish]

Spanish Department celebrated with other teachers and students Book Day, it’s objective was to promote Reading and books (April 23rd)

Infant School celebrated Earth Day last Thursday 22nd

Our Infant and Junior teachers benefitted from class observations and workshops on Assessment for Learning by this well-known international consultant (19th April) [full item in Spanish]

About 2000 persons participated in our Solidarity Festival... see the results of both the Intercolour competition and the fundraising (10th April)[full item in Spanish]

Find your "Colour House" and participate with your family this Saturday April 10th!

Saturdays began with lots of sports activities in Chicureo! (march)

Te esperamos el próximo sábado 10 de Abril desde las 11:00 hrs. en la sede Dunalastair Chicureo, para colaborar en la reconstrucción de la Escuela Los Maitenes de Santa Cruz.

Many thanks to all children, parents and teachers that collaborated! (march)

A warm welcome to the new school year to all our community (8th and 9th March) [full item in Spanish]

Exitosa revisión técnica de dependencias de nuestro colegio.

Unas palabras de nuestro Rector sobre el terremoto... ¡Fuerza Chile!

Se informa a todos los apoderados de playgroup que está suspendida la reunión del martes 2 de marzo

Disfrutamos de una mañana veraniega de juegos recreativos y pre-deportivos junto a apoderados e hijos de todos los niveles (12 diciembre)

All students were extremely happy and teachers nicely surprised at how calm and well behaved they all were! (december 10th)

En Las Cruces y con entretenidas actividades recreativas, se dio vida a la primera actividad de este tipo en Valle Norte (2, 3, 4 diciembre)

Playgroup, Pre-Kinder y Kinder: A great time was had by all! (24 – 26 november)

Come and Join the fun! (december 12)

Two of of Dunalastair Families won second place in the “Brainteam Circuit” (october)

Infant and Junior School enjoyed a great day of fun (november 11)

3rd & 4th grades students participated in a Hockey y Rugby event with the schools Dunalastair Las Condes, Chicureo y Greenhouse de Temuco (October)

Sports Day for Pre Kinder Children both from our School and Colegio San José (october)

Using models, smartboards and books they created themselves, children led parents through an exhibition that represented their learning processes in the unit (October) [full text in Spanish]

Colorful dances that represent the different zones of our country were shown by our Junior School students (september 25th)

Infant School children danced to celebrate "Fiestas Patrias" (september 11th) [full text in Spanish]

Gracia Toro will be coming to our School to give a Lecture: “Limits and Authority” (October 1st)

Together with their parents planted and participated in different activities as a part of the end of the Unit “It’s time to eat” (September)

Due to bad weather conditions, the Ramada 2009, scheduled for this Saturday September 5th has been cancelled. The activities have been re-scheduled in two new dates.

Different IB workshops were held last 20th, 21st, and 22nd of August.

This second semester we want to congratulate students who have been awarded “Good behavior notes”

Dunalastair Chicureo v/s Colegio San José (August 8th)

Felipe Lecannelier will be coming to our School to give a Lecture on Parental Styles (August 20th)

Students, parents and Miss Mónica participated actively in the excursion. (August 2nd)

Friday 31st july 2009

2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students presented their activity to their parents (July 3rd)

The relation between habits and autonomy is basic in the children’s development (june25)

Infant and Junior (1st and 2nd grades) celebrate with their fathers! (june 19th and 22nd)

Dunalastair Chicureo wins 2nd place! (may 30)

by Gracia Toro, Psychologist (may 27)

5th Firefighter Company /Chicureo (may)

Dunalastair v/s San José (may 16)

Amusing activities!

Our youngest children’s celebration

Del 21 al 25 de Mayo

May 19th at 20:00 hrs.

Policies and other relevant information

One Book One Costume

Congratulations Las Condes!!!

“Self esteem and Self knowledge” and “Social Skills”

The objective of the activity was recreational

Real-world events can be powerful learning tools

Congratulation to all participants and of course to the winning team, the Light Blues!!!!

A day full of fun for the whole of our Dunalastair family!

Programme implemented with the support of the Special Needs Department

Our teachers participated in a PYP workshop on “Collaborative Planning”

We wish all our students, the very best for this new school year

“El patito feo” y “La liebre y la tortuga” de la Compañía de Teatro de Marco Yavar

Celebraciones del pasado 17 de Octubre

Sábado 15 de Noviembre de 09.00 a 14.00 hrs.

This month an anti-bullying campaign commenced within the school

Viernes 24 de octubre a las 21:00 hrs.

Premió a Rafael Cabrera con su gran sueño, conocer Disney!

Iniciativa organizada por la Biblioteca de Chicureo

Kinder did their PYP presentation using smartboards

For Rafael Cabrera from 1st grade

Revisar opinión sobre Miss Crew de la actriz y ex alumna, en la sección “Mi querid@ profe” del Portal Educarchile

All students wore costumes of their favourite character

Actividad preparadas por alumnos de 5° y 6° año, en la que compartieron entretenidas actividades

Last wednesday students from 1st to 6th Grade participated in an oratory contest at Highlands School, in Chicureo

“To die completely, a person must not only forget but be forgotten, and he who is not forgotten is not dead” (Samuel Butler)

Inauguration on june 18th

We celebrated “Father’s Day” in the Infant School

Our School and the Everst School were invited to The Newland School for an Educational Athlethic Competition

For Infant School children, First and Second grade

Por frente de mal tiempo

Cómo y cuándo colaborar

Celebrations April 2008

In our school!!!

Participa en este evento organizado por el Centro de Padres

¿Cómo ahorrar sin disminuir nuestra calidad de vida? Consejos y datos prácticos para lograrlo

Dear Parents, We would like to invite you to explore the following link "Circulars to Parents", where you will find all the necessary information about the beginning of classes 2008.