San Silvestre is an extraordinary place. With a vibrant community of 1,400 girls, our commitment is unwavering - to nurture the academic and personal growth of each and every one of them.
For almost 90 years, we have built a rich legacy, and our vision continues to evolve. We aspire to provide a world-class education that not only empowers our girls but also instills in them curiosity, leadership, innovation, courage, and integrity. Founded in 1938, we cherish our time-honored traditions, but we are also forward-looking, embracing new educational approaches to prepare our young women for their ongoing education and lives beyond our gates.
San Silvestre is a truly bilingual school, offering a unique blend of Peruvian and international educational programs. Our goal is to equip our girls with the confidence, articulation, and independence they need to navigate a rapidly changing world successfully. We believe in nurturing qualities that enable them to make a positive difference in the lives they lead.
In this joyful and close-knit community, every individual is known, friendships flourish, and students cherish each other's company. The genuine love shared among students and teachers, both past and present, forms the bedrock of our culture. Lifelong friendships are forged here, based on common values of mutual respect, integrity, and honesty. We instill in our students a strong sense of civic and global responsibility from an early age. Our school motto, 'I am, I can, I ought. I will.' reflects the spirit of self and the expectation of responsibility, initiative, and drive that our students will develop during their time at San Silvestre.
At San Silvestre, we recognize the profound impact of an all-girls' education. Our girls not only thrive academically but also leave as strong, empowered young women, ready to take their place as active and responsible global citizens.
THE SAN SILVESTRE WAY
VISION
To empower girls, through the provision of a holistic education, to become compassionate, proactive citizens of an ever-changing world.
MISSION
To promote learning as a lifelong process, enabling the students to be contented, confident, knowledgeable, successful, active and committed members of a global society.
To educate girls to take responsibility to meet the challenges of life and reach their potential in a nurturing environment.
To provide an inquiry-based, multilingual curriculum.
PRINCIPLES
Academic excellence
Commitment to sustainability
Care for individual development
Celebration of individual effort and talents
Embracing a variety of learning styles
Empowering girls to make the best personal decisions
Living values, reflecting respect for self, others and the environment
Fostering empathy for others and relationships among students, parents, staff and the wider community
Innovation with ethos, tradition and heritage
SCHOOL MOTTO - “I AM, I CAN, I OUGHT, I WILL”
A happy school, with high academic standards, San Silvestre School provides an environment which fosters individual goals and achievements while providing a friendly and caring atmosphere throughout the school.
The dedicated staff is committed to providing a stimulating environment in which the needs of the girls are met in every dimension of school life: the academic, sporting, cultural, artistic, technological, social, civic and spiritual aspects.
Each girl, from Nursery to the end of Secondary is encouraged to strive to meet her full potential within a safe and empowering environment in which she can grow in confidence whilst developing a growth mindset.
As a British-Peruvian school, it is absolutely essential that we transmit the intrinsic value of both cultures, strengthening students’ individual skills and encouraging their overall development.
Academic rigour, achievement, bilingual language acquisition, social commitment and striving to reach one’s full potential are some of the goals achieved through consistent encouragement and monitoring from a very early age.
“I am, I can, I ought, I will”
This is our motto, which is a true reflection of the philosophy of life which we try to transmit to the girls who have been entrusted to us.
