Colegio Anglo Americano Prescott

Colegio Anglo Americano Prescott is a school in Arequipa, Peru, named after William H. Prescott an American scientific historian. The school was founded in 1965 by a group of British, American and Peruvian citizens; it retains its bilingual emphasis, maintaining a student exchange program with several English-speaking schools. Colegio Prescott offers an International Baccalaureate program.

Locals throughout its history
April 1965: The first local was opened in "Vallecito"

In this local classes were given to 4 and 5 year olds.

Founders

 * Founders of the school dreamt of having a mixed-sex school in Arequipa that gave emphasis to English subjects, after all, most of the founders were British or Americans themselves.
 * Mary Burgess
 * John Banks
 * Gwynne Schultz
 * Rosemary Latham de Barreda
 * Samuel Lozada Tamayo
 * Eduardo Bedoya Forga
 * Werner Foulkes
 * Arnolfo Valdivia Ampuero
 * Allan Kelly
 * Jeannette Ricketts
 * Mrs. Rosemary Latham de Barreda is still a member of the institution. She usually visits school on important days like the school anniversary.