ABOUT US
Our History
Colegio La Salle Pereira opened its doors on February 7, 1939, when the Lasallian Brothers founded the institution with 279 students. Since that day, it began a journey that now spans more than 85 years of shaping generations with values, faith and academic excellence.
Over time, the school grew and celebrated important milestones such as its Silver Anniversary (1964), Golden Anniversary (1989) and Diamond Anniversary (2014), which confirmed its strength and standing in the city.
Today, as La Salle Pereira Bilingual School, the institution combines its Lasallian tradition with innovation and internationalization. With bilingual programs, research and technological innovation projects and a strong emphasis on integral and spiritual formation, the school remains an educational benchmark in the Coffee Region.
Here, each student finds not just a school, but a family that educates with values for life.
1939: Born in Pereira
We began classes with 279 children and young people. From the start, education in values and close accompaniment defined our identity.
Today: Bilingual School
We unite tradition and innovation: bilingualism, projects, pastoral ministry and technology to form leaders with a human sense in a global world.
We grew with the city
We expanded our campuses and strengthened academic excellence and sports; thousands of alumni have left their mark on the Coffee Region and the country.
At La Salle Pereira, we educate with values for life —since 1939.
MISSION
The Mission of Colegio La Salle-Pereira is to provide a human and Christian education to children and young people, especially the poor, according to the ministry entrusted to it by the Church (cf. Rule 3)
VISION
The Mission of Colegio La Salle-Pereira is to provide a human and Christian education to children and young people, especially the poor, according to the ministry entrusted to it by the Church (cf. Rule 3)
Strategic Points
Modern curriculum, active methodologies and technological research.
Fraternal, safe environments with socio-emotional support.
Sustainability and care for our common home through pedagogy.
English and French with certifications and global experiences.
Interdisciplinary projects that strengthen critical thinking.
Emerging technologies to improve teaching and school management.
Connection with the productive environment and a sense of educational vocation.
Formation ministry that integrates faith, education and service.
Saint John Baptist de La Salle
Saint John Baptist de La Salle was born in Reims, France, in 1651. From a young age he felt called to serve God and was ordained a priest. His life changed when he discovered the urgent need to educate poor children, who at that time had no access to school.
With a group of teachers, he founded a community dedicated to teaching and created new ways of educating: free schools, classes in the mother tongue (not only in Latin) and a close style of teaching based on respect and fraternity.
In 1680 he began what would later be known as the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, present today in more than 80 countries.
Saint John Baptist de La Salle was canonized in 1900 and in 1950 was proclaimed by the Church as Universal Patron of Educators.
His legacy lives on in every Lasallian school in the world, where we continue his mission: “To educate humanly and Christianly, especially those most in need.”