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The school opened its doors for elementary students in 1938 as the result of an initiative by
American and Colombian families to establish a school that could offer a United States-type education. They named the school after Karl Calvin Parrish, a civil engineer from Iowa lived in Barranquilla in the
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KCP's library, named in honor of Burton B. Fox, is a two-story building added in 1984 and was renovated in 2011. The Burton B. Fox
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Dr. Burton B. Fox became director in 1964. The school became an internationally accredited school in 1966 by the
Southern Association of Schools and Colleges – now an accreditation division of AdvancED now Cognia – and still holds that status. The first class of seniors graduated in 1967.
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Colegio Karl C. Parrish was founded in 1938. It is accredited by the
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Auditorium was inaugurated as an addition to the Fine Arts program. It seats 465. 2014 saw the inauguration of a modern Gross Motor / Atelier building and Park for the Preschool.
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