NORTHLANDS School Official

What NORTHLANDS School Official does

Northlands is a private, non-profit bilingual (English–Spanish) IB World School operating under the legal entity Northlands Asociación Civil de Beneficencia. Founded on 1 April 1920 in Olivos by Winifred M. Brightman and Mildred Ivy Slater with 16 students, the school has run continuously for over 105 years and has been governed as a non-profit civil association since 1961. It serves children aged 2 to 18 across two campuses in Zona Norte, Greater Buenos Aires — the original Olivos campus and the Nordelta campus, which marked its 25th anniversary in 2025. Educational offerings span the full IB continuum (Kindergarten, PYP, MYP, DP), complemented by Design & Technology + AI, Visual and Performing Arts, Physical Education, a Wellbeing programme, the Northlands Plus after-school service, Spanish Immersion for international families, and GAP and student exchange programmes.

The school's core technology stack is pedagogical rather than software-centric: an inquiry-based bilingual curriculum framework aligned with IB, Cambridge Assessment, CIS, ESSARP, and Alianza Francesa standards, supported by international staff, a Creative Lab, CoSpaces block coding, and AI-curriculum integration across year levels. Northlands is accredited as a CIS and IB World School and reports students progressing to top universities in the United States and elsewhere.

Revenue is generated primarily through annual tuition and fees paid by families, with pricing not publicly disclosed and admissions handled directly via dedicated offices at each campus. Distribution is direct-to-family through a sales-led admissions process (virtual and in-person visits, applications, records review) complemented by content marketing (website, news blog, Old Northlanders podcast), community events, international university fairs, and word-of-mouth referrals from the existing international community of up to 44 nationalities at Nordelta. The customer base comprises Argentine and international families seeking premium bilingual IB education in Buenos Aires, with a distinct international/expat sub-segment supported by language and cultural integration programmes.

Name

NORTHLANDS School Official

Legal name

Northlands Asociación Civil de Beneficencia

Website

https://northlands.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Northlands is a non-profit, coeducational bilingual IB World School operating two campuses in Zona Norte, Buenos Aires, serving children aged 2 to 18 through the full IB continuum alongside arts, sports, and international exchange programmes for Argentine and expat families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Bilingual Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

International Curriculum Early Learning Academies (e.g., IB Early Years) (EDACADAK)

Keywords

• Bilingual education
• International baccalaureate
• K-12 schooling
• Private school education
• Early childhood education

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Northlands generates revenue primarily through tuition fees charged to families for educational services across Kindergarten, Primary, and Secondary levels. The school operates as a non-profit association (Northlands Asociación Civil de Beneficencia).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Northlands is a non-confessional, coeducational, bilingual (English-Spanish) IB World School operating two campuses in Zona Norte, Buenos Aires (Olivos and Nordelta). It delivers the full International Baccalaureate continuum — Kindergarten, Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP) — to students aged 2 to 18, complemented by arts, physical education, wellbeing, design & technology with AI, after-school care, and international exchange programmes.

Product overview

NORTHLANDS is a non-confessional, coeducational, bilingual IB World School with two campuses (Nordelta and Olivos) in Zona Norte, Buenos Aires, Argentina, serving children from ages 2 to 18. The school offers a comprehensive educational programme structured around International Baccalaureate frameworks: the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Diploma Programme (DP), and IB Kindergarten Programme. The core educational offerings include Design & Technology with AI integration, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Physical Education with focus on sports like hockey and rugby, and Spanish Immersion for international students. Extended services include the Northlands Plus after-school programme, GAP Student exchange programme, and a Student Exchange Programme. The school emphasizes its motto 'Friendship and Service' and prepares students to become engaged global citizens. The institution also supports student wellbeing through dedicated social-emotional learning programmes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IB Kindergarten Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• Strong IB examination results
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Baccalaureate (IB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthlands is an authorized IB World School offering Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP). The partnership provides internationally recognized curriculum frameworks and assessment standards.
• Cambridge Assessment International EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCambridge partnership provides international examination and certification frameworks for students.
• English Speaking Scholastic Association of the River Plate (ESSARP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESSARP is a professional association of English-language schools in Argentina. Northlands participates in ESSARP events, competitions (writing competitions), and professional development exchanges.
• Council of International Schools (CIS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthlands holds CIS accreditation, demonstrating compliance with international standards for quality education.
• The Principals' Training Center for International School LeadershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for leadership development and professional training for school administrators.
• Alianza FrancesaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for French language and cultural programmes within the school's language offerings.
• Consultants for Educational Opportunities (CEO Latin America)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducational consultancy that organizes university fairs connecting Northlands students with representatives from U.S. universities.
• Colegio Virgen del CarmenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal school partnership for cultural exchange activities, such as shared morning events at Kindergarten.
• Museo Itinerante de FotografíaminorOthersTraveling photography museum that visited the Nordelta campus, providing cultural education and photography workshops for students.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Colegio San Andrés: Anglo-Argentine bilingual IB school in Olivos/Zona Norte with British heritage, an ESSARP member and direct geographic competitor to Northlands' Olivos campus for bilingual IB families.
• The British School (Colegio Británico) Buenos Aires: Bilingual English-Spanish K-12 school in Pilar/Zona Norte with IB and ESSARP affiliations, serving the same premium expat and Argentine families in the same catchment as Northlands' Olivos and Nordelta campuses.
• St. George's College Buenos Aires: Long-established bilingual IB World School in northern Buenos Aires (Quilmes/Nordelta area) serving K-12 students with IB PYP/MYP/DP, overlapping directly with Northlands' IB continuum and premium positioning.
• Belgrano Day School: Bilingual, coeducational IB World School in Buenos Aires and an ESSARP member, offering a comparable English-Spanish IB programme to local and international families — directly overlapping with Northlands' target segment and curriculum.
• Lincoln International Academy: Bilingual IB school in Buenos Aires serving K-12 students with international curriculum; competes with Northlands for internationally-minded families seeking IB credentials in Argentina.
• St. Hilda's College: Bilingual school in the Olivos/Zona Norte area offering international curricula, comparable to Northlands in geography and family demographic, and competing for the same Anglo-Argentine premium segment.
• Holy Trinity School (Colegio Santísima Trinidad): Bilingual K-12 school in northern Buenos Aires (Carapachay/Zona Norte) offering IB programmes, an ESSARP member, and directly comparable in scale, location, and target family profile to Northlands.

Broad incumbents

• Council of International Schools (CIS): Global accreditation body whose standards Northlands meets; the broader CIS-accredited international school network (e.g., big schools in São Paulo, Santiago, Lima) represents the international benchmark Northlands is benchmarked against.
• Asociación de Colegios de la Región de Río de la Plata (ACCBIRP): Regional association representing IB World Schools across the Río de la Plata basin; sets peer benchmarks on IB performance and shares the same accreditation pipeline Northlands participates in.
• ESSARP (English Speaking Scholastic Association of the Río de la Plata): Association of English-language schools in Argentina of which Northlands is a member; ESSARP's full membership constitutes the addressable competitive set for premium bilingual schools in Buenos Aires.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/northlands_arg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@northlandsedu
• Facebookfacebook.com/NorthlandsSchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/northlands-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/northlands_arg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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