The
"Domínico-Americano",as Dominicans know it and refer to it, is a Bi-National Center. It was founded in 1947 by a group of Dominicans and of U.S. citizens who were then living in this country. Its goal was to strengthen cultural bonds and the ties of friendship between the peoples of the United States of America and of the Dominican Republic.
The ICDA’s mission is to encourage and carry out
educational programs in general, and more specifically
the teaching of English as a foreign language; to work
towards a better development of the community it serves,
and to promote knowledge, good understanding, and the
intensification of the friendly relations between the
Dominican Republic and the United States of America,
as well as broadening the relationships and the cultural
horizons of both the abovementioned peoples. In order
to attain its objectives, the ICDA carries out different
educational programs and cultural activities.
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The Language School is part of the Instituto Cultural Domínico-Americano, a Bi-National Center which has as its end the teaching of the language and culture of the United States and the Dominican Republic. Our English Program is the oldest and most comprehensive EFL program in the Dominican Republic and in the Caribbean, and our Spanish as a Second Language program is the fastest-growing one in the country.
We offer English as a Foreign Language programs for children, pre-teens, adolescents, and adults. We also offer preparatory courses for the TOELF, and personalized services.
Offers
all the levels of elementary school and high school
in English. It is accredited by the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools (SACS) of the United States,
and by the Secretaría de Estado de Educación
(SEE –
Department
of Education (of the Dominican Republic. It teaches
Spanish as a first language, as well as Dominican history
and civics.
UNICDA
is the University of the Instituto Cultural Domínico-Americano
(ICDA), and is its most recent educational program.
It was authorized to operate through Presidential
Decree no. 389-01, of March 20th 2001. It
offers
programs at an associate’s level, at a bachelor’s
level, and at the post graduate level. It also displays
a vast program of up-to-date courses through its department
of continuing education.
The
Domínico-Americano Pre-School (Pre-Escolar
Domínico-Americano) is an institution of
initial education, taught in English, which provides
children of ages two to six with an integrated development
in all their areas, in
a safe
atmosphere where they can develop their human capacities
in a holistic and harmonious manner.
The
Cultural Department of the ICDA has as its aim to
strengthen the public image of the ICDA through
diverse cultural events, to offer support to professional
entertainers and to talented young artists; also,
to
promote interaction
between the American community in the Dominican Republic,
the ICDA, and local the population.
The
Centro de Gerencia (Management Center) is a unit
that offers academic support to personal, professional
and business development, thus promoting academic
excellence in all our programs, and
making
possible the competition
that is necessary for our professionals
to enter the world market.
The
Lincoln Library gives support to all the educational
programs of the ICDA, and is open to the public.
It has a Center for Audiovisual Resources (Centro
de Recursos Audiovisuales – CRA). Both units
take up a
space of 132 square
meters
and 22 square meters respectively. It houses 11,047 documents;
it offers Internet service, and the loan of audiovisual
materials.
Is
an academic and administrative unit that depends
on the Cultural Department of the ICDA. It is in
charge or coordinating and carrying out academic
and cultural programs that are the result
of agreements
with
national and foreign institutions and universities.
The
Educational Counseling Office, known by its initials
as ECO, offers information to all those who wish
to study abroad in programs for an Associate’s
degree, a Bachelor’s degree, and in graduate
or postgraduate
studies. It offers the
following computerized
tests:
The TOEFL, the GRE, the GMAT, the USMLE, etc. It also
promotes educational and cultural exchanges, and administers
the ICDA scholarships.
