and junior colleges were founded in Ferguson and Florissant, Missouri, and Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Colombia There are three Marymount Schools in Colombia located in the cities of Medellin, Bogota and Barranquilla. Marymount School (Colegio Marymount or Fundación Nuevo Marymount) is located in Bogota and is considered amongst the best schools in the city. It is a bilingual and Catholic school that seeks to provide an integral education for women. It has offered the International Baccalaureate since 2007. France Marymount School in Paris, France, is the oldest international school in Paris and is part of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary network of Marymount schools. The history of Marymount Paris can be traced back to 1846 when Father Jean Gailhac founded an order of Sisters in Béziers in the south of France. The objective, considered a progressive idea at that time, was the education of young women. Schools eventually opened in Portugal, England, Ireland and the United States. Italy Marymount International School Rome is a private Catholic co-educational school catering to students from Early Childhood (age 3) to Grade 12 located in Rome, Italy. It operates on the American school system but also offers the International Baccalaureate diploma program for its Grade 11 and Grade 12 students, as well as the Italian Esami di Stato (state exams) for the Terza Media (8th grade). It is considered one of the best international schools in Italy. Most students later attend top world-class universities such as Brown University, Bocconi University, University of Rome I "La Sapienza", Cornell University, Harvard University, London School of Economics and Political Science, New York University. Mexico Colégio Marymount, Cuernavaca was founded in 1957. It is one of the biggest schools in the city and has one of the best campuses in the state of Morelos. Canada Quebec There was a Marymount school in the City of Québec from the early 1950s to 1969, initially located on Mont Carmel street in Old Quebec, moving to its own large campus St. Foy. United Kingdom Marymount International School in London was founded in 1955. References External links Marymount, Cuernavaca- Official website Marymount, London - Official website Colegio Marymount, Bogotá - Official website Catholic universities and colleges in the United States