, ▁Mr . ▁Lond o ño ▁began ▁the ▁modern ization ▁of ▁the ▁facilities , ▁building ▁a ▁multi - court / ▁multi - pur pose ▁sports ▁center , ▁which ▁also ▁doubles ▁as ▁a ▁concert ▁hall . ▁▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁that ▁the ▁traditional ▁field ▁tri ps ▁for ▁high - school ▁sen iors ▁were ▁extended ▁to ▁week - long ▁exc urs ions ▁for ▁every ▁class , ▁from ▁ 1 st ▁to ▁ 1 1 th ▁grade , ▁to ▁diverse ▁destin ations ▁in ▁Colombia ▁and ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Lond o ño ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Ja ime ▁Bern al , ▁a ▁medical ▁gen etic ist , ▁who ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁profession ▁and ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁scientific ▁discovery , ▁re - direct ed ▁the ▁modern ization ▁process ▁to ▁include ▁an ▁observ atory ▁( a ▁particip ant ▁of ▁NASA ' s ▁Radio ▁J ove ▁Project ), ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁modern ▁M ole cular ▁Bi ology ▁Lab ▁of ▁any ▁secondary ▁education ▁institution ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁receive ▁half ▁of ▁their ▁classes ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁learn ▁French ▁as ▁a ▁third ▁language . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁intern ation ally ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁two ▁highly ▁known ▁acc red itation ▁ag encies : ▁New ▁England ▁Association ▁of ▁School s ▁and ▁Colleg es ▁( NE ASC ) ▁and ▁Council ▁of ▁International ▁School s ▁( C IS ). ▁ ▁Ac com pl ish ments ▁ ▁The ▁G im nas io ▁Camp estre ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁tradition ▁in ▁Bog ot