Editing Montevideo (section)

===Private education===
The largest private university in Uruguay,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Presentación institucional |url=https://www.ort.edu.uy/la-universidad/presentacion-institucional |access-date=22 November 2010 |publisher=Universidad ORT Uruguay |archive-date=21 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821234111/http://www.ort.edu.uy/index.php?id=AAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> is also located in Montevideo. [[Universidad ORT Uruguay|ORT Uruguay]] was first established as a non-profit organization in 1942, and was officially certified as a private university in September 1996, becoming the first private educational institution in the country to achieve that status.<ref>{{cite web |title=La universidad |url=https://www.ort.edu.uy/the-story-of-ort-in-uruguay#:~:text=Joseph%20Harmatz%2C%20Director%20General%20of,Widening%20the%20educational%20scope |website=Universidad ORT |publisher=Universidad ORT Uruguay |access-date=23 March 2025}}</ref> It is a member of [[World ORT]], an international educational network founded in 1880 by the Jewish community in [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World ORT education charity supporting Jewish and International causes. |url=http://www.ort.org/asp/default.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051029042030/http://www.ort.org/asp/default.asp |archive-date=29 October 2005 |access-date=22 November 2010 |publisher=World ORT}}</ref>
The university has about 8,000 students, distributed among 5 faculties and institutes, mainly geared towards the sciences and technology/engineering. Its rector {{As of|2010|lc=y}} is Dr. Jorge A. Grünberg.

Another private university in Uruguay is the [[University of Montevideo]] (Spanish: Universidad de Montevideo, short: UM). It opened in 1986 and obtained the right to be legally named a [[university]] in 1997. With its seven schools the UM has facilities all over Montevideo. The Universidad de Montevideo also holds more than 250 partnerships with other universities in 47 countries. Since 2019 is the university ranked in the Top 500 in the world by the [[QS World University Rankings]] (QSWUR).<ref>{{Cite web |title=UM International {{!}} UM |url=https://www.um.edu.uy/international |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=www.um.edu.uy}}</ref>

The Montevideo [[Crandon Institute]] is an American School of missionary origin and the main [[Methodist Church|Methodist]] educational institution in Uruguay. Founded in 1879 and supported by the Women's Society of the Methodist Church of the United States, it is one of the most traditional and emblematic institutions in the city inculcating [[John Wesley]]'s values. Its alumni include presidents, senators, ambassadors and Nobel Prize winners{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}, along with musicians, scientists, and others. The Montevideo Crandon Institute boasts of being the first academic institution in South America where a [[home economics]] course was taught.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instituto Crandon |url=http://www.crandon.edu.uy/portal/hgxpp001.aspx?80 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220133911/http://www.crandon.edu.uy/portal/hgxpp001.aspx?80 |archive-date=20 December 2007 |access-date=28 November 2010 |publisher=Instituto Crandon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Fitzgerald |first=D. T. |year=1955 |title=American Schools in Latin America |journal=The Phi Delta Kappan |volume=36 |issue=9 |pages=337–341 |jstor=20341657}}</ref>

[[File:Montevideo school play laundress.jpg|thumb|left|upright|A laundress girl in a school play in Montevideo]]
The [[Christian Brothers of Ireland]] [[Stella Maris College (Montevideo)|Stella Maris College]] is a private, [[co-educational]], [[not-for-profit]] Catholic school located in the wealthy residential southeastern neighborhood of [[Carrasco, Montevideo|Carrasco]]. Established in 1955, it is regarded as one of the best high schools in the country, blending a rigorous curriculum with strong extracurricular activities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colegio Stella Maris – Historia |url=http://www.stellamaris.edu.uy/ContentAction.do?action=loadContent&contId=1003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225180401/http://www.stellamaris.edu.uy/ContentAction.do?action=loadContent&contId=1003 |archive-date=25 December 2008 |access-date=22 November 2010 |publisher=Colegio Stella Maris}}</ref> The school's headmaster, history professor Juan Pedro Toni, is a member of the Stella Maris Board of Governors and the school is a member of the [[International Baccalaureate Organization]] (IBO). Its long list of distinguished former pupils includes economists, engineers, architects, lawyers, politicians and even [[Formula One|F1]] champions. The school has also played an important part in the development of [[rugby union in Uruguay]], with the creation of [[Old Christians Club]], the school's [[alumnus|alumni]] club.

Also in Carrasco is [[The British Schools of Montevideo]], one of the oldest educational institutions in the country, founded in 1908 with "the object of giving children a complete education, both intellectual and moral, based upon the ideas and principles of the best schools in The British Isles".<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the School |url=http://portal.british.edu.uy/web/en/about-us/history-of-the-school.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312131423/http://portal.british.edu.uy/web/en/about-us/history-of-the-school.html |archive-date=12 March 2017 |access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref> The School is governed by the Board of Governors, elected by the British Schools Society in Uruguay, whose honorary president is the British Ambassador to Uruguay. Prominent alumni include president [[Luis Lacalle Pou]] and former government ministers [[Pedro Bordaberry]] and [[Gabriel Gurméndez Armand-Ugon]].

Located in Cordon, St.Brendan's school, previously named St.Catherine's is a non-profit civil association, which has a solid institutional culture with a clear vision of the future. It is known for being one of the best schools in the country, joining students from the wealthiest parts of Montevideo, such as, Punta Carretas, Pocitos, Malvin and Carrasco.
St. Brendan's School is a bilingual, non-denominational school that promotes a pedagogical constructivist approach focused on the child as a whole. In this approach, understanding is built from the connections children make between their own prior knowledge and the learning experiences, thus developing critical thinking skills. It is also the only school in the country implementing the three [[International Baccalaureate Programme]]s. These are:
*Diploma Program – Pre-University course for students aged 16 to 19. The Diploma Program is a two-year curriculum.
*MYP -Middle Years Program. For students aged 12 to 16.
*PYP – Primary Years Program. For students aged 3 to 12.

Other educational institutions of note include Colegio Ingles, [[John XXIII Institute]], [[Lycée Français de Montevideo]], Ivy Thomas, [[German School of Montevideo]] and Colegio Preuniversitario Ciudad de San Felipe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colegio y Liceo San Felipe &#124; Preuniversitario Ciudad de San Felipe |url=http://www.sanfelipe.edu.uy/ |access-date=16 September 2011 |publisher=Sanfelipe.edu.uy |archive-date=3 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003162846/http://www.sanfelipe.edu.uy/? |url-status=live }}</ref>