Sacred Heart Jesuit School of Leon
| Sacred Heart Jesuit School of Leon Colegio del Sagrado Corazón | |
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Calle de los Jesuitas, León, Spain | |
| Information | |
| Type | Jesuit, Catholic |
| Denomination | All faiths |
| Established | 1959 |
| Grades | Ages 3 through 18 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,100 |
| Publication | Ventanal[1] |
| Predecessor | Carrión de los Condes (Palencia, 1854) |
| Website | SacHrtLeon |
Sacred Heart Jesuit School of Leon began as a minor seminary for Jesuits in 1959, and progressed to being a day-school for all students, ages 3 to 18, with government support.
Chronology
Sacred Heart Jesuit School of León, Spain, began in 1959[2] with the transfer of 197 students and 38 Jesuits from the Jesuit minor seminary in Carrión de los Condes (Palencia). In 1957 the Jesuits had acquired a farm to erect a minor seminary with boarding facilities for those aspiring to be Jesuits.The early program consisted in six years of study for the baccalaureate,[3] There were facilities for 270 boarding students along with 200 day students, not seminarians, who began arriving in 1960. By 1973 the school ceased to be a minor seminary and became only a college for externs, with 811 in attendance. In 1974 lay teachers (21) now outnumbered the Jesuits (19). In 1975 the school began receiving financial assistance from the State and was opened to all. In 1976 the boarding school was closed and enrollment stood at 1037. In 1980 the school became coeducational, beginning at the pre-primary level; enrollment was 1432. In 2011 the school received its first non-Jesuit director. In 2013 enrollment stood at 1097.[4][5][6] Located at one end of the city, next to the University of León, the school has several grass soccer fields, sports courts, and a covered pavilion.[3]
In 2016 the College signed an agreement with Cambridge University to promote the English language both within and outside the curriculum.[7] The same year a Sacred Heart student won first place in an Olympiad which rewards the brightest students in secondary school economics.[8] The College also sponsors courses open to all students on issues like personal money management.[9]
References
- ^ Ventanal. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ León, Diario de. "El colegio de los Jesuitas celebró su 50º aniversario con un emotivo encuentro". Diario de León. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ a b Administrador. "Colegio del Sagrado Corazón (León)". www.educacionjesuitas.es. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ Chronology. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Archives" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Chronology" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ Feed, Make Me. "Jesuitas firma un acuerdo con Cambridge para potenciar el inglés". Make Me Feed. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ "News | Universidad de León". www.unileon.es. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ "1ª Sesión Educación Financiera para Jóvenes - Colegio Sagrado Corazón Jesuitas (León) - Educación Financiera para Mortales". Educación Financiera para Mortales (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2016-12-30.