Escuela Nacional Preparatoria
Escuela Nacional Preparatoria ENP | |
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Secondary | |
Established | 1868 |
Founder | Gabino Barreda |
President | María Dolores Valle Martínez |
Number of students | 50,313[1] (2007) |
Color(s) | Blue & Gold |
Website | dgenp.unam.mx |
The Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (English: National Preparatory High School) (ENP), the oldest
This institution's location was the
The new preparatory school began functioning at the San Ildefonso building with more than 700 day students and 200 live-in students.[3] The complex remained a separate entity until 1929, when the Universidad Nacional gained autonomy, meaning it became independent of the government, though still government-sponsored. The Preparatory School became part of the newly independent university system, being designated as Preparatory #1 for a short time.[4][5]
Following this, because of the increasing demand, nine more schools were built, as well as a new organizational organism called General Direction. These schools were located at the center of Mexico City, but due to the increasing size of the city and the necessity for modern buildings, they were relocated in the vicinity of the city, mainly orientated in the southern neighborhoods like
The original San Ildefonso College location remained open until 1978, when it closed completely. It is now a museum and cultural museum.[2][4]
Frida Kahlo was one of their many students. She attended the school in 1922.
Orchestra
In 1972, the School's orchestra was founded by Uberto Zanolli.
Its present director is Luis Samuel Saloma, who made a tour along the 9 schools of the ENP, giving a final concert at the Auditorium at the General Direction.
Student exchange
The school runs academic exchanges with different foreign institutions, they are run on a yearly basis.
The
City High School at Oklahoma has an exchange of 15 days with School number 9.
Schools
Although the schools all have a name and a number, they are commonly referred to by their numbers rather than by their names.
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School | Location |
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Preparatoria 1 Gabino Barreda |
Xochimilco |
Preparatoria 2 Erasmo Castellanos Quinto |
Iztacalco |
Preparatoria 3 Justo Sierra | Gustavo A. Madero
|
Preparatoria 4 Vidal Castañeda y Nájera | Miguel Hidalgo
|
Preparatoria 5 José Vasconcelos | Tlalpan |
Antonio Caso |
Coyoacán |
Preparatoria 7 Ezequiel A. Chávez | Venustiano Carranza
|
Preparatoria 8 Miguel E. Schulz | Alvaro Obregón
|
Preparatoria 9 Pedro de Alba | Gustavo A. Madero
|
Curriculum
The school has mainly 2 kinds of study plan:
- Iniciación Universitaria (English: University Initiation): Is only run at School 2, and it consists in 6 years, which covers Mexican Secondary and Preparatory School, the second half of it, is identical to all the other Schools plan.
- High School. It lasts for 3 years and is the main plan in all 9 schools. The final year is divided into 4 specialization areas: Physics, Mathematics and Engineering; Biology and Health Sciences; Social Sciences; and Arts and Humanities.
Former general directors
- Gabino Barreda (1868–1878)
- Miguel E. Schultz (1904–1905)
- José Vasconcelos (1919)
- Ezequiel A. Chávez (1920–1921)
- Alfonso Caso Andrade- (1928–1930)
- Moisés Hurtado González (1970)
- Guadalupe Gorostieta y Cadena (1982–1986)
- Ernesto Schettino Maimone (1986–1994)
- José Luis Balmaceda Becerra (1994–1998)
- Héctor Enrique Herrera León y Vélez (1998–2006)
- María de Lourdes Sánchez Obregón (2006-2010)
- Silvia Jurado Cuéllar (2010 - Currently in Office)
References
- ^ Agenda Estadística 2007 Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine DGPL-UNAM
- ^ )
- ^ ISBN 968-5437-29-7.
- ^ a b c "San Ildefonso en el tiempo". Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- )
Bibliography
- “Alumnos de la UNAM, carne de cañon de aspirantes presidenciales”, DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios, S.A. de C.V, México, November 13, 2005
- “Continuaran protestas de estudiantes”, DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios, S.A. de C.V, México, November 21, 2005
- "Solucion en Preparatoria 5 y 6”, DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios, S.A. de C.V, México, November 23, 2005
- Revista Vértigo, año V No. 245 / November 27, 2005, Julio Derbéz del Pino pp. 26–28.
External links
- Sistema Escolar de Calificaciones
- Gaceta ENP Archived 2008-07-12 at the Wayback Machine