St. Alphonsus Rodriguez School

St. Alphonsus Rodriguez School
Escola Santo Afonso Rodriguez
Address
Av Kennedy, 9000, Socopo
Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Coordinates 5°0′19.1″S 42°45′37.97″W / 5.005306°S 42.7605472°W / -5.005306; -42.7605472Coordinates: 5°0′19.1″S 42°45′37.97″W / 5.005306°S 42.7605472°W / -5.005306; -42.7605472
Information
Type Jesuit, Catholic
Established 1963 (1963)
Rector Raimundo Barros, SJ
Director Sunday Mianulli, SJ
Staff 71
Gender Co-educational
Enrollment 766[1]
Website StAlphonseSchool

St. Alphonsus Rodriguez School (ESAR) (Escola Santo Afonso Rodriguez) is a Brazilian school in Teresina, Piauí.

It was established by the Jesuits in 1963 and opened in 1965. It covers elementary through high school and includes technical courses.

History and operations

The school is located in the Socopo neighborhood on the east side of Teresina. The neighborhood consists of many underemployed people earning a minimum wage in the informal sector. Basic services are inadequate, in sanitation, education, health, and leisure, which inhibits the human development of the population.

School construction began in 1963 with the arrival of the Jesuits and it opened in 1965 with 105 students. Since this was a rural area, it began as an agricultural school but with urbanization it grew into an elementary school and high school, also offering courses in human resources and information technology, to a combined 700 students.[2]

The school offers courses in Computer Technician and Technician Human Relations School for high school students. Coursework in computer technology requires 320 hours of practical experience through an internship. Among the projects undertaken was developing a system for Teresina's Diocesan College and for the Pedro Arrupe Social Center.[3]

Activities

Among its outreach works, the parents and students held a bazaar to benefit education in Haiti.[4]

Awards

Attention has been drawn to the school by the public awards received by its teachers[5] and by the success of its boys' volleyball team at the state public school games.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Enrollment". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Escola Santo Afonso Rodriguez - ESAR | Teresina, PI". Escola Santo Afonso Rodriguez - ESAR | Teresina, PI (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  3. ↑ "Alunos da Escola Santo Afonso Rodriguez desenvolvem sistemas para o Colégio Diocesano - Notícias Colégio Diocesano Teresina,PI". Colégio Diocesano | Teresina, PI (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  4. ↑ "Bazar Escola Santo Afonso Rodriguez (Brasil) - Ignacianos por Haiti". Ignacianos por Haiti (in Spanish). 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  5. ↑ "News of awards". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "dirigida.net - This website is for sale! - dirigida Resources and Information". ww11.dww.dirigida.net. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
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