St. Ignatius El Bosque

St. Ignatius El Bosque
Location
2801 Pocuro Ave., Providencia, Chile
Information
Type Jesuit, Catholic
Established 1956 (1956)
Rector Jorge Radic Henrici
Grades K through 4th secondary
Gender Coeducational since 2014
Enrollment 1,800
Color(s) Yellow & red
Mascot Little devil
Website SanIgnacioBosque

St. Ignatius El Bosque (Colegio San Ignacio El Bosque – SIEB) is a primary and secondary school in the Providencia area of Santiago, Chile, founded by the Society of Jesus in 1956.

History

In 1931, the Society of Jesus acquired ten blocks of land in the Providencia district, intending to build a stadium where school students from St. Ignatius College, Alonso de Ovalle, could play sports. In 1935 while the stadium was being built, a modern boarding school was built on the premises. The stadium, meanwhile, was opened in 1936. The new building was never used as a boarding school since the one at Alonso Ovalle was closed in 1954. In that year the work on the current Lecaros campus progressed with the idea of taking the preparatory school to the new premises.[1]

In 1956, on the hundredth anniversary of the old school, the new building on Pocuro Avenue was opened. It was staffed by the Sisters of Merciful Love and had an enrollment of 400.

In 1960, the two schools were separated and the name Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was contemplated for the new school. But both kept the name of Ignatius for legal purposes, what with the complicated educational laws of the country. The new school became Colegio San Ignacio El Bosque. In 1960 many Alonso Ovalle students transferred to the new school. In 1964 Fr. José Francisco Arrau was responsible for completing the dining room and leveling the track.

During 1995 the current fitness and activities center was opened, and in 2001 the synthetic running track at the stadium was built. In 2004 the last block was added according to the original plan, for third and fourth year secondary school.[2]

On 7 March 2016 there was a change of command in the establishment, with Jorge Radic becoming the second lay rector of St. Ignatius El Bosque, and the first one in more than 40 years. He replaced Fr. Ismael Aracena, S.J.[3]

Activities

Spiritual activities include Youth Eucharistic Movement and Christian Life Community. There is an orchestra and choir, theater group, and science groups in lego, robotics,[4] and physical computing.[5] Scouting is also offered.[6] Sports include football, table tennis, tennis, basketball, volleyball, and track and field.[7] There are also outreach programs in service to the needier members of the community.[8] An active alumni association uses the facility for large gatherings.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Colegio San Ignacio El Bosque". sanignacio.cl. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Educarchile - "El colegio San Ignacio es una comunidad educativa alineada al servicio"". educarchile.cl. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Colegio San Ignacio busca rector laico - Revista Qué Pasa". Revista Qué Pasa (in Spanish). 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  4. ↑ "Colegio San Ignacio El Bosque ganó Desafío Minero 2013 de la UDD". Universidad del Desarrollo | (in Spanish). 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  5. ↑ "Colegio San Ignacio El Bosque". www.sanignacio.cl. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Grupo Scout San Ignacio El Bosque". scoutsanignacio.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  7. ↑ "Deportes San Ignacio El Bosque". deportessanignacioelbosque.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  8. ↑ "Nuevos voluntarios del Colegio San Ignacio del Bosque - Fundación Cerro Navia Joven". Fundación Cerro Navia Joven (in Spanish). 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  9. ↑ Box, F. M. (2016-03-15). "¡Se viene la Fiesta CASI del Colegio San Ignacio El Bosque!". FM Box. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

Coordinates: 33°25′59.69″S 70°35′37.98″W / 33.4332472°S 70.5938833°W / -33.4332472; -70.5938833

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