St. Ignatius of Loyola College, Alcala de Henares

St. Ignatius of Loyola College
Alcala de Henares
Location
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Information
Type Jesuit, Catholic
Motto Fill yourself with life.
In all love and service.
Established 1953 (1953)
Rector Enrique Climent, SJ
Director Dolores Arranz
Principal Luis Bru
Staff 42 teachers
Grades Infant through ESO & tech
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 532
Publication Gesto
Website www.sanignacioalcala.es/%20LoyolaHenares

St. Ignatius of Loyola College, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain, encompasses pre-primary through secondary and vocational training. The Society of Jesus resumed its educational work in Alcalá de Henares with the opening of the school in 1953.

History

St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, began his university studies in Alcala in 1526. The first Jesuit college in Alcalá de Henares (now a faculty of law) was constructed in 1620. After the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773, the school was reopened from 1827 to 1835.

The modern history of Colegio San Ignacio began in 1955 with the construction of a school of philosophy for Jesuits studying for the priesthood; the primary school had preceded it in 1953. With the arrival of the philosophate came the Jesuit archives, which since 2014 have included most of the archival materials of the Jesuits in Spain.[1] The present building was opened in 1971, with the school of philosophy moving to Madrid. In 2004 a large sports center was renovated and incorporated into the school.

The school includes early childhood, primary, and ESO, as well as vocational training in electricity and electronics.[2] There are 532 students served by 42 teachers. The social thrust from the start was evidenced in the primary school and the vocational school.[3][4]

In 1970 the future Pope Francis would stay with the Jesuit fathers in Alcalá de Henares while completing his final year of spiritual studies leading to solemn profession of vows in the Society of Jesus.[5]

Activities

Extracurricular activities include theater, parent theater, dance, rhythmic gymnastics, a Walk through London, robotics, judo, football, and indoor football.[6]

The students are also involved in and publicize their personal or group science construction projects.[7]

Third and fourth year ESO students have a two-day retreat. The school participates in outside activities like "Sowers of stars" in the city, Javierada with other Jesuit schools, Intercollegial Coexistence for 4th year ESO students, the Way of Saint James for 3rd and 4th year ESO. Also various solidarity campaigns are supported: Domund (October), Christmas Campaign "Operation Kilo Liter" by Cáritas (December), Campaign of the Fight against Hunger of Manos Unidas and Sandwich Solidario (February), and Party of the school "The Shoulder" for Entreculturas (March). Ignatian Week brings special activities for the whole school.[8]

Further reading

  • Manuel Serrano y Sanz, San Ignacio De Loyola En Alcalá De Henares: Estudio Histórico, South Carolina: Nabu Press, 2012, 58 pp. ISBN 1277238626

References

  1. ↑ "Portada del Archivo Histórico Nacional". censoarchivos.mcu.es. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  2. ↑ "FPB Electricidad y electrónica - Educantabria". www.educantabria.es. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  3. ↑ "Colegio – Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola de Alcalá de Henares". www.sanignacioalcala.es. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  4. ↑ Administrador. "Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola (Alcalá de Henares)". www.educacionjesuitas.es. Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  5. ↑ País, Ediciones El (2013-03-14). "Francisco ya prometía en Alcalá". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  6. ↑ "Paraescolares – Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola de Alcalá de Henares". www.sanignacioalcala.es. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  7. ↑ "O3Layer". O3Layer (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  8. ↑ "Actividades de pastoral – Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola de Alcalá de Henares". www.sanignacioalcala.es. Retrieved 2017-01-07.

Coordinates: 40°29′46.69″N 3°21′57.51″W / 40.4963028°N 3.3659750°W / 40.4963028; -3.3659750

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