Crandon Institute

The Crandon Institute (Spanish: Instituto Crandon) is a bilingual and private Uruguayan Methodist school. It is located on the corner of 8 de Octubre Avenue and Garibald in Barrio La Blanqueada, Montevideo.

Crandon Institute
Instituto Crandon
Address
8 de Octubre Avenue 2709, CP:11600
Barrio La Blanqueada

Montevideo

Uruguay
Information
TypePrivate, Methodist, bilingual
Established13 February 1879 (1879-02-13)
DirectorCarlos Varela
Enrollment1,500
Websitewww.crandon.edu.uy

History

It was founded by the teacher Cecilia Güelfi on 13 February 1879 as the country's first Evangelical school.[1] It began to be called Crandon Institute in 1906, as a tribute to the American Methodist Mrs. Frank P. Crandon.[2]

The institute gives classes of initial, primary, and secondary education; its hallmarks have always been advanced English and home economics. It also has night baccalaureate and professional gastronomy courses. In 2016 it had 1,500 students.[3]

The Crandon Institute Methodist University was created to continue students' higher education.

Since 1957 the gastronomy department has been responsible for publishing the Uruguayan bestseller the Crandon Institute Cooking Manual.[1][4]

In 2004, at the initiative of students who had finished their journey through the institution, the Crandon Institute Alumni Choir was born. The choir is directed by Professor Rosario Caballero.

The school's current director is Professor Carlos Varela.[5]

References
  1. "Reeditan un clásico de la gastronomía uruguaya" [A Uruguayan Gastronomic Classic Reissued] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. "Instituto Crandon: 135 años de compromiso cristiano con la educación" [Crandon Institute: 135 Years of Christian Commitment to Education]. Revista Metodista (in Spanish) (212): 14. November–December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2018 – via issuu.
  3. "El Instituto Crandon tiene como prioridad 'ofrecer a sus alumnos una educación lo más integral posible'" [The Crandon Institute Has as a Priority 'To Offer Their Students the Most Integral Education Possible] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. "Nueva edición de un clásico de la gastronomía uruguaya" [New Edition of a Uruguayan Gastronomic Classic]. El País (in Spanish). 16 December 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. "Canal 12 y colegios apartan a un músico por denuncia de abuso" [Channel 12 and Schools Dismiss a Musician for Reporting Abuse]. El País (in Spanish). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

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