Belgrano Day School

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Belgrano Day School
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Address
Juramento 3035

Belgrano, Buenos Aires

Argentina
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School type Private selective bilingual mixed-sex day school
MottoFac recte
(Latin for "act righteously")
Founded22 February 1912 (1912-02-22)
FounderJohn Ernest Green
School boardAlberto C. Taquini, Raúl Taboada
Age2to 18
Enrollment1200
Campus typeUrban
SportsAssociation football, field hockey, rugby union, volleyball
Website www.bds.edu.ar

Belgrano Day School is a private selective bilingual mixed-sex day school located in the Belgrano neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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It offers a national and international curriculum for pupils aged 2 to 18 years old. Graduates obtain the national Bilingual Baccalaureate and may optionally take the IGCSE, AICE, AS and A levels of the Cambridge International Examinations.

The school draws its pupils from a wide area of Buenos Aires, but the majority come from within the districts of Belgrano, Núñez and Palermo. All pupils in primary, middle and senior schools belong to a house, North, South, East or West, through which internal competitions are organized. The school has over one hundred teachers and support staff from Argentina and abroad.

Pupils are of all religious beliefs, however the school has a Catholic orientation. Pupils can prepare for First Communion and Confirmation and may attend monthly masses. Participation in all religious activities is optional.

History

The school was founded on 22 February 1912 by English teacher John Ernest Green [1] and began its first year with only 12 students. [2] Over the years, it has grown into a school of more than 1000 students from kindergarten to senior school.

Academics

Kindergarten

The implementation of an early English immersion programme from the age of two, led by fully bilingual teachers, is designed to develop bilingualism, social skills, creativity and self-esteem. The kindergarten has the official supervision of the Ministry of Education.

Primary

It is divided in six years, labelled P1 to P6. Students follow a mixed national-bilingual syllabus and the Cambridge International Primary Programme (CIPP) in English, science and mathematics. At the end of P6 a theatre play is prepared.

Middle and senior school

Middle school offers a debate club, a creative writing and arts workshop, a choir, the project Jóvenes Negociadores (Young Negotiators) implemented under the supervision of Fundación Poder Ciudadano, and other extracurricular activities. A psychological advisor is also present from this stage until graduation.

The preparation for the Cambridge International Examinations starts during this period.

Games and sports

There are teams in association football, field hockey, rugby union and volleyball that participate in matches against other schools. Senior teams have toured Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Chile. In the latter part of the school year there are athletics tournaments, including an interhouse competition.

Facilities

Each section has its own building, entrance and playground. Shared facilities include rooms for music, art, computer studies and drama, a dining room, a library, a gym, laboratories, an auditorium, a fully equipped music academy and a first aid centre. The twenty-hectare sports fields are located in El Talar, with seven rugby union and mini-rugby fields, seven field hockey and mini-hockey fields, six volleyball courts, a spacious open air gym, and a snack bar.

The school buildings form the greater part of one whole square between the streets of Juramento, Zapiola, Mendoza and Conesa and all sections are connected from one playground to another.

Alumni

Belgrano Day School has on record more than two thousand graduates since its foundation in 1912. Children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Old Facrecteans are among its pupils. Old Facrecteans prolong their link with the school through the Old Facrectean Association (OFA), take part in activities such as the BDS Club or the Old Facrectean Choir, and keep alive the Old Facrectean Newsletter that is electronically distributed twice a year. The recently published book Belgrano Day School Centennial / Centenario has mainly been written by Old Facrecteans. Notable alumni of the school include:

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References

  1. ↑ Marroquín, Lucía (6 July 2012). "Con múltiples festejos, colegios centenarios celebran su historia" [With multiple festivities, schools celebrate their centennial history]. La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2013. Para el Belgrano Day School, fundado por el maestro inglés John Ernest Green el 22 de febrero de 1912, recordar la historia también es mirar al futuro: como parte de las celebraciones se instalará una placa conmemorativa y los alumnos dejarán unas cajas que deberán ser abiertas dentro de 25 y 50 años y que contendrán objetos que, para ellos, simbolizan el presente.
  2. ↑ "E. Bernardo Green". La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 18 March 2003. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2013. Su padre, John Ernest Green, un profesor inglés que se radicó en la Argentina, fundó en 1912 el Belgrano Day School, que ese primer año sólo tuvo 12 alumnos y que en 2002 celebró sus 90 años convertido en una institución de singular pujanza.
  3. ↑ Castrillón, Ernesto; Casabal, Luis (6 June 2004). "Memoria: un argentino en Birmania" [Memories: an Argentine in Burma]. La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013. Estuve unos meses allí y, de regreso, estudié en el Belgrano Day School, aunque alterné esa formación con dos años de residencia en Inglaterra (entre 1931 y 1933), y terminé mis estudios en el colegio Carlos Pellegrini.
  4. ↑ Castrillón, Ernesto; Casabal, Luis (6 June 2004). "Memoria: un argentino en Birmania" [Memories: an Argentine in Burma]. La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013. Yo era oficial de Artillería, y ya era la cuarta generación de mi familia que servía en el mismo Regimiento de Artillería Real.
  5. ↑ Castrillón, Ernesto; Casabal, Luis (6 June 2004). "Memoria: un argentino en Birmania" [Memories: an Argentine in Burma]. La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013. Dennis Clifford Crisp se ha ido soltando de a poco, mostrándose, pese a su reticencia inicial, como un conversador encantador y cautivante que sabe extraer del pasado precisos recuerdos de un terrible frente de combate de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, un frente olvidado, salvo, por supuesto, por los que tuvieron la desdicha de pelear en él.
  6. ↑ "Murió Luis Dolan, líder del diálogo interreligioso" [Luis Dolan died, leader of the interreligious dialogue]. La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 17 October 2000. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013. Nacido en San Isidro en 1921, cursó estudios en el Belgrano Day School y se graduó en la Universidad Fordham, en Nueva York.
  7. ↑ "Murió Luis Dolan, líder del diálogo interreligioso" [Luis Dolan died, leader of the interreligious dialogue]. La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 17 October 2000. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013. Fue consultor interreligioso de las Naciones Unidas, en cuyas conferencias internacionales participó desde 1976.
  8. ↑ Bär, Nora (28 November 2006). "La "beca de los genios", a un argentino" [The "genius grant", to an Argentine]. La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2013. La vocación científica de Zaldarriaga no reconoce antecedentes familiares, pero sí el estímulo de un profesor de la Belgrano Day School, donde cursó el secundario.
  9. ↑ Bär, Nora (28 November 2006). "La "beca de los genios", a un argentino" [The "genius grant", to an Argentine]. La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2013. A los 35 años y a tres semanas de ser padre de una beba, al físico argentino Matías Zaldarriaga ni se le había pasado por la cabeza que alguien llamaría a su casa para preguntar por él y le indicaría que se sentara antes de seguir conversando. Pero eso fue precisamente lo que ocurrió hace algunas semanas, cuando le anunciaron que era uno de los 25 creadores del arte y la ciencia que este año habían sido elegidos para recibir lo que se conoce como "beca de los genios", otorgada por la Fundación Mac Arthur, de los EE.UU.
  10. ↑ "Padre Pedro Richards" [Father Pedro Richards]. La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 6 November 2004. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013. Nacido en Buenos Aires el 31 de diciembre de 1911, "Chubby" Richards, como le decían en su familia, irlandesa, estudió en el colegio Belgrano Day School y jugó al rugby en Curupaytí.
  11. ↑ "Padre Pedro Richards" [Father Pedro Richards]. La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 6 November 2004. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013. A los 92 años falleció en Buenos Aires el padre pasionista Pedro Richards, que tuvo una fecunda labor de alcance continental en la promoción de la familia y que fue nombrado por Juan XXIII perito del Concilio Vaticano II en la comisión para el apostolado de los laicos.

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