Instituto Loyola

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Instituto Loyola
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Instituto Loyola
Seventh & Northeast
Managua, Nicaragua
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Type Jesuit, Catholic
Established1946;75 years ago (1946)
RectorJose Domingo Cuesta, SJ
DirectorFidel Sancho Bratos, SJ
GradesElementary and high school
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1598
Website LoyolaManagua

Instituto Loyola is a Jesuit elementary and high school located in Managua, Nicaragua. It was founded in 1946 as an all-boys elementary school. It accepts students of other faiths who attend the programmed religious activities. The school shares the mission of the Society of Jesus, "the service of faith and promotion of justice." [1]

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History

Loyola School was founded in 1946 as an extension of the social and educational works of Santo Domingo parish which already had schools of religion and of dressmaking. In 1952 the night school opened. The boys' school had about 550 day students and the night school about 440 mixed students of different ages.

In 1964 the entire block north of Santo Domingo was purchased for a new building completed in 1971. The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake devastated the area, but the new school remained intact. Classes opened in 1973 under the new name Instituto Loyola, which now included secondary school, the first Jesuit secondary school in Central America to admit girls. This came about through the reduction of the local population and consequent closing of the night school after the earthquake. In 1979 the school began operating in two shifts: morning elementary and afternoon secondary. The same year the Sandinistas assumed power. State subsidies diminished, and ended in 1993. The school is an active member of ACOSICAM (Association of Schools of the Society of Jesus in Central America) and FLACSI (Latin American Federation of the Society of Jesus). [2]

Programs

English is taught and there are technology and science laboratories. Sponsored sports include rama sports, football, basketball, track and field, and volleyball. [3] Loyola offers an open, four-day science camp for 6th to 8th graders. [4]

Instituto Loyola has for years hosted students from Jesuit Prep Dallas for summer service projects. [5] DeSmet Jesuit High School in St. Louis has also sent students. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Promotio Iustitiae". www.sjweb.info. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  2. ↑ Nosotros. Accessed 4 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Instituto Loyola | Flacsi". www.flacsi.net. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  4. ↑ "US Embassy, Managua. Accessed 4 July 2016". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "2013 Nicaragua Mission Trip // The Roundup". The Roundup. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  6. ↑ DeSmet in Ignatian Education Fair. Accessed 4 July 2016.

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