Loyola College Guatemala
| Loyola College Guatemala | |
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12 Avenida 4-30, Zona 1 Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| Information | |
| Type | Jesuit, Catholic |
| Established | 1958 |
| Director | Jaime Parra |
| Grades | Preprimary through High |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,146 |
| Website | LoyolaGuatemala |
Loyola College Guatemala is a Jesuit-run pre-primary through high school that traces its origins to 1958 at the elementary school at La Merced Catholic church[1] in Guatemala City.
History
Loyola College remains on 12th Avenue near 5th Street, where it opened next to La Merced church. In 1965 the preprimary opened and in 1968 the high school. In 1971 the primary added an afternoon session and the pre-primary moved to 12th Avenue 3-69 Zone 1. In 1972 an afternoon session opened for pre-primary. By the 1980s there were over 2,000 students at all three levels.[2]
Current
Currently there are 9 sections in pre-primary and primary and 18 in the 6 basic cycles. The enrollment is 1,146 with a teaching staff of 50. There is a training program for parents and continuous service projects for students in the village of San Nicolas Summit.[3]
The College has received three government awards: Order José Rolz Bennet the Municipality of Guatemala and the Order of Quetzal granted by the Government of Guatemala both in 2007, and in 2008 the Pedagogical Order Juan Jose Arevalo granted by the Ministry of Education.[2]
The school hosts United States students for immersion projects.[4][5] The administration of the College for its part has participated in social activism.[6]
Directors
- Isidro Iriarte, SJ 1958
- José María Rodríguez, SJ 1959-1960
- Mario P. L. Martinez, SJ 1961-1968
- Benigno P. Fernandez, SJ 1969
- Nicholas P. Alvarenga, SJ 1969-1988
- Jesus Navascués, SJ 1988-1992
- Ildefonso P. Guyon, SJ 1993-2000
- Laurentino P. Peña, SJ 2001- 2006
- PW Lange Ignacio Cruz, SJ 2007- 2010
- Alfredo Maria Florez, SJ 2010 - 2012
- Licda. Karen Avendaño 2013
- Jaime Parra 2014 to present[2]
References
Coordinates: 14°38′35.34″N 90°30′25.03″W / 14.6431500°N 90.5069528°W