Gimnasio Moderno
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The Gimnasio Moderno is a private primary and secondary men-only school in Bogotá, Colombia founded by Agustín Nieto Caballero in 1914 with the help of Jose Maria Samper Brush, Tomas Rueda Vargas, Ricardo Lleras,important Colombians of their times, Ovidio Decroly, Maria Montessori and others.
It is the oldest alternative school in South America, and one of the most prestigious schools in Colombia. The students are sons of the elite of the city.
The school's philosophy is based on disciplina de confianza or trust discipline, which seeks to instill self-confidence and inner discipline in students, as well as developing in them a deep sense of responsibility, honesty, loyalty and friendship. The students are committed to be true gentlemen. 'El Gimnasio' was awarded a national monument status due to the longivity of its infrastructures and what they represent.
The program is divided into four sections. The first section includes 1, 2, and 3 Montessori (named after Maria Montessori), first grade and second grade. The second section includes the third, fourth, and fifth grades. The third section includes the sixth through ninth grades, and the fourth section includes the tenth and eleventh grades.
The school's traditions include a martial band (winners of the 'Batuta de Plata' competition in 1999 with Sebastián Devis as band chief, and in 2006 with Nicolás Medina as band chief, Daniel Devis as medium drums chief, Daniel Torres as small drums chief, Luis Carlos Guerrero as lyres chief, Daniel Brando as trumpets chief, Alejandro Padilla as big drums responsible, German Gracia as cymbals chief, Alejandro Acosta as timbas chief), a Football championship between Gimnasio Moderno and Gimnasio Campestre, and excursions. The school fields sports teams in football, basketball, volleyball and swimming.
The school gives annual recognitions to those students who exalt in different areas. These include personal effort, kindness to others, 'excursionism' and a group recognition of friendship.
Alumini include former Colombian Presidents (Alfonso Lopez Michelsen; Ernesto Samper), Senators (Álvaro Araujo Castro), House Representatives (Nicolas Uribe), proclaimed scientists (Rodolfo Llinas) and authors (Eduardo Caballero Calderon; Daniel Samper Pizano; Ricardo Silva Romero), as well as sportsmen (Felipe Noguera; Eduardo Pimentel) Actors (Diego Trujillo; Jorge Enrique Abello) and artists (Compania Ilimitada; Mauricio y Palo de Agua; Wamba; Para Consumo Humano).
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[edit] Directors
- Juan Carlos Bayona (philosopher, thinker, renascence man, posmodern poet)- Headmaster
- Guillermo Quiroga - Vice Headmaster and Coordinator of the Fourth Section (1965-2005)
- Gonzalo Mallarino Florez (novelista erudito, great father & chess master)- Finance Director
- Ember Estefenn Rodriguez (Psycologist) -Coordinator of the Third Section
- Javier Uribe - General Secretary
- Ruth Estella Garcia - Coordinator of the Second Section
- Doris de Leon - Coordinator of the First Section
- Tatiana Arboleda - Psychology Dept. Coordinatior
- Rubenstein Hernandez - Coordinator of the Science Class
- Ana Lucía Martinez - Coordinator of the Spanish Class
- Patricia de Bedout - Coordinator of the English Class
- Hugo Chavez - Coordinator of the Math Class
- William Salazar - Coordinator of the Social Class
- Luis Alfonzo Royo - Coordinator of the Religion Class
- Juan Carlos Sanchez - Coordinator of the tecnology class
[edit] Headmasters
- Alberto Corradine Varela (1914)
- Pablo Vila Dinares (1915-1917)
- Tomás Rueda Vargas (1918-1920, 1922-1924, 1927-1933 and 1937-1943)
- Erich Heincke Hoyer (1921)
- Aurelio Tobón Mejía (1925-1927)
- Julio Carrizosa Valenzuela (1934-1936)
- Daniel Samper Ortega (1943-1944)
- Carlos Lleras Restrepo (1944)
- Agustín Nieto Caballero (1945-1975)
- Ernest Bein (Prof.) (1975-1980)
- Mario Galofre Cano (1981-1984 and 1986-1994)
- Germán Pardo Sánchez (1985)
- Leopoldo Gonzalez Chaparro (1995-1997)
- Juan Carlos Bayona Vargas (1998 - )
[edit] Martial Band
The martial band of the gimnasio moderno is the most old school martial band in bogota withh more than 50 years of working. Their instrumentes are:
- lyre
- Trumpets
- Small Drum
- medium Drum
- big drum
- cymbals
- Timba
Their chiefes are selected by a democratic process (votation) that have place every year since 1952 on the end of september or the bigining of october, all the integrants of the band do the votation. This is one of the most traditional school bands in Colombia.
