IES Jaume Vicens Vives

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Jaume Vicens Vives Secondary School
IES Jaume Vicens Vives
Image:IES Jaume Vicens Vives Logo.png
Established 1845
Type State secondary coeducational
Affiliation Generalitat de Catalunya
Principal Assumpta Ramoneda
Faculty 87[1]
Students 900 (approx.)
Grades 7-12
Location Carrer Isabel la Catòlica, 17,
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Colours blue and white         
Newspaper 'Metastasi'
Website www.xtec.cat/ies-jvicensvives

Jaume Vicens Vives Secondary School (IES Jaume Vicens Vives in catalan) is a leading Catalan state secondary school located in the city of Girona (Catalonia). It has around of 900 pupils from ages 12 to 18 studying the Spanish secondary education programs (ESO from 12 to 16, and LOGSE Baccalaureate from 16 to 18). It is the only state secondary school in Catalonia to offer the International Baccalaureate.

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[edit] Senior Management Team[2]

  • Assumpta Ramoneda – Principal
  • Joan Vivó – Director of Studies
  • Artur Antúnez – Deputy Director of Studies (day courses)
  • Arseni Roca – Deputy Director of Studies (night courses)
  • Elisabet Saguer – Pedagogic Coordinator
  • Carles Stern – Secretary

[edit] School History

Old Building of the secondary school
Old Building of the secondary school
New Building of the secondary school
New Building of the secondary school

The Spanish Government founded the secondary school in 1845, as part of a large plan for ameliorate the secondary studies. For this, a center was founded in every capital of province. So, the 17 September a new secondary school was established in Girona, at the ancient monastery of the Friars Minor Capuchin[3]. With little resources, provided by the provincial government (called Diputació provincial) the school bought important collections in Paris of natural history, botanics, chemistry and physics[4], as well as it created an important library for the alumni and, at the same time, for the inhabitants of the city of Girona.

Since 1966 the school has been located in a new building, build at the Girona's uptown. This modern site was well-furnished for the education requirements of those times[5]. Actually, the school is the leading educational center at the province of Girona, with renovated facilities and some experimental courses, like the IB Diploma Programme since 1999[6]. Also, the Senior Management Team leaded by Estanislau Puig created the "Institut Jaume Vicens Vives Foundation" (Fundació de l'Institut Jaume Vicens Vives), and a Board of Former Alumni, to support these new experiences.

[edit] Principals of the School[7]

Julián González de Soto 1845–1848
Miquel Ametller i Marill 1848–1864
Josep Antoni Secret i Coll 1864–1867
Sebastià Obradors i Font 1867–1872
Francesc Castellví i Pallarés 1872–1875
Fèlix Pagès i Gimbernat 1875–1882
Joaquim d'Espona i de Nuix 1882–1921
Joan Camps i Bellapart 1921–1928
Eugeni Aulet i Soler 1928–1929
Antoni d'Espona i Puig 1930–1932
Joan Camps i Bellapart 1932–1936
Marcel Santaló i Sors 1936
Albert Balari i Galí 1937–1938
Ignasi Puig i Bayer 1939
Josep Gener i Salord 1940–1942
Joaquim Florit i Garcia 1943–1960
Santiago Sobrequés i Vidal 1960–1969
Ignasi Bonnín i Valls 1969–1976
Dolors Coquard i Oriol 1976–1979
Joaquim Mascort i Rafart 1979–1983
Neus Serra i Cornellà 1983–1986
Montserrat Boix i Pujol 1986–1989
Rafael Mas i Juli 1989–1992
Jordi Fornells i Matas 1992–1993
Rosina Lajo Pérez 1993–1997
Estanislau Puig i Artigas 1997–2000
Josep Quintanas i Bosch 2000–2004
Assumpta Ramoneda i Torné 2004–incumbent

[edit] School Hymn

The school hymn was composed by Perfecte Moll in 1995 –for the celebrations of 150th foundation of the school–, with the lyrics by Francesc Amer[7].

Aura del sol (The sun's gentle)

Alcem nostres veus sobre la boirada
com aus en l'estela d'un incert futur,
floreixin els cors de nova esperança,
sadolli la terra de vida i de llum...

Com branques novelles
en ferma rabassa
libant les escletxes
de roques i fang,
brandem en les fulles,
verd, guia i mestratge,
l'ànima de pedra
de nous Catalans...!

Som ardent foguera
d'un gresol de joia,
som ànimes netes
en un cant d'amor,
som la Primavera
d'una eterna aurora,
som caliu i cendra
de lluita i esforç.

I en les velles aules
de glòries dormides,
professors i alumnes
aixequem el vol,
parets que reviuen
mil assignatures...:
Som el Vicens Vives,
som l'Aura del Sol…!

[edit] Old Alumni

  • Anna Birulés, former minister of Communications in the Spanish Government.
  • Tomàs Carreras i Artau, philosopher.
  • Dolors Condom, Latin professor.
  • Josep Cornellà, psychiatric doctor.
  • Pep Cruz, actor.
  • Joaquim Nadal i Farreras, former mayor of Girona (1979-2002) and incumbent Catalan minister of Public Works.
  • Josep Maria Nolla, university professor, historian and archaeologist.
  • Anna Pagans i Gruartmoner, mayor of Girona (2002-incumbent).
  • Miquel de Palol, Catalan poet.
  • Lluís Pericot, prehistorian and archaeologist.
  • Josep Pla, Catalan writer.
  • Joquim Pla Cargol, historian.
  • Antoni Puigverd, Catalan writer.
  • Ramon Rovira, journalist.
  • Jaume Sobrequés, university professor, historian and director of Catalan Museum of History.
  • Paco Torres Monsó, painter.
  • Jaume Vicens Vives, historian.
  • Jordi Vidal, businessman and mecenas.
  • Mariàngela Vilallonga Vives, Latin university professor and member of Catalan Academy (Institut d'Estudis Catalans).
  • Jordi Xargayó, director of the newspaper Diari de Girona.
  • Manel Xifra, businessman.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Professorat per departaments (html). IES Jaume Vicens Vives. IES Jaume Vicens Vives (2006). Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
  2. ^ Òrgans de govern (html). IES Jaume Vicens Vives. IES Jaume Vicens Vives (2006). Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
  3. ^ Institut Jaume Vicens Vives - Crònica d'un segle i mig (html). Enric Mirambell. IES Jaume Vicens Vives (1995). Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
  4. ^ Vilallonga, Borja (2005). "Els avatars del patrimoni de l'Institut Vicens Vives" (in Catalan). Revista de Girona (229): 18–25. Girona: Diputació de Girona. ISSN 0211-2663. 
  5. ^ Institut Jaume Vicens Vives - Crònica d'un segle i mig (html). Enric Mirambell. IES Jaume Vicens Vives (1995). Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
  6. ^ I.E.S. Jaume Vicens Vives (html). IB World Schools. International Baccalaureate Organization (2005). Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
  7. ^ a b Condom, Dolors (coord.) (1995). Miscel·lània I.B. "Jaume Vicens Vives". 150 anys. Eix Editorial. Girona. GI-1535/95. 

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