Instituto Nacional Mejía

Instituto Nacional Mejía
Address
Vargas N13-93 y Arenas
Quito, Pichincha
Ecuador
Coordinates 0°12′44.9814″S 78°30′17.715″W / 0.212494833°S 78.50492083°W
Information
School type Public, High school
Motto Latin: Per Áspera Ad Astra
(Through the rough to the stars)
Religious affiliation(s) Laicism
Patron saint(s) Jose Mejía Lequerica
Founded 1 June 1987
Founder Eloy Alfaro
Rector Dr. Jorge Andrade Villacrés
Principal Dr. Milton Cahueñas Estrella
Number of students approximately 5000
Language Spanish
Schedule type morning and evening
Color(s)  Yellow  and  Blue 
Sports Soccer, basketball, athletics, tennis, judo
Mascot Joy
Nickname Patrón Mejía
Website www.inmejia.edu.ec
Central Building


Facade of the Central Building for Today

Instituto Nacional Mejía is a public secondary educational institution in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. It was founded on June 5, 1897.[1] Depends Ecuador Government through the Ministry of Education.

Mision

It is a secular and experimental High School that educates, prepares and graduates its students with a critical - reflexive mind, and provides them with a scientific humanist instruction which is compromised with social change and national development.

Motto

The school motto is the Latin phrase Per áspera ad astra literally translated as "On the rough path to the stars", but more commonly translated as "Per Aspera Ad Astra" (by the rough peniente to the summit).

Fiestas del Mejia

Each year, the celebrations for the anniversary of its creation are a huge spectacle [2]

References

Coordinates: 0°12′44.9814″S 78°30′17.715″W / 0.212494833°S 78.50492083°W