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Mochuelo Bajo, Colegio

"Colegio Mochuelo Bajo" is located in the village of Mochuelo Bajo, part of the Federal District of Bogotá.
The flag of the institute is described on the website of the institute only by its colours, yellow, green and white. The arrangement of the colours is not given.
Yellow represents people, the human touch and the cultural diversity of the population.
Green represents the natural resources provided by the mountains, arable lands and trees characteristic of the rural area of Ciudad Bolívar.
White represents sociability and harmony, the social commitment of the institute, and light and hope offerred to the population.
Ivan Sache, 17 January 2009


Moderno, Gimnasio

image by Ivan Sache, 1 January 2021

Gimnasio Moderno, located in Bogotá, was founded in 1914. The today's institute was built in 1918 on on a plot offered by José María Samper and with funds provided by Agustín Nieto Caballero, Rafael, Félix and José de Jesús Salazar, Gabriel and Joaquín Camacho, Luis Eduardo Nieto, Ricardo Olano, Paulina de Cano, Nicolás Camargo, Daniel Sáenz, Joaquín Samper, Sergio Martínez and José María Samper. The founders belonged to the so-called "Centenary's Generation"; referring to the 100th anniversary of the independence of Colombia (1810), this modernist movement wanted to rebuild the country destroyed by the Thousand Days War, that had opposed the Liberals and the Conservatives in 1899-1902.
Gimnasio Moderno was thought as a "new school" free from any direct or indirect influence of the Roman Catholic Church; quickly ranked among the best Colombian schools, the institute was the first successful "new school" in South America. The main promoter of Gimnasio Moderno was the educationalist Agustín Nieto Caballero (1889-1975), who imported several modernist ideas from Europe and North America, where he had studied and taught until 1914. He was in touch with the most modernist educationalists of the time, for instance Ovidio Decroly, Maria Montessori and Jean Piaget. Nieto subsequently represented Colombia in several international conferences (for instance, at the League of Nations and UNESCO), was a main contributor to the development of education in Colombia (for instance, as the director of the National University), always promoting the cultural relations between Colombia and the rest of the world. The first director of Gimnasio Moderno (1918-1933) was Tomás Rueda Vargas (1879-1943), also the author of historical novels and director of the Colombian National Library.
Source: http://www.gimnasiomoderno.edu.co/elgimnasio/
Ivan Sache, 10 November 2010

The flag of Gimnasio Moderno, designed in 1928 by the alumni, is horizontally divided green-orange. Green symbolizes hope while orange symbolizes enthusiasm.

https://gimnasiomoderno.edu.co/gimnasio/historia/nuestrossimbolos
School website

Photos
http://pablosalgado.com/blog/2014/3/14/centenario-del-gimnasio-moderno
https://gimnasiomoderno.edu.co/copa-tradicion-2017-i-2
https://gimnasiomoderno.edu.co/copa-tradicion-2019-i
https://desparchado.co/media/places/10450524_10152788032488419_7223741752745222649_n.jpg
https://www.facebook.com/Escuela-de-Maestros-Gimnasio-Moderno
Ivan Sache, 1 January 2021

Centenary ceremonial flag

image by Ivan Sache, 1 January 2021

The centenary of the school was celebrated by the release of a postage stamp, according to Resolution No. 4,582 issued on 26 November 2013. Of 800 $ in face value, the stamp features a photo made by Natalia Ibáñez Lizarazo, showing the school's main building, and, in front of it, the flags of Colombia and of the school.

https://gimnasiomoderno.edu.co/estampilla-centenaria
School website

The "ceremonial" flag (seemingly used only indoors, beside the rector) is charged with the school 's emblem in the center, which features stylized, orange letters "G" and M" on a green shield.

Photos
https://gimnasiomoderno.edu.co/gimnasio/historia/nuestrossimbolos
http://fernoticias.com/2019/12/19/el-gimnasio-moderno-recibe-certificacion-great-place-to-study
Ivan Sache, 1 January 2021

Flag with seal

image by Ivan Sache, 1 January 2021

On 1 August 2012, the newly appointed rector of Gimnasio Moderno gave his inauguration address beside a flag charged with the Wise Caldas seal.

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un4tlXDwkkw

The seal features a contour bust, drawn in profile, of Wise Caldas.

http://revistas.unisimon.edu.co/index.php/educacion/article/view/2182
Florentino Rico Calvano & Juan Spirko Payares. 2008. Crónica sobra el Gimnasio Moderno. Revista Educación y Humanisma 14, 179-188.

The naturalist and politician Francisco José de Caldas (1768-1816), aka Wise Caldas, supported the independence and was executed by the Spanish troops.
Ivan Sache, 1 January 2021

Sports pennant

image by Ivan Sache, 1 January 2021

The sports pennant of Colegio Moderno is a triangular version of the school's flag.

Photo
https://marymountbogota.edu.co/tetracampeonas-la-copa-tradicion-del-gimnasio-moderno/copa-tradicion-3
Ivan Sache, 1 January 2021


Moderno, Liceo

image by Ivan Sache, 06 August 2014

Liceo Moderno was established in 1959 by Luís Ernesto Rojas in Palmira (Valle del Cauca Department).
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided red-white-green. Red represents love and fraternity. White represents peace, tolerance, respect, and friendship. Green represents knowledge, the natural environment, and hope.
Source: http://liceomoderno.edu.co/simbolos/ - Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 06 August 2014


Mompiano, Colegio Gimnasio

image by Ivan Sache, 15 December 2018

Colegio Gimnasio Mompiano (CGM) was established in 1991 in Cartagena de Indias (Bolívar Department), as Jardín Infantil Mompiano. CGM is named for borough Mompiano, part of the municipality of Brescia (Italy), where the sisters Rosa (1866-1951) and Carolina Agazzi (1870-1945) established in 1895 a kindergarten for poor children. Rejecting any sophistication and use of expensive material, the Agazzi sisters were progressively overshadowed by Maria Montessori. This did not prevent their principles, developed in several books, to spread to Belgium, Switzerland, Romania, Spain, Germany and South America.
http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/rosa-agazzi_(Dizionario-Biografico)/, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani

The flag of CGM is vertically divided green-white-red, a deliberate tribute to Italy and the Agazzi sisters.
http://mompianoedu.wixsite.com/mompianoedu/escudo, CGM website
Ivan Sache
, 15 December 2018


Mompós, Escuela Normal Superior de

image by Ivan Sache, 31 October 2014

Escuela Normal Superior de Mompós (Bolívar Department) was established on 8 June 1944.
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided white-green-red. White is a symbol of purity and peace. Green is a symbol of hope. Red is a symbol of love and fire.
Source: http://normaldemompox.tripod.com/html/pei.html - Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 31 October 2014


Mondo Nuevo, Colegio

image by Ivan Sache, 13 November 2010

Colegio Mundo Nuevo, located in Timiza (Bogotá Capital District), was founded in February 1986 by Alejandro Albarracin and María Teresa Rangel de Albarracin.
The flag of Colegio Mondo Nuevo, as shown on photos available on the institute's website, is horizontally divided blue-white-blue.
http://www.colmundonuevo.edu.co/index.php/galeria/view/60
http://www.colmundonuevo.edu.co/index.php/galeria/view/61
http://www.colmundonuevo.edu.co/index.php/galeria/view/62
http://www.colmundonuevo.edu.co/index.php/galeria/view/29
http://www.colmundonuevo.edu.co/index.php/galeria/view/30
Ivan Sache, 13 November 2010


Montecarlo - Guillermo Gaviria Correa, Institución Educativa

image by Ivan Sache, 24 November 2014

Institución Educativa Montecarlo - Guillermo Gaviria Correa is located in Medellín (Antioquia Department). Escuela Mixta Los Tanques was established on 24 January 1969 on a plot offered by the Ramírez Johns family. The school was soon renamed Escuela República de Barbados, to honour the newly independent Caribbean state of Barbados. Colegio República de Barbados was established in November 1995. Institución Educativa Guillermo Gaviria Correa was established in 2011, to be renamed Institución Educativa Montecarlo - Guillermo Gaviria Correa in May 2012. The institute is named for Guillermo Gaviria Correa (1962-2003), Governor of Antioquia (2001-2003), abducted by the FARC guerilla on 21 April 2002 when leading a non-violence march, and murdered on 5 May 2003 during an attempt of liberation by the Colombian Armed Forces.
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided white-yellow-green. White is a symbol of purity. Yellow is a symbol of the light of science. Green is a symbol of aspiration to a better future.
Source: http://www.iemontecarloguillermogaviriacorrea.edu.co/index2.php?id=9000&idmenutipo=1534&tag= - Institute's website
Photo: http://ieporfiriobarbajacob.master2000.net/recursos/fotos/86/2203foto21.jpg
Ivan Sache, 24 November 2014


Montemorel, Colegio

image by Ivan Sache, 4 January 2009

"Colegio Montemorel" was founded on 1 October 1994 in Bogotá; classes started on 7 February 1995. In 1997, the institute was transfered to its rural seat in the municipality of Chía; it was recognized next year by the Department of Cundinamarca (Decree No. 1655).
The name of the institute was formed on "monte", "mounts", as a tribute to the Colombian mountains, and "mora", "blackberry", a plant with a great capacity of adaptation and production.
The flag of the institute, as shown graphically on the website of the institute, is divided green- turquoise blue by a SSW-NNE diagonal and charged in the middle with the emblem of the institute placed on a white disk
The colours represent the harmony between heavens and the natural environment, recalling the ecologic name of the college. White represents purity and truth.
The emblem of the institute is made of a letter "M", half blue, half green, on which walks a white silhouette. The two parts of the "M" represent the outer and inner part of knowledge, respectively. The outer knowledge develops the rational skills of the left hemisphere of the brain, while the inner knowledge relies on psychophysical strategies of human development, involving the right part of the brain. In the middle of the emblem is placed the essence of the process, a student walking to self-knowledge.
Ivan Sache, 4 January 2009


Monseñor Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo, Institución Educativa

image by Ivan Sache, 08 September 2014

Institución Educativa Monseñor Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo was established on 15 April 1968 by María Zapata Ríos in La Ceja (Antioquia Department), as Escuela San Cayetano. Institución Educativa Monseñor Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo was eventually established by Resolution No. 6,233 of 7 July 2005. The institute is named for His Grace Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo (1914-1993), Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro (1968-1993), Vice President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1972-1975).
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided blue-white-red. Blue represents infinity. White represents God's presence, spiritual power, and purity. Red represents force, energy, and vitality.
Source: http://institucioneducativamauj.blogspot.fr/ - Institute's blog
Ivan Sache, 08 September 2014


Monseñor Francisco Cristóbal Toro, Institución Educativa

image by Ivan Sache, 13 July 2014

Institución Educativa Monseñor Francisco Cristóbal Toro was established in 1925 in the Aranjuez borough, part of the municipality of Medellín (Antioquia Department). The institute is named for His Grace ("Monseñor") Francisco Cristóbal Toro (1859-1942), Bishop of Socorro (1911), Santa Marta (1914), Antioquia-Jericó (1917) and Antioquia (1941).

The flag of the institute is horizontally divided white-purple. White is considered as the beginning and end of anything and as a symbol of peace and innocence. Purple is a religious symbol of change, renovation and open-mindedness; it is also a symbol of modesty and a representation of international feminism.
http://www.medellin.gov.co/irj/go/km/dcs/educacionNuevo01dic/iemonsenorfranciscocristobaltoro/simbolos.html
Ivan Sache
, 13 July 2014


Monseñor Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana, Escuela Normal Superior

image by Ivan Sache, 19 October 2018

Escuela Normal Superior Monseñor Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana originates in Escuela Normal Rural de Señoritas, established in Leticia (Amazonas) by Resolution No. 635, issued on 9 March 1959 by the Ministry of National Education. ENS Monseñor Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana was established by Decree No. 20, issued on 7 April 2003 by the Government of Amazonas, incorporating Jardín Infantil Rafael Pombo (est. by Resolution No. 18,883, issued on 12 December 1986).

The school is named for His Grace Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana (1913-1989), a Spanish Minor Capuchin friar who served as Prefect of Leticia from 1952 to 1989.
http://normalleticia.blogspot.com/
School blog

The flag of ENS Monseñor Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana is made of two horizontal stripes of equal size. In the upper part, the white stripe represents tolerance, respect for difference and peace required to reach noble goals and live in harmonious social context. In the lower part, the green stripe emphasizes the resources of local biodiversity and the aspiration of development of the Amazonian people.
http://normalleticia.blogspot.com/2010/06/bandera-de-la-escuela-normal-superior.html
School blog

The coat of arms of ENS Monseñor Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana features in the inner part a book, sun rays, an ink pot, a quill, a compass on a blue and green background. In the outer part is inscribed the name of the institute; in base is inscribed the school's motto "Vida - Identittad - Pedagogia" (Life - Identity - Pedagogy), on a white background.
The book represents pedagogy, science and knowledge offered in the school, which aims at integral development in the different areas of knowledge; it also emphasized the interest for reading and study, required to improve the teaching process. The ink pot and quill represents the compromise between education and investigation achieved by the school in the process of teacher's education, taking into account academic and pedagogic work in the interaction with students, in a local and regional context with national and international emphasis. The compass represents balance, accuracy and precision, which have to exist between knowledge and pedagogic means, to be developed by students in search of truth. The sun rays represent knowledge, life, light and emphasis required to achieve being a teacher with high educational skills and leadership, able to transform environment and to triumph over ignorance.

Blue represents the hydrologic potential and the environmental resources and purity forming the base of the firmament of pure air we breathe. Green represents hope, biodiversity of flora and fauna, the feeling of identity and belonging to the immense Amazonian vegetation. White represents tolerance, respect for difference and peace required to reach noble goals and live in harmonious social context.
http://normalleticia.blogspot.com/2010/06/escudo-de-la-escuela-normal-superior.html
School blog
Ivan Sache, 19 October 2018


Monseñor Ricardo Trujillo Gutiérrez, Institución Educativa

image by Ivan Sache, 18 July 2014

Institución Educativa Monseñor Ricardo Trujillo Gutiérrez is located in San Isidro borough, part of the municipality of Cucutilla (Norte de Santander Department). The institute is named for His Grace (Monseñor) Ricardo Trujillo Gutiérrez (1916-2011), a parish priest who pushed in Cucutilla the building of a road, of two schools, of the health center, and the pacification of the area.

The flag of the institute, selected in a contest, was designed by the teacher Ildefonso Albarracín B. The flag is horizontally divided forest green- olden yellow-forest green-golden yellow at hoist, ending in a triangular pattern, and white with a red star at fly. The four stripes represent the institutes that were merged by Decree No. 819 of 30 September 2002 to form Institución Educativa Monseñor Ricardo Trujillo Gutiérrez:
- Escuela Urbana José María Córdoba:
- Instituto de Promoción Social;
- Colegio Departamental Integrado Monseñor Ricardo Trujillo;
- the rural schools.
The white part represents the new institute. The star represents the orientation and guidance that enlightens the educational work and the personal achievements of the members of the educational community. The flag uses the colours of the municipal flag of Cucutilla:
- Green, as a symbol of hope, aspiration to surpassing, progress and work;
- Yellow as a symbol of skills, intellectual capacity, ethical, moral and cultural values, and responsibility;
- White as a symbol of knowledge, unity, and of the municipality's patron saint, the Immaculate Conception.
http://colmontrujillo.webnode.es/simbolos-institucionales/ - Institute's website
image by Ivan Sache, 18 July 2014


Monseñor Victor Widemann, Institución Educativa

image by Ivan Sache, 16 July 2014

Institución Educativa Monseñor Victor Widemann was established in 1963 in the San Antonio de Prado borough, part of the municipality of Medellín (Antioquia), as Escuela Rural de Varones Pradito. Decree no. 739 of 25 September 1969 renamed the institute Escuela Monseñor Víctor Wiedeman. The institute is named for a local priest, His Grace (Monseñor) Victor Widemann (1912-1969)

The flag of the institute is horizontally divided light blue-dark blue.
http://www.medellin.gov.co/irj/go/km/docs/educacionNuevo01dic/i.e.victorwiedemann/Simbolos.html - Institute's webpage
Ivan Sache
, 16 July 2014