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HISTORY
The ESCUELA NORMAL SUPERIOR EN LENGUAS VIVAS "JOHN F.
KENNEDY" is a public school created on February 15, 1957.
The original purpose was to train teachers with English and French
languages skills. The school site was then located at Juncal Street 1258,
and the first class was admitted on March 18 of that same year. The
Elementary grades began their activities in 1958. The first students
graduated in 1961 as teachers.
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On November 28,
1963, the school was named "John F. Kennedy" to honor those
devoted to love and justice among men, and who, as the former President
did, consider education one of the pillars of governmental action.
The present building was inaugurated on August 21, 1972, on the corner of
Juncal and Salguero. School
facilities include library, auditorium, cafeteria, book store, gym, etc.
The Lenguas
Vivas offers kindergarten, elementary, middle school and
high school education for boys and girls and, since 1984, prepares
students in English or French in intensive form (5 hours weekly in reduced
groups) from first grade to fifth year, 12 years in total.
A second
optional foreign language is added in fourth year: English, French,
Italian or Portuguese.
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The
International Baccalaureate, that is optional, extends and deepens
contents in the areas of Sciences, Humanities and Languages. The
school also offers a degree in Public Translations for high school
graduates as well as English and Primary Education teaching degrees. |
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