This Friday morning, the mayor Francisco Azcué participated in the activities related to the centenary of School No. 25 “Nuestra Madre de la Merced”, accompanying the educational establishment's authorities in the central ceremony and the student parade.
On this occasion, it was recalled that the school had its origins in the work of the Damas Patricias Argentinas, intended primarily to house orphaned girls. Later, it was in the charge of the Hermanas Pobres Bonaerenses de San José for several years.
The institution emerged to support about 100 girls, mostly orphans. In addition to the curricular areas, crafts, knitting, sewing, and embroidery were taught. Later, a typing academy was opened. In 1928, the Congregation of Hermanas Terceras Mercedarias del Niño Jesús arrived in Concordia and took charge of the home and the school.
In 1942, they began to assist other children in the city, upon completing 50 years of continuous work. By resolution of September 25, 1978, it changed its name to the current one: private school No. 25, Nuestra Madre de la Merced.
COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION
When taking the floor, the mayor of Concordia thanked them for the invitation and reflected on the history of the institution, its genesis, and its development. “It is that institutional participation that we want to highlight, and from our administration, we want to encourage citizen participation through intermediate institutions.”
Azcué pointed out that “we are at a very important moment in our history; we are participants in a change that will be positive to the extent that we all participate. Being a protagonist implies having civic commitment, it implies having patriotism, and for that, we all have to get involved from anywhere, from an intermediate institution, from school, from a club, or from our role as a resident.”
Finally, he insisted on the commitment and permanent investment in education, one of the central axes of his administration. “We are working, investing many resources in education, being aware that it is the most important tool for transformation that we have,” he mentioned.
“Let us bet on education, undoubtedly the most powerful tool for transformation, and let us move away from the old paradigms that have caused us harm, such as those of welfare dependency or the destruction of institutions,” remarked the mayor of Concordia.
Present were the Undersecretary of Education Carlos Gatto; the Head of the Puerto Concordia Prefecture, Jorge Horacio Ribinski, and councilwoman Celeste Fuscado, among other authorities.
The activity concluded with a parade that included the band of the 6th Tank Cavalry Regiment, Blandengues, parents, alumni, and other members of the educational community.
On this occasion, it was recalled that the school had its origins in the work of the Damas Patricias Argentinas, intended primarily to house orphaned girls. Later, it was in the charge of the Hermanas Pobres Bonaerenses de San José for several years.
The institution emerged to support about 100 girls, mostly orphans. In addition to the curricular areas, crafts, knitting, sewing, and embroidery were taught. Later, a typing academy was opened. In 1928, the Congregation of Hermanas Terceras Mercedarias del Niño Jesús arrived in Concordia and took charge of the home and the school.
In 1942, they began to assist other children in the city, upon completing 50 years of continuous work. By resolution of September 25, 1978, it changed its name to the current one: private school No. 25, Nuestra Madre de la Merced.
COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION
When taking the floor, the mayor of Concordia thanked them for the invitation and reflected on the history of the institution, its genesis, and its development. “It is that institutional participation that we want to highlight, and from our administration, we want to encourage citizen participation through intermediate institutions.”
Azcué pointed out that “we are at a very important moment in our history; we are participants in a change that will be positive to the extent that we all participate. Being a protagonist implies having civic commitment, it implies having patriotism, and for that, we all have to get involved from anywhere, from an intermediate institution, from school, from a club, or from our role as a resident.”
Finally, he insisted on the commitment and permanent investment in education, one of the central axes of his administration. “We are working, investing many resources in education, being aware that it is the most important tool for transformation that we have,” he mentioned.
“Let us bet on education, undoubtedly the most powerful tool for transformation, and let us move away from the old paradigms that have caused us harm, such as those of welfare dependency or the destruction of institutions,” remarked the mayor of Concordia.
Present were the Undersecretary of Education Carlos Gatto; the Head of the Puerto Concordia Prefecture, Jorge Horacio Ribinski, and councilwoman Celeste Fuscado, among other authorities.
The activity concluded with a parade that included the band of the 6th Tank Cavalry Regiment, Blandengues, parents, alumni, and other members of the educational community.