by Karol Madrigal | Aug 29, 2019
During the month of September, at the same time as our fellow Central American nations, we celebrate our country´s Declaration of Independence. As a result, a series of activities are organized, such as decorating the classrooms with patriotic symbols, creating lanterns, and rehearsing for the colorful parade of marching bands, flag bearers and twirlers, among others.
This holiday, in particular, is highly valued at a national level as it represents a special opportunity to reflect on how proud we feel of our political stability and pacifism, which is evident in the fact that our parades, throughout the country, are organized and spearheaded by our “army” of teachers and students.
This year, all our students are already preparing for their participation in the parade on Sunday, September 15th. To this purpose, we have formed a variety of groups preparing different types of presentations and dedicating time and effort to our weekly rehearsals.
In addition, at the beginning of September, our classrooms and corridors will be decorated with patriotic symbols and lanterns will be made for the nightly lantern parades held in each community on Saturday, September 14th. In conclusion, our students will have the opportunity to enjoy all the ongoing activities while developing their civic awareness.
by Karol Madrigal | Sep 20, 2018
Estamos a escasos dos meses de que nuestros estudiantes de undécimo realicen las pruebas de Estudios Sociales y Cívica del Ministerio de Educación Pública de nuestro país. Las cuales, como requisito, deben aprobar para obtener el reconocimiento de Bachillerato costarricense. Estas pruebas evalúan todos los contenidos aprendidos por los alumnos, en ambas asignaturas, durante los dos últimos años. Por esta razón necesitan estar muy enfocados y comprometidos con aprovechar al máximo su tiempo para repasar la materia, constantemente practicar con los materiales que se les proporciona en clase y asistir cada jueves a las 7:00am a los centros de estudio y preparación que se imparten en la institución.
Los días en que se realizan los exámenes son Jueves 01 de Noviembre Estudios Sociales y Martes 06 de Noviembre Cívica
by Karol Madrigal | Sep 20, 2018
We are only two months away from when our eleventh grade students take the national Social and Civic Studies examinations of the Ministry of Public Education. In order to obtain their Costa Rican Baccalaureate diploma, they are required to pass these exams evaluating all the content learned by the students, in both subjects, during the last two years. Hence, they need to be extremely focused and committed to make the most of their time to review the subject, practice constantly with the materials that are provided in class and attend the study and preparation centers that are taught in the institution every Thursday at 7:00 am.
The days of the examinations are Thursday, November 1st, for Social Studies and Tuesday, November 6th, for Civic Education.
by Karol Madrigal | Aug 3, 2017
El mes de setiembre es un mes de celebración en toda Centroamérica y, por ello, en Costa Rica, por ejemplo, le llamamos: “el mes de la patria”. Esto se debe a que en estas fechas cada nación centroamericana festeja el importante proceso que se inició la noche anterior al 15 de setiembre de 1821, cuando los gobernantes de los actuales países de Centroamérica, que en el pasado conformaban un territorio que le pertenecía a España, llamado: Capitanía General de Guatemala, deciden redactar un documento que declara la independencia de la región.
De esta manera, se realizan eventos como el recorrido que emprenden estudiantes de toda Centroamérica con antorcha en mano, el cual inicia el 1 de setiembre saliendo de Guatemala y finaliza, cuando haya pasado de país en país, al llegar a Cartago de Costa Rica la noche del 14 de setiembre, esto representa el recorrido que se realizó para llevar la noticia de la independencia a cada nación de la Capitanía, el cual se realizó con una tea que iluminaba el camino y que hoy es símbolo de libertad.
Cuando culmina el viaje de esa antorcha en Cartago, al ser recibida por el presidente de nuestro país, se inicia en cada pueblo el desfile de faroles, que recuerda el momento en el que los vecinos de Guatemala salieron de noche, con lámpara en mano, a los alrededores del cabildo en el que se estaba redactando el acta de independencia, para demostrar su entusiasmo y su apoyo a tal decisión. Sin embargo, la celebración no termina así, ya que el regocijo que genera en el pueblo la noticia de la independencia es tanto, que cada 15 de setiembre se llenan las calles con el redoble de tambores y con coloridos desfiles que son reflejo de la alegría con la que los centroamericanos iniciaron en ese camino de libertad.
by Karol Madrigal | Aug 3, 2017
September is a month of celebrations throughout Central America and for that reason, in Costa Rica, we call it “the month of our fatherland”. This is because at this time, each Central American nation celebrates the important process that began on the eve of September 15th, 1821, when the rulers of the current Central American countries, which in the past were part of a territory named ‘General Captaincy of Guatemala’ belonging to Spain, decided to write a document that declared the independence of the entire region.
The celebrations include, for instance, students from all over Central America running with a torch along a route that starts on the 1st of September in Guatemala and ends in Cartago, Costa Rica, on the night of the 14th of September. The Torch Run commemorates the route along which the news of independence was carried from nation to nation with a burning torch illuminating the road ahead. Today, the torch has become a symbol of freedom.
The culminating moment of the Torch Run is when our nation´s president receives it in Cartago. At that moment, the lantern parades commence in each town, recalling the moment when the inhabitants of Guatemala took to the streets, carrying lanterns in their hands, to demonstrate their enthusiasm and support, in the area where the Act of Independence was being drawn up. The celebrations, however, do not end here, because the rejoicing was such that every September 15th the streets fill with the sounds of the drum roll and the sights of colorful parades, as an expression of the sheer joy with which the Central American people walked their path of freedom.
