Our History

In 1983, Rosario Hernández, María Helena Manjarrés and Elvira Martínez Marrugo joined forces with the idea of opening a kindergarten, and set about deciding where it should operate. They considered the Blas de Lezo and Manga neighbourhoods, and chose Manga. At the time all three were preschool education students, inspired by their teaching practice.

Because the children in the transition year were so well prepared, they were admitted to prestigious schools with special commendations, yet they did not continue the formative process built from the ground up. That led to the decision to open first grade at the same site. A second location was later rented in the same Manga area and, as the school grew, a third location for secondary school opened on Third Avenue in Manga. As enrolment rose and those sites filled up, the school needed either one place where all students could be together in the same neighbourhood, or land outside the city to build a campus in keeping with its mission. After weighing every option and running feasibility studies, land was secured at Kilometre 14 on the road to Pontezuela (Anillo Vial). The land was acquired in 2005 and construction began in 2006, with the cornerstone laid on 28 August 2006. The first phase took roughly six months, thanks to the constant work and effort of the corporation's leadership and administrative support staff.