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Colegio del Sagrado Corazón, Sucre

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Type
  
Jesuit, Catholic

Gender
  
Coeducational

Phone
  
+591 4 6460533

Number of students
  
400

Denomination
  
All faiths

Enrollment
  
400

Founded
  
1913

Established
  
1913; 104 years ago (1913)

Director
  
Arturo M.P. Pacheco, SJ

Address
  
Junín 691, Junin, Sucre 155, Bolivia

Sacred Heart College, Sucre, was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1913. It is coeducational, and offers six years of primary and six years of secondary education.

Extracurricular programs

  • Basketball and football for both boys and girls at all levels. A large indoor basketball stadium doubles as an assembly hall.
  • Taekwondo: four black belts who started the sport at the College are representing the department and the country in national and international events.
  • Other activities scheduled include artistic gymnastics, dance, chess, poetry and public speaking, and wind instruments (dulcimer, flute, recorder, guitar, charango, violin).
  • Race walking: for the whole family, a footrace to promote good health.
  • National days are celebrated to commemorate the coming to independence of the country and its defense during various aggressions, with a theme of striving for peace and harmony with all peoples.
  • Parenting sessions are held by the Community Participation Unit (UPC) with the theme of the role of parents in the integral formation of children.
  • Voluntary service to the elderly and children is promoted through the Community Participation Unit, and bazaars are held for the benefit of the needy.

    • References

    Colegio del Sagrado Corazón, Sucre Wikipedia
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