Type Jesuit, Catholic Rector Carlos Jahn, SJ Staff 398 | Administrator Gilberto Vieira Vizini Director Fernando Guidini | |
Established 1957; 60 years ago (1957) | ||
College of Our Lady Mediatrix (Colégio Medianeira) is a pre-primary through secondary school in the Prado Velho neighborhood of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1957 and has grown to enroll a student population of about 3,000 students.
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Founding
College of Our Lady Mediatrix was founded in 1957 by Fr. Oswaldo Gomes, S.J., on land donated by the city of Curitiba with the help of Governor Bento Munhoz da Rocha. The cornerstone was brought from the former Jesuit college of Paranaguá, which now houses the Museum of the Federal University of Paraná on the coast.
Academics
The school pursues the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm which focuses on holistic growth leading to action for others. In addition to regular classes each student does personal and collective research in an transdisciplinary way from the 6th year of elementary school to 2nd year of high school, going through progressive stages in research projects. At the end of sophomore high the research is presented to a panel of teachers and later to family and community at a Knowledge Fair.
Medianeira participates in a distance education program, offering 15 advanced courses through the Jesuit Unisinos University. The College is also a center for Talken classes in English.
Facilities and activities
Facilities include science and technology laboratories, a library, regulation football fields, rama sports football, basketball, volleyball, judo, table tennis, and the martial art capoeira.
The Arts Centre has workshops in visual arts, film, and photography, a book club, a theatre group, and teaches dance and guitar. as extracurricular activities. The year culminates with a week of cultural and artistic activities for students, parents, and staff for the Feast of the Mediatrix.