User:Vilallonga/IES Jaume Vicens Vives

Jaume Vicens Vives Secondary School (IES Jaume Vicens Vives in catalan) is a leading Catalan state secondary school located in the city of Girona (Catalonia). It has around of 900 pupils from ages 12 to 18 studying the Spanish secondary education programs (ESO from 12 to 16, and LOGSE Baccalaureate from 16 to 18). It is the only state secondary school in Catalonia to offer the International Baccalaureate.

==Senior Management Team ==
 * Assumpta Ramoneda – Principal
 * Joan Vivó – Director of Studies
 * Artur Antúnez – Deputy Director of Studies (day courses)
 * Arseni Roca – Deputy Director of Studies (night courses)
 * Elisabet Saguer – Pedagogic Coordinator
 * Carles Stern – Secretary

School History
The Spanish Government founded the secondary school in 1845, as part of a large plan for ameliorate the secondary studies. For this, a center was founded in every capital of province. So, the 17 September a new secondary school was established in Girona, at the ancient monastery of the Friars Minor Capuchin. With little resources, provided by the provincial government (called Diputació provincial) the school bought important collections in Paris of natural history, botanics, chemistry and physics, as well as it created an important library for the alumni and, at the same time, for the inhabitants of the city of Girona.

Since 1966 the school has been located in a new building, build at the Girona's uptown. This modern site was well-furnished for the education requirements of those times. Actually, the school is the leading educational center at the province of Girona, with renovated facilities and some experimental courses, like the IB Diploma Programme since 1999. Also, the Senior Management Team leaded by Estanislau Puig created the "Institut Jaume Vicens Vives Foundation" (Fundació de l'Institut Jaume Vicens Vives), and a Board of Former Alumni, to support these new experiences.

==Principals of the School ==

School Hymn
The school hymn was composed by Perfecte Moll in 1995 –for the celebrations of 150th foundation of the school–, with the lyrics by Francesc Amer. Aura del sol (The sun's gentle)

Alcem nostres veus sobre la boirada

com aus en l'estela d'un incert futur,

floreixin els cors de nova esperança,

sadolli la terra de vida i de llum...

Com branques novelles

en ferma rabassa

libant les escletxes

de roques i fang,

brandem en les fulles,

verd, guia i mestratge,

l'ànima de pedra

de nous Catalans...!

Som ardent foguera

d'un gresol de joia,

som ànimes netes

en un cant d'amor,

som la Primavera

d'una eterna aurora,

som caliu i cendra

de lluita i esforç.

I en les velles aules

de glòries dormides,

professors i alumnes

aixequem el vol,

parets que reviuen

mil assignatures...:

Som el Vicens Vives,

som l'Aura del Sol…!

Old Alumni

 * Anna Birulés, former minister of Communications in the Spanish Government.
 * Tomàs Carreras i Artau, philosopher.
 * Dolors Condom, Latin professor.
 * Josep Cornellà, psychiatric doctor.
 * Pep Cruz, actor.
 * Joaquim Nadal i Farreras, former mayor of Girona (1979-2002) and incumbent Catalan minister of Public Works.
 * Josep Maria Nolla, university professor, historian and archaeologist.
 * Anna Pagans i Gruartmoner, mayor of Girona (2002-incumbent).
 * Miquel de Palol, Catalan poet.
 * Lluís Pericot, prehistorian and archaeologist.
 * Josep Pla, Catalan writer.
 * Joquim Pla Cargol, historian.
 * Antoni Puigverd, Catalan writer.
 * Ramon Rovira, journalist.
 * Jaume Sobrequés, university professor, historian and director of Catalan Museum of History.
 * Paco Torres Monsó, painter.
 * Jordi Vidal, businessman and mecenas.
 * Mariàngela Vilallonga Vives, Latin university professor and member of Catalan Academy (Institut d'Estudis Catalans).
 * Jordi Xargayó, director of the newspaper Diari de Girona.
 * Manel Xifra, businessman.