- Agustín Nieto Caballero
Agustín Nieto Caballero was a Colombian
pedagogue (1889-1975); who, in 1914, foundedGimnasio Moderno , a prestigious private school, located inBogotá . The school is considered to be the oldest new school inSouth America .As a New School forerunner, Mr. Agustín Nieto Caballero travelled to Geneva during the first half of the twentieth century. He became a messenger, and many others came through him to educate themselves there on the new pedagogies.He was an elite member of the Colombian society, one of the most educated persons in his country. Mr. Nieto Caballero founded
Gimnasio Moderno with other prestigious educators likeMaria Montessori andOvidio Decroly .All his life he was committed to develop the so called "New School", against the old Church-ruled Catholic schools. TheGimnasio Moderno was the first school without any control from the Church in South America.Mr. Nieto Caballero was the preceptor of illustrious Colombians that studied at Gimnasio Moderno.
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