IES Jaume Vicens Vives

Infobox Secondary school
name =Jaume Vicens Vives Secondary School
native_name = "IES Jaume Vicens Vives"

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established =1845
founder =
address = Carrer Isabel la Catòlica, 17
city =Girona
state =Catalonia
country =Spain
type =State secondary coeducational
affiliation = Generalitat de Catalunya
affiliations =
head_label =Principal
head = Assumpta Ramoneda
faculty = 87cite web|url = http://phobos.xtec.cat/ies-jvicensvives/portal/professorat/depart.php |title = Professorat per departaments |accessdate = 2007-10-19 |year = 2006|format = html|work = IES Jaume Vicens Vives|publisher = IES Jaume Vicens Vives]
students =900 (approx.)
grades = 7-12
oversight =
accreditation =
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colours = blue and white color box|bluecolor box|white
newspaper = "Metastasi"
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website = [http://www.xtec.cat/ies-jvicensvives/ www.xtec.cat/ies-jvicensvives]
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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 Teamcite web|url = http://phobos.xtec.net/ies-jvicensvives/portal/institut/organs.php |title = Òrgans de govern |accessdate = 2007-10-19 |year = 2006|format = html|work = IES Jaume Vicens Vives|publisher = IES Jaume Vicens Vives] =

*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

chool 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 Capuchincite web|url = http://phobos.xtec.net/ies-jvicensvives/portal/institut/historia.php#B |title = Institut Jaume Vicens Vives - Crònica d'un segle i mig |accessdate = 2007-10-19 |year = 1995|format = html|work = Enric Mirambell|publisher = IES Jaume Vicens Vives] . With little resources, provided by the provincial government (called "Diputació provincial") the school bought important collections in Paris of natural history, botanics, chemistry and physicscite journal
last = Vilallonga
first = Borja
year = 2005
title = Els avatars del patrimoni de l'Institut Vicens Vives
journal = Revista de Girona
issue = 229
pages = 18–25
publisher = Diputació de Girona
location = Girona
issn = 0211-2663
language = Catalan
quote = ] , 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 timescite web|url = http://phobos.xtec.net/ies-jvicensvives/portal/institut/historia.php#Z |title = Institut Jaume Vicens Vives - Crònica d'un segle i mig |accessdate = 2007-10-19 |year = 1995|format = html|work = Enric Mirambell|publisher = IES Jaume Vicens Vives] . 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 1999cite web|url = http://www.ibo.org/school/001103/ |title = I.E.S. Jaume Vicens Vives |accessdate = 2007-10-19 |year = 2005|format = html|work = IB World Schools|publisher = International Baccalaureate Organization] . 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 Schoolcite book
last=Condom
first=Dolors (coord.)
year=1995
title=Miscel·lània I.B. "Jaume Vicens Vives". 150 anys
publisher=Eix Editorial. Girona
id=GI-1535/95] =

chool 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 Amercite book
last=Condom
first=Dolors (coord.)
year=1995
title=Miscel·lània I.B. "Jaume Vicens Vives". 150 anys
publisher=Eix Editorial. Girona
id=GI-1535/95] . 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.
*Jaume Vicens Vives, historian.
*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.

References

External links

* [http://www.xtec.cat/ies-jvicensvives/ IES Jaume Vicens Vives Homepage]
* [http://www.ibo.org/school/001103/ IB School Details]