Our Lady of Begoña College, Bilbao
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| Our Lady of Begoña College, Bilbao Colegio Nuestra Señora de Begoña | |
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| Type | Jesuit, Catholic |
| Established | 1921 |
| Grades | Primary through baccalaureate |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Website | ColNSdeB |
 Our Lady of Begoña college church | |
Our Lady of Begoña College, Bilbao, Spain, was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1921 and now includes primary through baccalaureate.
History
In 1921 Our Lady of Begoña school opened at Allende Villa. The next year construction of a proper school building began, and Our Lady of Begoña church was added in 1930. The pavilion "Diaz de Haro" came in 1940 and in 1946 across the block a building with chemistry classrooms and labs. In 1951 the area changed with the opening of Calle Simón Bolívar. Then in 1960 the block of Indautxu was built along with the sports pavilion "Areiza".[1]
Features
Colegio Nª Señora de Begoña is a major feature of the neighborhood of Indautxu in Bilbao. It covers primary, ESO, and baccalaureate, while closely collaborating with a school of chemistry and electronics on campus to offer different options for its students. It is integrated into the educational network of the Society of Jesus (EDUCSI) and maintains supportive relationships the other Jesuit works in Vizcaya: University of Deusto, San Jose College in Durango, Arrupe Etxea, ALBOAN, Ellacuría Social Center, Editorial Mensajero, Parraquia Ntra. Sra. De Belén, and Residencia San Ignacio.
Through close collaboration with families the College strives to educate students who will be men and women for others, and is also committed to environmentalism.[2]
The church of the College, consecrated to Our Lady of Begoña, offers its services to the neighbors of the sector.[3]
The College fields the basketball club Loyola Indautxu.[4]
References
- ^ alfanet87.net. "HijasCaridad. Prov.canónica SAN SEBASTIÁN. NTRA.SRA.DE BEGOÑA". hijascaridad.org. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Administrador. "Colegio Nª Señora de Begoña-Jesuitak Indautxu". www.educacionjesuitas.es. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ 2017, Imaginanet.com (2017-02-01). "N. S. Begoña - Bilbao". www.jesuitasdeloyola.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-01-02.
{{cite web}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ^ "LOIOLA INDAUTXU". www.loiolabasket.com. Retrieved 2017-01-03.