Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (Mexico)
| Escuela Nacional Preparatoria | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1868 |
| address |
Adolfo Prieto 722 Del Valle, Benito Juarez |
| place | Mexico city |
| Capital district | Mexico city |
| Country | Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19 ° 23 '25 " N , 99 ° 10' 4" W |
| carrier | public |
| student | 56,423 (2006) |
| management | María de Lourdes Sánchez Obregón |
| Website | dgenp.unam.mx |
The Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (ENP) was founded on February 1, 1868 on the instructions of the Mexican President and is the "National Preparatory School" for obtaining university entrance qualifications . The ENP is one of the schools of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). The school's motto is “Amor, Orden y Progreso” (English: love, order and progress ).
location
The general management is located in the former building of the Colegio de San Ildefonso in the historic center ( Centro Histórico ) of Mexico City and has a total of nine branch offices in Mexico City, all named after well-known personalities:
- 1 "Gabino Barreda",
- 2 "Erasmo Castellanos Quinto",
- 3 "Justo Sierra",
- 4 "Vidal Castañeda y Nájera",
- 5 "José Vasconcelos",
- 6 "Antonio Caso",
- 7 "Ezequiel A. Chávez",
- 8 "Miguel E. Schulz" and
- 9 "Pedro de Alba".
School education
A total of two branches of school are offered. Branch 1, with a university focus and a training period of three years, is only offered in branch 2 "Erasmo Castellanos Quinto". The training to obtain the Bachilleratos at branch 2 also lasts three years and is carried out in all nine branch offices. A distinction is made here between four main training areas: “Physics, mathematics and engineering”, “Biology and health sciences”, “Social sciences” and “Humanities and arts”.
The ENP runs regular student exchange programs, particularly with the United States .
Chamber orchestra of the ENP
In 1972 Uberto Zanolli founded the ENP Symphony Orchestra, which is currently directed by Luis Samuel Saloma.
General Directors of ENP
- Gabino Barreda (1868-1878)
- Miguel E. Schultz (1904–1905) (* 1851; † 1922), Mexican architect and sculptor
- José Vasconcelos Calderón (1919) (José Vasconcelos Calderón; * 1882, † 1959), Mexican politician, writer and philosopher
- Ezequiel A. Chávez (1920–1921) (Ezequiel Adeodato Chávez Lavista; * 1868, † 1946), Mexican lawyer
- Alfonso Caso Andrade (1928–1930) (Alfonso Caso y Andrade; * 1896, † 1970), Mexican archaeologist
- Moisés Hurtado González (1970)
- Guadalupe Gorostieta y Cadena (1982–1986)
- Ernesto Schettino Maimone (1986-1994)
- José Luis Balmaceda Becerra (1994-1998)
- Héctor Enrique Herrera León y Vélez (1998-2006)
- María de Lourdes Sánchez Obregón (since 2006)