Crandon Institute

Crandon Institute
Instituto Crandon
Crandon Institute in 2010
Address
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La Blanqueada, Montevideo

Uruguay
Coordinates34°53′20″S 56°09′38″W / 34.88886°S 56.16043°W / -34.88886; -56.16043
Information
TypePrivate, methodist, bilingual
Established13 February 1879
DirectorCarlos Varela
Enrollment1,500
Websitewww.crandon.edu.uy

The Crandon Institute (Spanish: Instituto Crandon) is a private bilingual Methodist school in Montevideo, Uruguay. Crandon was founded in 1879 by teacher Cecilia Güelfi as the Liceo Evangélico, or Evangelical High School, and was the first school in the country with roots in the Evangelical movement.

Renamed Crandon Institute in 1906 as a tribute to the American Methodist Mrs. Frank P. Crandon, it occupies a central location on the corner of 8 de Octubre Avenue and Garibald in Barrio La Blanqueada, Montevideo.[1][2]

Profile

Crandon provides classes at both the primary and secondary level and is best known for the strength of its English learning provision and courses in Home Economics. Since 1957 the gastronomy department has been responsible for publishing the Uruguayan bestseller the Crandon Institute Cooking Manual.[2]

By 2016 the school had 1,500 students across all levels.[3] In common with other private schools in Uruguay, demand for places has increased in recent years due to the growth in expatriates from Argentina leaving their home country for tax reasons.[4] The current director is Professor Carlos Varela.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Instituto Crandon: 135 años de compromiso cristiano con la educación" [Crandon Institute: 135 Years of Christian Commitment to Education]. Revista Metodista (in Spanish) (212): 14. November–December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2018 – via issuu.
  2. ^ a b El Espectador (13 December 2013). "Reeditan un clásico de la gastronomía uruguaya" [A Uruguayan Gastronomic Classic Reissued] (in Spanish). Uruguay. Retrieved 7 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ El Espectador (22 August 2014). "El Instituto Crandon tiene como prioridad 'ofrecer a sus alumnos una educación lo más integral posible'" [The Crandon Institute Has as a Priority 'To Offer Their Students the Most Integral Education Possible] (in Spanish). Uruguay. Retrieved 7 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Mosteiro, Juan Pablo (9 September 2020). "Se multiplican las consultas de familias argentinas para inscribir a sus hijos en colegios privados de Montevideo y Punta del Este". Busqueda (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Canal 12 y colegios apartan a un músico por denuncia de abuso" [Channel 12 and Schools Dismiss a Musician for Reporting Abuse]. El País (in Spanish). Uruguay. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.