Colegio Villa María (Peru)

Villa María School is Peruvian-American private school for women located in the city of Lima, Peru. It is of Catholic institution ran by the Congregation of the Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, with origin in Pennsylvania, United States. Its teaching is in Spanish and English with a curriculum based on Christian values and the Marian spirit.[1]

Colegio Villa María Miraflores
Colegio Villa María La Planicie
Address
Calle Contralmirante Montero 225
Av. La Laguna 280

Miraflores
La Molina
,
Lima

Peru
Information
TypePrivate single sex
Established1923
School districtLa Molina
HeadmasterPilar Grados
GradesKindergarten, 1-6 (Elementary), 1-5 (Secondary)
GenderGirls
Enrollment1,000 approx.
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red, blue and white    
NicknameVillamarian
AccreditationMinistry of Education
YearbookGolden
AffiliationImmaculate Heart of Mary
Primary languagesEnglish and Spanish
Websitehttp://www.vmm.edu.pe (Miraflores)
http://www.vmaria.pe (La Planicie)

It was founded in 1923 as a Catholic center, with the aim of evangelizing, and teaching classes in the English language.

History

In 1922, in conversations between the Archbishop of Lima, Monsignor Emilio Lissón, and the Archbishop of Philadelphia, Cardinal Dennis Dougherty, it was agreed to create an English-speaking Catholic school in Lima. Said project was to be entrusted to the religious order, the Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who arrived in Peru on December 12 of the same year to begin its realization.[2][3]

On January 3, 1923 the congregation settled in a rented house and in that same place the first course of what would be the Villa María School began, classes began on March 15 of the same year with eighty students, in mostly girls of primary school age and some boys.[4]

In 1924, land was acquired for the construction of the convent and the school. The works began on August 15, 1925. Then President of Peru, Augusto B. Leguía, was present at the ceremony to lay the first stone, among other personalities of the Peruvian and American government. On March 21, 1926 the facilities were inaugurated. The new building was 5,000 m² and had dormitories for girls, an auditorium with a capacity of more than 1,000 people, study rooms, a large courtyard for recreational purposes, a gym, reception rooms and a library.[2]

On October 14, 1962, construction began on a new school headquarters (La Planicie) in the La Molina District, for secondary education. This center began its activities in 1965.

Notable alumni

References
  1. Aquino, Braulio (December 27, 2017). "Villa María Miraflores".
  2. "Colegio Villa María La Planicie - Lima Perú". sp.vmaria.pe.
  3. "Colegio Villa MarÃa".
  4. (PDF). September 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033315/http://www.ihmimmaculata.org/vocations/Espanol/LaHistoriaenSudamerica.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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