Agustín Nieto Caballero
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Agustín Nieto Caballero was a Colombian pedagogue(1889-1975); who, in 1914, founded Gimnasio Moderno
, a prestigious private school, located in Bogotá
. The school is considered to be the oldest new school
in South America
.
As a New School forerunner, Mr. Agustín Nieto Caballero travelled to Geneva during the first half of the twentieth century. He became a messenger, and many others came through him to educate themselves there on the new pedagogies.
He was an elite member of the Colombian society, one of the most educated persons in his country. Mr. Nieto Caballero founded Gimnasio Moderno
with other prestigious educators like Maria Montessori
and Ovide Decroly
.
All his life he was committed to develop the so called "New School", against the old Church-ruled Catholic schools. The Gimnasio Moderno
was the first school without any control from the Church in South America.
Mr. Nieto Caballero was the preceptor of illustrious Colombians that studied at Gimnasio Moderno.
Gimnasio Moderno
The Gimnasio Moderno is a private all-male traditional and liberal, primary and secondary school located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was founded in 1914 by various prestigious Colombians following the leading initiative of Don Agustín Nieto Caballero...
, a prestigious private school, located in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
. The school is considered to be the oldest new school
Alternative school
Alternative school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides part of alternative education. It is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional...
in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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As a New School forerunner, Mr. Agustín Nieto Caballero travelled to Geneva during the first half of the twentieth century. He became a messenger, and many others came through him to educate themselves there on the new pedagogies.
He was an elite member of the Colombian society, one of the most educated persons in his country. Mr. Nieto Caballero founded Gimnasio Moderno
Gimnasio Moderno
The Gimnasio Moderno is a private all-male traditional and liberal, primary and secondary school located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was founded in 1914 by various prestigious Colombians following the leading initiative of Don Agustín Nieto Caballero...
with other prestigious educators like Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name...
and Ovide Decroly
Ovide Decroly
Jean-Ovide Decroly was a Belgian teacher and psychologist.He studied medicine at the University of Ghent, with half a year at the University of Berlin where he studied the action of toxins and antitoxins on general nutrition in 1898...
.
All his life he was committed to develop the so called "New School", against the old Church-ruled Catholic schools. The Gimnasio Moderno
Gimnasio Moderno
The Gimnasio Moderno is a private all-male traditional and liberal, primary and secondary school located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was founded in 1914 by various prestigious Colombians following the leading initiative of Don Agustín Nieto Caballero...
was the first school without any control from the Church in South America.
Mr. Nieto Caballero was the preceptor of illustrious Colombians that studied at Gimnasio Moderno.