Female boarding the Military College 212 years after the founding (with photos) – beds, locker, central heating, study room and meals in a building with more than two thousand square meters to even smell new – the works, valued at 1.7 million euros, lasted only ten months – with the white paint still be noticed on the walls.
Above all, the women’s wing of boarding school, opened Monday at the Military College (CM) sparked a smile in 84 of the 272 students that since the school year 2013/14 – the military educational institution (EME) already included female students in the last two academic years – attended the institution, but in boarding school regime, having to return home at the end of the day, and classes: now can now sleep on the premises of the institution, founded in 1803.
The shakos and uniforms gala, in the typical uniform brown of EME graduates situated in Largo da Luz, were the dozens, as well as the military brass – starting with the Chief of Staff of the Army (CEME), General Carlos Hernandez Jeronimo , and the director of the CM, tirocinado Colonel Dias Sardinha, as host – to receive the defense minister Aguiar Branco.
In solemn session, held on the afternoon of Monday in the Library Room General Raposo Botelho (professor and director of CM 1904-1910), the government responsible for guardianship, accompanied by the respective Secretary of State Assistant to the National Defence folder, Berta Cabral also revealed that the military wanted to hear more.
“I have given instructions to make available the funds for the new coveted Gimnodesportivo and respective pavilion changing rooms for the Military College,” said José Pedro Aguiar-Branco at the ceremony of completion of a key step in the reform of the Military Educational Institutions (EMI) – which They include the Institute of Maynooth (women, disabled) and also the restructuring of the Institute of Army Pupils (IPE) – and opening of the female boarding facilities in CM.
The sincerity of Magdalene Bridge, 12, student of 8th grade coming from Torres Novas – daughter of military and elder brother (Afonso, 16) also a student of CM – a short dialogue with BALL, summarizes all.
“Now gives more way we can sleep here,” said the BALL one of 84 students who, once opened yesterday with pomp and circumstance, the first two wards for female boarding school at the Military College, will no longer have to leave at the end the day after concluding the curricular activities.
A historic day for an institution with more than two centuries, and it opened the doors to the media given the importance of the date, the Chief of the Army Staff (CEME), General Carlos Hernandez Jerome alluded to “a new page in internal sight “and a” source of new challenges “for the institution that has ‘Zacatraz’ as a rallying cry and the phrase immortalized by Alexandre Dumas in his classic ‘The Three Musketeers’ – ‘One for all, all for one’ – motto.
“In the Military College educates with competence and undeniable success. At a time when the ethical and moral values are tested and where individualism reigns, here is a demanding and continuing education. They leave here with a solid moral and civic education. There is the cult of freedom and responsibility of thought, and a demanding physical education, “said the CEME.
“The College is a school of citizenship for life, which is also a family: here is cement values such as loyalty, camaraderie and esprit de corps, beyond the personal and collective pride. The inauguration of this building is the first step in the redevelopment of the Military Academy infrastructure, which will include, in its second phase, a twin building of this, plus a new sports pavilion for students of the first cycle. We, with 704 students, close to 850 data as needed for sustainability. I am convinced that the new male and female students will know to keep alive the historical legacy of previous generations, “said General Carlos Jerome.
AGAINST PREJUDICE
José Pedro Aguiar-Branco welcomed “the values that are taught” in Largo da Luz. “At that lend more compared to normal teaching, are an added value in training people and a country has more wealthy, people. Teaching the CM is an added value to the Portuguese in general, “said the Minister of National Defence at the time.
The official guardianship invoked the need for rationalization of resources to carry out the reform of the Military Education Institutions (EME, the Military College, Institute of Maynooth and Institute of Army Pupils) the financial issue, “imperative to save Portugal.”
According to the data made available to journalists, in 2011 the three EME lost in its financial year, EUR 14.2 million ‘and the number of students in the CM had fallen 30 percent, “said the minister: from 355 in 2011 / 12, a total of 704 are enrolled at the Military College for 2015/16, of which 272 girls, of which 84 passed from this Tuesday to take advantage of boarding. From 8 to 18 years, or 1 year to 12 years.
“Old Restelo not come beyond the immediate said they were going to kill the Military College. Not only did not die, as was reborn after a mature thought and reform for a year. And there are more places for those who want to be educated here. It was difficult to resist the multiple pressures. It is difficult to overcome prejudices. It will follow the new sports pavilion at the CM, “said Aguiar-Branco.
SPORTS POLE OF ATTRACTION
Polo CM eternal attraction is the possibility that, with adequate infrastructure and teachers for various sports, students can practice two modes or favorite activities, three hours a week.
Since the rowing and canoeing (available in Alfeite) to rugby (in there existing synthetic), handball, volleyball, futsal, athletics, chess, martial arts, chess, drama and even music – have Choral Society (choir) and youth orchestra – the possibility of a more demanding physical education and the public school (or even private) provides not attract many parents and children to be formed there until they reached the university.
It is recalled that Military Instruction, fencing and riding are three mandatory components of the formation of the CM beyond the ordinary school program.
And from what narrated the BALL those responsible, swimming, fencing and horse riding are ‘exhausted’, even with activities and sports likely to practice going ju jitsu to model airplanes. All included in the price of tuition, which, as stated on other website, ranging from 120 euros to 681 euros (with one exception, the charge for orphans of deceased military personnel), according to the regime, boarding school or boarding school.
SECONDARY WITH AVERAGE 20
Last but not least, evidence that such sporting attraction does not interfere with school success: last year, as he told A BOLA Major Grilo, 12 CM finalists entered the first university option elected (course), six in the second, four on the third and only one was not placed in terms of public education.
Is the revelation, the farewell: two students there completed secondary “averaging 20» in recent years but none followed Medicine: A preferred law, other Engineering. “Vocations”.
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