The National Highschool of DME "Asunción Escalada" (commonly called by the acronym CNAE) (and formerly known as the National Girls School) is a traditional secondary school, located in the city of

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. It was created by

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on February 10, 1938, as one of the few educational institutions at that time in charge of education exclusively for girls. It kept its gender distinction until 2004, when by resolution of the Minister of Education, the school became co-educational. There are currently over 1000 students enrolled in the school, with primary and secondary education levels, with three types of baccalaureates in the sciences, and four for technical subjects. The

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made a considerable advance in educational opportunities in 2008, through enabling the Technical Baccalaureate in

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, making it one of only five schools to offer the course in the Metropolitan Area. In 2012, the institution was in charge of organizing the ESI-AMLAT science fair, which attracts young

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s from around the world to

in order to share their knowledge in different branches of

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History

On February 10, 1938, the Paraguayan

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promulgated the

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No. 4,369, which created the "National Girls High School". The decree was signed by then President Dr. Félix Paiva. Regarding the establishment of a new high school for girls, in one section the decree, he stated: "That the demands of modern society, ndthe progress of industrial civilization guided by new economic conditions... ake itessential to facilitate women the means to not be defeated in the struggle for the life that she chooses with the same tenacity that men do... " Fachada del edificio del CNAE

Co-educational High School

On February 9, 2004, after 66 years of teaching exclusively to the female population, resolution No. 43, allowed once again for the registration of boys in the school. This decision was contentious, with some parents applauding the integration, but with a number of parents repudiating the action and withdrawing their daughters from the school.

Location

The National Girls High School originally opened in the building located at the intersection of streets Iturbe and Fulgencio R. Moreno. It was located here from 1938 to 1952, until it moved to the current location at Iturbe and Eligio Ayala streets, in the building of the

Colegio Nacional de la Capital Colegio Nacional de la Capital "Gral. Bernardino Caballero" (or simply CNC) is a public high school in Asuncion, Paraguay. The school is one of the most prestigious in Paraguay. Many personalities have studied there. History The CNC was establi ...

. On February 17, 1992, Dr. Horacio Galeano Perrone, said the National Girls High School are the only owners of its current site. In the grounds of the school is a multipurpose room named "Emilio Biggi" domain, which has long been in dispute between the Institution and the Ministry of Education.

Anthem

On the initiative of the first principal of the institution, Professor Wil Carísimo Avalos created the Anthem of the school. The original lyrics was written by the "Poet of the City" Mr. Francisco Ortiz Méndez, with the music belonging to the famous composer Mr. Remberto Giménez. The anthem has not been officially used since 2004, as the lyrics letter make reference only to the education of

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Present Day

The school currently has a significant number of students attending both morning and afternoon classes. The Baccalaureates available are: Science with emphasis in Basic Sciences, Social Sciences and Arts and Letters, and Business Administration techniques, Accounting, Computer Science and

Uniform

The

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is obligatory for all students. The boys uniform is composed of dark blue

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, a white

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and dark blue

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; the girls use a dark blue skirt, white shirt, dark blue tie and white

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. Typically, students are allowed to wear

s with the design of the Sports and Cultural Fair, which is held each year, with a team whose colors represent the same. These are: red, yellow, blue, gray, white, turquoise, black, green and violet.

Principals List

Sport and scientific Activities

Apertura de las Justas Deportivas del 2013

The CNAE performs several activities that promote sport, and science fairs that attract the attention of all students. *Sports and Cultural Fair: Students and professors form teams represented with a color (red, yellow, blue, gray, white, turquoise, black, green or purple) among several competing courses with categories such as football (soccer), volleyball, basketball, handball, athletics, swimming, cycling, chess, Fair of Knowledge, safari, etc. It highlights the issue of 2013 for having captured the interest of teachers and students alike, as well as the high turnout. *Expoferia: It is usually performed at the end of each school year. Students specialties

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and

exhibit their progress in science and technology projects respectively. *Ciencap: exhibition where several science/technology-related projects done by students are presented. *Gymnastics Show: activity that was popular years ago, but lately has been left out due to time constraints.

External links

Official Site

Ministry of Education and Culture of Paraguay
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