History
Col·legi Casp is the successor to two Jesuit schools in the city: Col·legi de Betlem, founded 1546, and :ca:Col·legi de Cordelles, Col·legi de Cordelles, given to the Jesuits in 1659. Both were situated on the La Rambla, Barcelona, Rambla dels Estudis and were open until the Suppression of the Society of Jesus, expulsion of the Jesuit order in 1767. Col·legi Casp opened October 1, 1881, initially with 108 students. The political environment in Spain at the time had an effect on the school's growth. In 1932, it was converted into a municipal school due to the dissolution of the Society of Jesus, which returned in 1939. Col·legi Casp's enrollment increased soon after, and the school expanded into adjacent buildings. In 1971, the school became a Mixed-sex education, co-ed institution with its first female students. The next year it began offering Catalan language, Catalan courses and, in 1978, began teaching in Catalan. By the 1983–84 school year, the entire school had become co-ed. Currently, Col·legi Casp has more than 1,700 students of both sexes between the Primary education, primary, Compulsory education, compulsory Secondary education, secondary, and non-compulsory secondary (''batxillerat'') sections of the school. The Casp Jesuits have graduated around 25,000 students, many of whom have become well known in Catalan society. In 2007, Col·legi Casp received the :ca:Medalla d'Honor de Barcelona, Medal of Honor of Barcelona (''Medalla d'Honor de Barcelona'').Relations with other schools
Col·legi Casp's ''batxillerat'' section is very active with student exchange programs. Among its partner schools are: *In Belgium: **Collège Saint-Michel in Brussels *In France: **:fr:Ecole de Provence(Marseille), Ecole de Provence in Marseille *In Canada: **Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in Montreal, Quebec *In the United States: **Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis, Indiana **Loyola Academy near Chicago, Chicago, Illinois **Magnificat High School near Cleveland, Ohio **Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland), St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio **St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy, St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, Ohio **St. Ursula Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio), St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio **St. Xavier High School (Cincinnati), St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio **Walsh Jesuit High School near Akron, Ohio **St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio) in Toledo, Ohio In addition, the school's primary section participates in the Comenius programme.Notable alumni
*Iñaki Urdangarin, Duke of Palma de Mallorca – bronze medalist in handball at the Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 and Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics *Francesc Vendrell i Vendrell, Francesc Vendrell – Catalan diplomat *Ignacio Barraquer, Ignasi Barraquer – ophthalmologist known for his contributions to the advancement of cataract surgery *Josep Maria de Sagarra – Catalan poet, novelist, playwright, journalist and translator *Albert Guinovart – Catalan composer and pianist *Jaume Padrós i Selma – Catalan physician and politicianSee also
* List of Jesuit sitesReferences
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