PORTUGAL ESCOLA SECUNDARIA MEALHADA
Three Colleges
The first College in Mealhada was founded in 1909 by Reverend Dr. António Antunes Breda, located on the old Rua dos Carris. In the late 1950s, a new college called Externato D. Afonso Henriques, located in a building almost opposite the CP station, began operating to replace the first one. Increasing participation in the Externato, lack of reasonably equipped laboratories, demand for new pedagogies etc. has caused the Ministry of Education to threaten to close the College unless the new building project is submitted urgently. and construction. A series of goodwill around Father António Breda of Comendador Messias Baptista, Father Manuel de Almeida, Major Carlos Gonçalves Ferreira and others succeeded in combining efforts and raising the necessary capital to build the new Mealhada College. Building Construction Studies began in 1961, despite the skepticism of many. In the newspaper "Sol da Bairrada" of June 29, 1963, Major Gonçalves Ferreira stated: "...They continued to say that even if the foundations and walls were removed, they would not continue, there was money; the partners did not understand each other, and tomorrow a factory, maybe a hotel would have been, but it would never have been a College...". The building project was designed by architect José Augusto Alves de Moura Cardoso and is still considered a well-designed building from an architectural point of view. The facilities cost 5000 contos (in 1962), took 3600 tons of stone into the foundations and resulted in a closed area of 1960 m2. Opening On October 6, 1963, the new building was opened, where the Instituto Liceal e Técnico de Sant'Ana started working with the participation of: Undersecretary of National Education; The Civil Governor of Aveiro, Dr. Manuel Louzada; Mayors of Mealhada, Anadia and Ovar; Inspector of Foz High Schools in Coimbra and Figueira; Professors, Partners and Institute Directors. According to the newspapers of the period, students, family members and the general public also participated. The front page headline of the newspaper "Sol da Bairrada" in November 1963 was "The opening party of the Instituto de Sat'Ana da Mealhada was glorious". For its meaning, it's worth remembering the last words the newspaper used in its opening report: "The newly built building, in the splendor of its lines, was there to tell future generations what the people of today are doing. The generation in Mealhada held an immortal victory standard dedicated to the cause of teaching so high and generous. He knew how to join hands in a burst of enthusiasm to raise it somehow." Departments of Liceu D. Duarte and Sidónio Pais Technical School (72/74) The efforts of a Commission made up of some good guys from Veiga Simão Reform and Mealhada, by an order of the Ministry of Education of 14 July 1972, in the town at that time, General and Supplementary Course for High Schools and also General Management and Commerce Course. This desire was inspired by then-Mayor Dr. Antonio Dias Santos. Private education had lost another school, but Mealhada had gained a public secondary school. Creation of Mealhada Secondary School 260-B/75 of 26 May establishes, inter alia, the Mealhada Secondary School resulting from the conversion of the existing Secondary and Technical Education Departments in this case. Águeda, Anadia, Aveiro, Cantanhede, Mira etc. Secondary Schools were also established in 1975 in accordance with the above-mentioned Decree-Law. Mealhada Secondary School started its activities with approximately 500 students, 13 teachers, 8 assistants and 1 administrative staff.Mealhada Secondary School (Group center) The school is located on an area of 25000 m2 next to Estrada Nacional 1 (current IC2) and includes: - two playgrounds: a ground floor (approximately 1400 m2) and a multifunctional area (approximately 1300 m2) without real conditions for PE practice; - and a building covering an area of 1960 m2, consisting of 3 floors and an attic connected by stairs. The attic is reserved for study spaces for internship centres, some discipline groups, the European Club, archives and rooms for small groups. Work on the 1st floor: Executive Board Administrative services gym Biology Laboratory and Prep Office Geology Laboratory Physics Lab, Preparation Room, and Support Room (room 26) Chemistry Laboratory (with weighing and washing rooms) Mechanical Workshop Electrical Workshop Stationery and Reprography bar Student Room 2nd Floor includes: 8 "public" rooms 2 guest rooms 1 Art Workshop Photography Lab Study Room / Media Library / Educational Resources Center Library 72 seat auditorium teacher rooms Education Support Services Office Non-Faculty Staff Room Classroom Administrators 3rd Floor includes: 2 rooms dedicated to the "Rodrigues Lapa" Education Center 12 "public" classrooms 1 private math room Mathematics Lab 1 IT room (room 24) 2 practice rooms - PA and PB
