School History

The Educational Institution Barrio Santander was created on January 22sd, 1981 through the Departmental Decree 0093 with

the name IDEM Santander, with de academic modality guided by Jesus Arbelaez Lopez, as first principal. For the year 1989,

is created Marketing and Humanities modality, later was replaced for the academic modality. 

Through the 5753 Resolution of July 27th, 2001 are approved the differents CLEI of nigh baccalaureate with academic modality. In the same, the name are modified: it pass of Liceo Barrio

Santander to Colegio Barrio Santander. 

On 2001, started the work at the new headquarter the present principal, Omar Cuesta Palacios and through the

Resolution 16235 of November 17th, 2002 applies the joint with the School Estado de Israel, and and is managed

the creation of the Technical Media Software Design.

Through the Resolution 280 of November 14, 2003 got start the modality Technical Media Software Desing in agreements

with the ITM and Compuestudio; from 2007 the Education Secrretariat of the Municipality of Medellin sings agreement with

SENA for Technical Media, initiallity in Software Desing, graduating 22 students in the first class of this agreement on 2008.

On 2009, changes the modality of Technical Media to Web Page Desing and on 2010 is graduated this class; in the same year get

modified the program modality passing to Technical Media is Systems with orientation to network managment, programming and

maintenance.

Also, the institution offer Academic Media for the students that don't choose Technical Media, and the adult education in night

shift.

Nowadays, the institucion has 2.220 students, a Principal,4 coordinators, 64 teachers, 27 classrooms, 4 TIC rooms(one for

Informatic,one for Technical Media, one in the section School Estado de Israel and one open to the community service). In the main 

headquarters, the structure is composed of three blocks, of which, one is administrative and, in the rest are located 15 classrooms, teachers room(staffroom), lab, 2 TIC rooms, open room and library; Also, we have an auditorium, a covered arena and a restaurant

industry in very good conditions. Is necesary the construction of a playground to improve the life quality of childrens. In the section Estado de

Israel, meanwhile, we have 12 classrooms, space for the scholastic restaurant, auditorium and recreation area for children.