The founding years of Ward College and the construction of an education for the elites

This article examines the early years of Colegio Ward, a private educational institution established in Argentina in 1913. The official apologetic history of the institution states that it was created thanks to a donation made by American citizen George Ward in honor of his mother, who died while he...

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Autor principal: Orbuch, Iván
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Publicado: IRICE (CONICET-UNR) 2025
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Ward School
private education
student publications
Buenos Aires
Colegio Ward
educación privada
publicaciones estudiantiles
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spelling I15-R240-article-20562025-09-26T17:45:11Z The founding years of Ward College and the construction of an education for the elites Los años fundacionales del Colegio Ward y la construcción de una educación para las elites Orbuch, Iván Ward School private education student publications Buenos Aires Colegio Ward educación privada publicaciones estudiantiles Buenos Aires This article examines the early years of Colegio Ward, a private educational institution established in Argentina in 1913. The official apologetic history of the institution states that it was created thanks to a donation made by American citizen George Ward in honor of his mother, who died while he was on a tourist trip to Buenos Aires. On the contrary, throughout the investigation it will become clear that its founding had more to do with a plot recreated at least a century earlier and with the educational efforts of various religious congregations. It should be noted that, in the first decades of the 20th century, there was a dizzying advance in the process of democratization of Argentine society. In this sense, the private education system became a refuge for the elites, and it is within this educational framework that we can locate Colegio Ward, which in its early years oscillated between various buildings in the Federal Capital until its definitive settlement in Greater Buenos Aires. The institution's history can be traced through official sources such as student publications and brochures intended to attract potential students interested in its educational project. El presente artículo procura examinar los primeros años de vida del Colegio Ward, una institución educativa privada que se instaló en Argentina en el año 1913. La apologética historia oficial de la entidad cuenta que fue creado merced a una donación efectuada por el ciudadano estadounidense George Ward, en homenaje a su madre, quien murió mientras él se encontraba en viaje de turismo en Buenos Aires. Por el contrario, a lo largo de la investigación quedará claro que su fundación tuvo más que ver con una trama recreada al menos un siglo antes y con los intentos educativos de diversas congregaciones religiosas. Cabe señalar que, en las primeras décadas del siglo XX, se produjo un vertiginoso avance en el proceso de democratización de la sociedad argentina. En ese sentido, el sistema de educación privado se erigió como un refugio por parte de las elites, y dentro de ese circuito educativo es que podemos ubicar al Colegio Ward, que en sus iniciales años de vida osciló entre diversos edificios de Capital Federal hasta su radicación definitiva en el Gran Buenos Aires. La historia de la institución puede rastrearse a través de fuentes oficiales, tales como publicaciones estudiantiles y folletos destinados a captar potenciales interesados en su proyecto educativo. IRICE (CONICET-UNR) 2025-06-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/zip https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/revistairice/article/view/2056 Revista IRICE; Núm. 48 (2025); e2056 2618-4052 0327-392X spa https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/revistairice/article/view/2056/3325 https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/revistairice/article/view/2056/3327 https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/revistairice/article/view/2056/3328 Derechos de autor 2025 Iván Orbuch https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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private education
student publications
Buenos Aires
Colegio Ward
educación privada
publicaciones estudiantiles
Buenos Aires
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private education
student publications
Buenos Aires
Colegio Ward
educación privada
publicaciones estudiantiles
Buenos Aires
Orbuch, Iván
The founding years of Ward College and the construction of an education for the elites
topic_facet Ward School
private education
student publications
Buenos Aires
Colegio Ward
educación privada
publicaciones estudiantiles
Buenos Aires
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title The founding years of Ward College and the construction of an education for the elites
title_short The founding years of Ward College and the construction of an education for the elites
title_full The founding years of Ward College and the construction of an education for the elites
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description This article examines the early years of Colegio Ward, a private educational institution established in Argentina in 1913. The official apologetic history of the institution states that it was created thanks to a donation made by American citizen George Ward in honor of his mother, who died while he was on a tourist trip to Buenos Aires. On the contrary, throughout the investigation it will become clear that its founding had more to do with a plot recreated at least a century earlier and with the educational efforts of various religious congregations. It should be noted that, in the first decades of the 20th century, there was a dizzying advance in the process of democratization of Argentine society. In this sense, the private education system became a refuge for the elites, and it is within this educational framework that we can locate Colegio Ward, which in its early years oscillated between various buildings in the Federal Capital until its definitive settlement in Greater Buenos Aires. The institution's history can be traced through official sources such as student publications and brochures intended to attract potential students interested in its educational project.
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