History

  • 1597 : Joseph CALASANZ founds at Rome the first free popular school in Europe ;
  • 1617 : Joseph Calasanz founded at Rome the Pious Schools, Religious Order dedicated especially to the integral education of young people and children ;
  • 1948: Universal Declaration of Human Rights ;
  • 1965: Pope Paul VI promulgates the Declaration on Christian Education Gravissimum Educationis ;
  • 1990 : World Declaration on Education for All
  • 2011 : birth in Cameroon of BLAS in Africa, association for the promotion of the Right to Education for All
  • 2015: Incheon Declaration on Education for All by 2030
  • 2015: 47th General Chapter of the Pious Schools opts for a commitment in the spheres of decision-making on issues related to education, youth and childhood
  • 2015 : World Congress of Catholic Education in Rome, with the aim of creating new networks for the promotion of quality education for all ;
  • 2016, 15 September: By the decree Prot.S.198.2016, the Superior General of the Pious Schools, Rev. P. Pedro AGUADO CUESTA sch.p., erects the CALasanz Institute of Right to Education (ICALDE). The same day marks the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Frascati school, which has been providing education to children and young people since 1616.