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Colombia - Education Institutes Flags (S) - Part II

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Santa Fe, Colegio


image by Ivan Sache, 4 February 2009

"Colegio Santa Fe" was founded in 1953 at Valledupar, Department of Cesar.
The flag of the institute, according to a photo and the description available on the institute website, is horizontally divided green- white. Green symbolizes hope while white symbolizes transparency.
Ivan Sache, 4 February 2009


Santa Juana de Arco, Instituci�n Educativa

"Instituci�n Educativa 'Santa Juana de Arco'" (St. Joan of Arc) is located at Santa Mar�a, Department of Huila.
The flag of the institute, as shown graphically and described on the blog of the institute, is white with three blue and yellow fleurs-de- lis placed along the descending diagonal.
The flag, designed by Father Jairo Trujillo Polanco in 1975, is based on Joan of Arc's [alleged] standard. White symbolizes the purity of the saint. The fleur-de-lis, the French national flower [sic], is a tribute to Joan of Arc's motherland.
Ivan Sache, 4 February 2009


Santa Librada, Colegio de


image by Ivan Sache, 9 June 2001

Colegio de Santa Librada - 1:2 (apparently), quarterly divided green-white-white-green The flag is shown on <www.santalibrada.edu.co>, located by Dov Gutterman.
Ivan Sache, 9 June 2001


Santa Librada, Colegio Distrital

"Colegio Distrital Santa Librada" is located at Bogot�. The college is named after St. Librada (Liberata, Livrade...), aka St. Wilgefortis, aka St. Uncomber, the patron saint of women wishing to be "disuncombered" from abusive husbands. Known as "the bearded virgin" but without any historic background, the poor saint was removed from the list of commemorated saints by the Roman Catholic Church in 1969.
The flag of the institute, as shown graphically and described on the website of the institute, is slightly higher than wide, white with an aquamarine triangle pointing downwards charged with a white rising sun. An alternative interpretation of the drawing is a triangular light aquamarine flag with a white rising sun.
The sun represents light, energy, joy, commitment and solidarity of all the members of the institute. White represents peace, unity and the interest of the institute.  Aquamarine represents tranquillity, future, strength and commitment to study of the students.
Ivan Sache, 18 January 2009


Santa Luc�a, Colegio Parroquial


image by Ivan Sache, 5 January 2009

"Colegio Parroquial Santa Luc�a"  was founded in 1987 in Floridablanca by Father Silvano Poletto, parish priest of Santa Luc�a and legal representative in Colombia of the religious community of the "Siervos de la Caridad" (Servants of Charity), a community founded by the Italian priest Luis Guanella (1842-1915, blessed in 1964).
The flag of the institute, as shown graphically and described on the website of the institute, is vertically divided blue-white-yellow.
Blue represents the natural environment, empathy and respect of the students for their surroundings, including humans and the ecological environment.
White represents the light protecting the college and enlightening our lives, as well as truth and transparency to be attained by the students.
Yellow represents the Catholic faith and religious education.
The flag can be seen on a photo, as presented by the band of the institute.
Ivan Sache, 5 January 2009


Santander, Universidad Industrial de


image by Eugene Ipavec, 22 February 2007

The Industrial University of Santander is located in Bucaramanga. The flag is apparently available on the home page of the university web site.
Ron Lahav, 22 February 2007

Simple white/green bicolor; the shade of green is specified as PANTONE 368c, CMYK 50:0:95:0, RGB 103:185: 62.
Eugene Ipavec, 22 February 2007

From university web site, we learn the meaning of the green colour. Green is a bright colour symbolizing hope and a chromatic sign evoking the opening of man towards all possible constructions, utopia, the best for society, all implicit elements in the educative task.
Ivan Sache, 30 December 2008


Santa Rosa de Cabal, Universidad


image by Ivan Sache, 17 December 2008

"Universidad Santa Rosa de Cabal" (UNISARC) is the Colombian agronomic university. The "El Jazmin" campus has a crop farms, a cattle farm, a fish breeding station and a technological park.
The flag of UNISARC is shown graphically and described in the UNISARC website.
The flag is horizontally divided yellow-green with a simplified version of the UNISARC emblem in the middle.
The colours symbolize the balance between knowledge (represented by yellow) and the natural environment (represented by green).
The hexagonal emblem stands for the six (economic, social, technological, cultural, environmental and political) issues addressed by UNISARC.
The bird, a goose displayed with spread wings, represents progress. On the emblem, but not on the flag, red fruits placed above the head and under the wings of the goose represent productivity.
Ivan Sache, 17 December 2008


Santa Teresa de Jes�s, Instituci�n Educativa


image by Ivan Sache, 31 January 2004

"Instituci�n Educativa 'Santa Teresa de Jes�s'" was founded in 1909 or 1911 in Armenia, Department of Antioquia, as "Colegio Oficial de Se�oritas".
The flag of the institute, as described on the website of the institute, is vertically divided green-yellow-green.
Green represents hope.
Yellow represents the resources and strength of creative thinking.
The two green stripes also represent the natural environment while yellow represents bright mornings, with confidence into a future full of harmony and equity.
Ivan Sache, 31 January 2004


Santa Teresita, Escuela Normal Superior


image by Ivan Sache, 8 January 2004

"Escuela Normal Superior Santa Teresita" was founded on 25 February 1940 in Lorica, Department of C�rdoba, by nuns of the Community of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, led by sister Ang�lica.
The flag of the institute, as shown graphically and described on the website of the institute, is horizontally divided white-coffee brown. White represents loyalty, purity, clear thinking, peace, innocence and simplicity. Coffee brown is the colour of the Theresian doctrine, with its virtues of value, strength, prudence, gravity, heroic immolation, and generous and constant empowerment.
Ivan Sache, 8 January 2004 and 7 January 2008


Santiago de Cali, Instituci�n Educativa Normal Superior


image by Ivan Sache, 6 January 2009

"Instituci�n Educativa Normal Superior Santiago de Cali" was founded on 12 February 1912 by the Assembly of the Department of Valle del Cauca.
The flag, as shown graphically on the website of the institute, is horizontally divided green-white-green with the emblem of the institute in the middle.
Ivan Sache, 6 January 2009


Santiago de Cali, Universidad

Faculty of Law and Political Sciences


image by Ivan Sache, 25 December 2002

Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University Santiago of Cali - The image of the flag, shown without comments on the aforementioned website, is a bit problematic. The flag is made of three horizontal stripes, blue-white-green, and a vertical pink stripe is placed along the hoist. The overall proportion of the image is 100:222, but excluding the vertical stripe, we have a 1:2 flag! The colours seem also to be weird, especially the pink, but they are derived from the University shield, which is shown with a blue field, a green border and pink writings.
Source: <www.usaca.edu.co/derecho>, located by Dov Gutterman.
Ivan Sache, 25 December 2002


Santiago P�rez, Instituci�n Educativa Departamental

"Instituci�n Educativa Departamental 'Santiago P�rez'", based at Zipaquir�, Department of Cundinamraca, was recognized on 29 September 1975, as "Colegio Departamental 'Santiago P�rez'", by the Department of Cundinamarca (Decree No. 31054); classes started on 1 February 1976. The current institute was formed on 30 September 2002 (Decree No. 3395) by the merging of "Colegio Departamental 'Santiago P�rez'", "Jard�n Infantil 'Carrusel'" and "Colegio B�sico Portachuelo"
The flag of the institute, according to photos taken in 2008 and the description available on the website of the institute, is horizontally divided light blue-yellow-red (1:2:1) with the emblem of the institute in the middle of the yellow stripe.
The flag and arms of the institute were approved by the Rector on 5 August 1976 - but the flag is subsequently said to have been designed by teacher Fabio Restrepo Parra in 1977!
The colours are the same as on the flags of Colombia and Cundinamarca. Blue represents the celeste heavens and the crystalline waters of Zipaquir�. Yellow represents the resources of the soil, as gold mined by the first inhabitants and local, modern agriculture based on wheat cropping. Red represents the "torrents of blood" shed by the local martyres for peace, independence and liberty.
The emblem of the institute is circular, emerald green to represent the aspirations of the students and of the Colombian youth and the natural resources of the mountains surrounding the valleys of Zipaquir�, Ubat� and Chiquinquir� (that is, emeralds). The  interlaced letters "C", "S", "P" and "Z" recall the name of the institute "Colegio Santiago Perez Zipaquir�". The white "Z" symbolizes the colonial, salt-mining town of Zipaquir�. The extreme parts of the letters mark the four main compass directions. The white ring surrounding the emblem represents candor and purity of the inhabitants of Zipaquir� and innocence of the students. "DPTO. DE CUNDINAMARCA" is written in golden letters on the ring.
This is how the emblem appears on the flag photographied in 2008, see for instance here.
The symbols' page on the website of the institute shows three different representations of the emblem, none of which exactly matches the emblem actually used on the flag, and a graphic of the flag with the most recent emblem, with letters "I", "S", "P" and"Z" reflecting the new name of the institute and the name of the department dropped from the border. See also photo gallery.
Ivan Sache, 7 January 2009


Part III