"Sapientia et Virtus": Wisdom and Virtue.
Nuestra Señora de Fátima School was founded under that premises by Professor Cecilia Kenny de Acosta on September 15th , 1954.

Professor Acosta was an untiring and outstanding education fighter. She was also an excellent social worker who was dedicated, without schedule and without resting, to the creation of this institution.

Nuestra Senora de Fátima School has given society more than thirty graduated from Junior high school groups in Sciences, Humanities, Mercantile Technicians and Secretarial Correspondents.

As it has been stated by the National Executive within the article three, of the Organic Law of Education, Nuestra Señora de Fátima School has as its general objective "the complete development of the individual personality and the achievement of a sound, cultivated and capable being who can cope with a democratic, fair and free society. Having the family as the fundamental axis and being able to value the work, to participate actively, consciously and supportively within the social transformational processes. Being consubstantial with the national identity values and with comprehension and tolerance to others, with the attitudes which support the strengthening of peace among nations and being also consubstantial with the Latin American links of integration and solidarity.

Misión:
We have the commitment with the country, specifically with the region, to form the childhood and youth in the prime and integrity within the Christian values which identify our student profile.

Visión:
We perceive the need of the educational process dynamism where interaction, participation, creativeness and freedom make up the pillars where lay the foundations of the individual formation able to cope with harmony and solidarity within society.

• Nuestra Señora de Fátima School has as horizon the patriotic commitment to contribute with our student to get a solid education, providing them with stimuli to make them able to understand the meaning of our national identity, having as basis the teaching of the moral principles from the religious formation taken the Catholic Church as Christian philosophy, respecting the Creed, religions or beliefs to which the school community members belong to.
• We have faith on a teaching learning process addressed to the complete bio-social-spiritual student development.
• We think of education as an endless process, through which human being is continuously acquiring abilities and skills, increasing his/her potential, allowing him/her to participate in an active, intelligent, autonomous and effective way within society.