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 image by Ivan Sache, 8 July 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 8 July 2014
Institución Educativa Distrital Colegio Montebello was established in 1970 in 
the Montebello borough, part of the municipality of San Cristóbal (Bogotá). 
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided light blue-gray.
http://informaticaymultimediosbogota8.wikispaces.com/%2AMontebello+I.E.D.
- Institute's webpage
Ivan Sache, 8 July 2014
 image by Ivan Sache, 31 October 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 31 October 2014
The flag of Escuela Normal Superior de Montería (Córdoba Department) is 
horizontally divided white-forest green with the institute's emblem in the 
middle. White is a symbol of peace, purity, dignity, and humility. Forest green 
is a symbol of the immensity of the savannah and woods of Córdoba, and of hope.
The emblem of the institute is surrounded by a forest green disk, a symbol of 
hope, faith, friendship, commitment, and respect, inscribed with "NORMAL 
SUPERIOR MONTERIA", in black letters. The white disk inscribes a shield with a 
yellow border, a symbol of wealth, light, nobleness, and constancy, inscribed 
with "CIENCIA LIDERAZGO FORMACION" (Science Leadership Education), in black 
letters. The shield is 
"Per fess, 1. Argent a handshake proper, a symbol of participative work, union, 
solidarity, management, and cooperation, 
2a. Azure an open book a quill and an inkpot argent, symbols of knowledge and 
science, 
2b. Gules, a graduate's hat argent, a symbol of education, surpassing, 
capacity, and force.
Source:
http://periodicovirtualnorsupmonteria.blogspot.fr/2011/06/nuestros-simbolos-institucionales.html 
- Institute's blog
Ivan Sache, 31 October 2014
 image by Ivan Sache, 8 January 2004
image by Ivan Sache, 8 January 2004
The Liceo was funded in Cordoba in 1953. Its flag is quartered
green-white.
Source: <www.voluntad.com.co>,
located by Dov Gutterman.
Ivan Sache, 8 January 2004
 image by Ivan Sache, 23 October 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 23 October 2014
Escuela Normal Superior de Monterrey (Casanare Department) was  
established, as Escuela Rural de Casanare, by Departmental Decree No.  
427 of 7 June 1960. Originally founded in Yopal by the Augustinian  
Recollects, the institute was transferred to Monterrey by Decree No.  
601 of 23 August 1960, and renamed Escuela Normal Superior de  
Monterrey in 2000.
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided pink-blue-pink  
(2:1:2).
Pink is a symbol of the youth irradiating with joy, Augustinian  
mystic, and liberty in love.
Blue is a symbol of the Marian dedication to Our Lady of Consolation.
Source: 
http://escuelanormalsuperior.wordpress.com/nuestros-simbolos/ 
- Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 23 October 2014
 image by Ivan Sache, 23 October 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 23 October 2014
Escuela Normal Superior Montes de María was established in 1960 in San Juan 
Nepomuceno (Bolívar Department). The Montes de María is an isolated group of 
small mountains located near the northern coast of Colombia, scattered over the 
Bolívar and Sucre Departments.
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided yellow-green-red, therefore 
identical to the flag of Bolívar Department, with the institute's emblem in the 
middle - the circular badge in the yellow stripe and the yellow scroll in the 
red stripe.
Source:
http://normalsuperiormontesdemaria.blogspot.fr/2009/04/cumpleanos-49-de-la-institucion.html 
- Institute's blog
Ivan Sache, 23 October 2014
 image by Ivan Sache, 14 June 2018
image by Ivan Sache, 14 June 2018
Institución Educativa Municipal Montessori was established by Decree No. 234, 
issued on 16 March 2004 by the Secretariate of Departmental Education of Huila, 
as the merger of 11 institutes located in Pitalito: Montessori (main seat), 
Camberos, El Maco, Hacienda Laboyos, San Francisco, Santa Inés, Solarte, Antonio 
Nariño, El Jardín, El Libertador, and La Virginia.
Source: Institute website
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided yellow-red-white with a blue 
triangle placed along the fly.
Yellow represents the spirit of knowledge and wisdom. The color raises spirit to 
the conquest of ideals. The yellow color is placed at the top, since the ideal 
is to improve day after day, searching for truth, knowledge and divine 
principles as the highest achievement.
Red represents the spirit of life. The color is placed in the center to honor 
this divine principle. It also expresses force and energy to live and work. It 
projects valor, willingness, perseverance, kindness and love.
White represents the divine spirit. It expresses purity and transparency 
characteristic of teaching work. It is the color of interaction and the meeting 
point of universal values and principles. It is placed in the lower part as it 
forms the cement for the building and consolidation of the highest ideals.
The blue triangle represents the spirit of truth. Its shape denotes rationality, 
creative intellect and skills. It also expresses faith, confidence, loyalty, 
integrity, greatness and immensity. The triangle appears to enter the flag like 
a wedge to symbolize greatness and firmness required to reach objectives and to 
triumph over diverse obstacles.
Source:
Institute website
Ivan Sache, 14 June 2018
 image by Ivan Sache, 29 July 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 29 July 2014
Liceo Cultural Mosquera was established in 1993 in Las Brisas borough, part 
of the municipality of Cali (Valle Department). 
The flag of the institute is vertically divided white-blue. White is a symbol of 
work, values, and virtues. Blue is a symbol of intelligence, knowledge, 
integrity, and science. 
Source:
http://www.liceoculturalmosquera.edu.co/home/index.php/2013-09-09-21-19-19/simbolos-liceistas/bandera 
- Institute's website
Photos:
http://www.liceoculturalmosquera.edu.co/home/index.php/2013-09-09-20-35-50/izada-de-bandera-dia-del-maestro-2014
Ivan Sache, 29 July 2014
Institución Mundo Feliz de Galapa, inaugurated on 10 March 2014, was 
established in the Mundo Feliz (Happy World) urbanization, Galapa, Atlántico 
Department. by Corporación Educativa Minuto de Dios. Established in 1958 in the 
Minuto de Dios borough by Father Rafael García Herreros Unda (1909-1992), the 
corporation manages 24 educational institutes all over Colombia.
The flag 
of the institute is horizontally divided yellow-white-blue with the institute's 
emblem in the center.
Yellow represents the light of the Gospel.
White 
represents peace.
Blue represents heavens.
The emblem is based on the 
emblem of the corporation, featuring the gospel, a cross, and the golden yellow 
letters "MD". A gray border is inscribed with the institute's motto, "Con amor, 
disciplina y exigencia hacia la excelencia" [With love, discipline and exigency,
towards excellence"]..
http://www.colegiosminutodedios.edu.co/galapa/index.php/quienes-somos/nosotros/simbolos 
- Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 7 March 2017
 image by Ivan Sache, 06 September 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 06 September 2014
Institución Educativa Municipal Pedagógico was established on 27 November 
1956 in Pasto (Nariño Department). The 
institute was originally named Instituto Pedagógico Militar, since some classes 
were given by retired members of the armed forces. The epithet "Militar" was 
suppressed from the institute's name by Resolution No. 100 of 28 June 1984 after 
the retired soldiers had sold their shares to the parents. It was recognized a 
Departmental institute by Ordinance No. 19 of 24 November 1988. Instituto 
Pedagógico was eventually renamed Institución Educativa Municipal Pedagógico by 
Decree No. 54 of 9 September 2004. The institute's building known as "Conjunto 
la Milogrosa" was proclaimed a National Monument by Decree No. 1,631 of 12 
August 1988.
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided green-white-yellow. Green, the 
colour of fresh grass, is the fourth colour of the solar spectrum, which can be 
obtained by merging the primary yellow and blue colours. Green is a symbol of 
spring, hope, rest, and freshness. White is the colour reflected by the sun, 
which some stuff, like snow,  reflect without decomposition. White is the 
neutral colour in the  chromatic circle and a symbol of peace. Yellow is 
the colour of gold, of lemon, and of the broom flower. It is the primary and 
tertiary colour in the solar spectrum. Yellow is a symbol of light, power, 
constancy, nobleness, heat, and joy.
Source:
http://iempedagogicopasto.blogspot.fr/2010/06/simbolos-institucionales.html 
- Institute's blog
Ivan Sache, 06 September 2014