Crandon Institute


The Crandon Institute is a bilingual and private Uruguayan Methodist school. It is located on the corner of 8 de Octubre Avenue and Garibald in Barrio La Blanqueada, Montevideo.

History

It was founded by the teacher Cecilia Güelfi on 13 February 1879 as the country's first Evangelical school. It began to be called Crandon Institute in 1906, as a tribute to the American Methodist Mrs. Frank P. Crandon.
The institute gives classes of initial, primary, and secondary education; its hallmarks have always been advanced English and home economics. It also has night baccalaureate and professional gastronomy courses. In 2016 it had 1,500 students.
The was created to continue students' higher education.
Since 1957 the gastronomy department has been responsible for publishing the Uruguayan bestseller the .
In 2004, at the initiative of students who had finished their journey through the institution, the Crandon Institute Alumni Choir was born. The choir is directed by Professor Rosario Caballero.
The school's current director is Professor Carlos Varela.