Institució Cultural del Centre d’Influència Catòlica

The Institució Cultural del Centre d’Influència Catòlica (ICCIC), also known as Institució Cultural del CIC, is a private educational institution based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was founded in 1952 in Sant Gervasi de Cassoles by the pedagogue Maria Rosa Farré i Escofet, emerging from the Centre d’Influència Catòlica Femenina (CICF). Its original aim was to introduce women to the cultural currents of the time and to launch projects related to their cultural and religious advancement. During the Franco dictatorship, the ICCIC and its parent association CICF worked to preserve and disseminate Catalan culture, forming part of a broad cultural resistance movement. It was the first school for training Catalan-language teachers and hosted the first concerts of what would become the Nova Cançó movement with the group Els Setze Jutges. The institution has been awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi by the Generalitat de Catalunya. Its founder and director Maria Rosa Farré and its pedagogical director Joan Triadú also received this distinction. Among its many students are Max Cahner i Garcia and Manel Armengol. Today, the ICCIC groups several educational institutes. These include the Thau Barcelona and Thau Sant Cugat schools, which offer both compulsory education levels; CIC escola de batxillerats, specialising in baccalaureate studies in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Technology, and also offering the Batxibac double qualification (Catalan baccalaureate and French baccalauréat); Escola CIC-ELISAVA, offering intermediate and advanced vocational training cycles in Sports Activities and Plastic Arts and Design, as well as official qualifications for football or basketball sports technicians; CIC Escola d’Idiomes in Barcelona, Sant Cugat and Mataró, teaching English, French and German; and Virtèlia Escola de Música, which integrated the CIC group in 1995 and is recognised by the Department of Education of the Generalitat de Catalunya as a private music education centre and as an examination centre for Trinity College London. In 2010, a new educational centre opened in Gràcia offering language courses, where the group’s administrative services were also centralised. The current director is Carles Duarte i Montserrat. The institution’s website, thaubarcelona.org, presents Thau Barcelona as a concerted school in Barcelona dedicated to educational excellence and the formation of unique individuals from the earliest stages of education. It emphasises its educational project, teaching team, facilities, and location at the foot of Collserola, with the forest forming part of the school itself. The educational project is built on values, creativity, respect, sensitivity to the environment, commitment, cooperation and solidarity, with personalised accompaniment, comprehensive training, a stable and committed teaching team, language project, science and technology, and art as key features.

The Institució Cultural del Centre d’Influència Catòlica (ICCIC) originated from the Centre d’Influència Catòlica Femenina (CICF) and was founded in 1952 in Sant Gervasi de Cassoles by the pedagogue Maria Rosa Farré i Escofet. Its initial purpose was to introduce women to the cultural currents of the era and to initiate projects related to their cultural and religious promotion. During the years of the Franco dictatorship, the ICCIC and its parent association CICF carried out work to preserve and disseminate Catalan culture, forming part of a broad cultural resistance movement. It was the first school for training Catalan-language teachers, and it hosted the first concerts of what would become the Nova Cançó movement with the group Els Setze Jutges. The institution has been distinguished with the Creu de Sant Jordi awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya. Its founder and director Maria Rosa Farré and its pedagogical director Joan Triadú also received this distinction. Among its many students are Max Cahner i Garcia and Manel Armengol. Over time, the ICCIC has grouped various educational institutes, including the Thau Barcelona and Thau Sant Cugat schools, CIC escola de batxillerats, Escola CIC-ELISAVA, CIC Escola d’Idiomes, and Virtèlia Escola de Música, which integrated the CIC group in 1995. In 2010, a new educational centre opened in Gràcia offering language courses, where the group’s administrative services were also centralised. The current director is Carles Duarte i Montserrat.

• 2010

  A new educational centre opened in Gràcia offering language courses, where administrative services were centralised.

• 1995

  Virtèlia Escola de Música integrated the CIC group.

• 1952

  Founded in Sant Gervasi de Cassoles by Maria Rosa Farré i Escofet, emerging from the Centre d’Influència Catòlica Femenina (CICF).

Private educational institution offering comprehensive education from early childhood to vocational training, with a strong Catalan cultural heritage and values-based pedagogy.

• Thau Barcelona

  Concerted school in Barcelona offering early childhood, primary and secondary education.

• Thau Sant Cugat

  School in Sant Cugat offering compulsory education levels; selected for the Escola Nova 21 project.

• CIC escola de batxillerats

  Specialised in baccalaureate studies in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Technology; offers Batxibac double qualification.

• Escola CIC-ELISAVA

  Offers intermediate and advanced vocational training cycles in Sports Activities and Plastic Arts and Design, and official qualifications for football or basketball sports technicians.

• CIC Escola d’Idiomes

  Language school in Barcelona, Sant Cugat and Mataró teaching English, French and German.

• Virtèlia Escola de Música

  Music school integrated into the CIC group since 1995; recognised as a private music education centre and as an examination centre for Trinity College London.

1. 1Escola d'infantil i primària a Barcelona | Thau Barcelonathaubarcelona.org
2. 2Projecte educatiu de la nostra escola | Thau Barcelonathaubarcelona.org
3. 3Institució Cultural del Centre d’Influència Catòlicawikidata.org
4. 4Institució Cultural del CICca.wikipedia.org