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Mexican Secretariat of Public Education

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The Mexican Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) building is located near the historic center of Mexico City. It is rich with public history, including a series of murals by the famous Diego Rivera. The building currently serves as the headquarters for SEP, which has many purposes, including maintaining public schools and ensuring that the educational requirements of the Mexican Constitution are upheld.

In the courtyard is a statue of Benito Juarez with a child. Benito Pablo Juárez García was a Mexican politician, military commander, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until he died in office in 1872.

Ministry of Public Education

Ministry of Public Education Quarter

Benito Juarez Statue

Visit During Protests

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During our visit, a wave of teachers in Mexico City protested issues regarding public education, pensions, and other social rights. A strike launched May 15 by over 20,000 teachers affiliated with Mexico’s National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) escalated into a protracted mobilization by teachers nationally, marked by roadblocks, the occupation of Mexico City’s Zócalo plaza by staying in tents.

This affected our ability to take clear photographs of the historic buildings, but we tried.

Blocking the Street

Colorful Tents of Protestors

Colorful Tents in the Shopping Corridor

Protestors Sitting

 

Mother and Student

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The life-size statue Sisters of Mercy founder Mother Catherine McAuley standing next to a female student—uniquely adorned in the St. Vincent’s Academy cardigan sweater with Mercy shield—as a testament to the important role her order, the Sisters of Mercy, played in education in Savannah, Georgia.

Mother and Student