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Infante D. Henrique High School
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Infante D. Henrique High School
Porto
Equipamentos
Indústria e Pós-Industrial
1900 – 1950
1934
Visit accompanied by Teacher Ana Paula Nápoles
The old Industrial School of Infante D. Henrique, created in 1884, was built for the instruction and education in the subject of drawing, and had in its first enrolment 555 students, 544 boys and only 11 girls. Teaching included preparatory studies for the Commercial and Industrial Institutes, feminine jobs like dressmaker, embroiderer, seamstress, florist, and also manly jobs like carpenter, locksmith, mechanic, goldsmith, manufacturer of precision instruments, plasterer, bookbinder, were some of the things being taught at the time. The main courses that served many companies in the north of Portugal were the Building and Construction course, the Building Technician specialization course, and others like Graphics, Electro-Mechanics, Construction or Textiles. The visit takes on the school complex, namely, the workshops, gymnasium and classrooms.